Aurora, Paragon, Azuma, IET, Nova 1, Javelin

[whole diary]

[IndustryInsider]

Quite possibly, though there must be some advantage as TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company)?s keep doing it - as mentioned Voyager, Pendolino, Meridian, and Adelante are all examples of the same thing happening almost 20 years ago.  Sprinter, Turbo and Pacer from 30 years ago. 

All of those names would get the same blank stare when mentioned to most of the travelling public mind you.

[Bmblbzzz]

If the rail industry as a whole really wanted to use the new generation of trains to leverage a further increase in rail travel they should have got together and had a combined their resources to promote the new generation of trains - HST2 might not have been a bad start but for the fact it may now be associated with the controversial new HS2^▸ (The next High Speed line(s)) project. Travel on GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)/LNER^» (London North Eastern Railway - about)/ whatever on our new HST2 trains seems to me more likely to have an impact if it was linked to an RDG^‡(resolve) campaign promoting a new generation of sustainable high speed express trains throughout the country.

Probably a good idea overall. Crucial difference: promoting rail travel rather than promoting the operator.

[Electric train]

Quite possibly, though there must be some advantage as TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company)?s keep doing it - as mentioned Voyager, Pendolino, Meridian, and Adelante are all examples of the same thing happening almost 20 years ago.  Sprinter, Turbo and Pacer from 30 years ago. 

All of those names would get the same blank stare when mentioned to most of the travelling public mind you.

The High Speed Diesel Trains as they were officially known (shortened to HST^▸ (High Speed Train)) were branded a Intercity 125 by BR^▸ (British Rail(ways)) on their launch.  The Mk4's and class 91 on the ECML^▸ (East Coast Main Line) were branded by BR initially as Intercity 225 but was quietly dropped because the 140mph running was not economic.

Its interesting that GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) did not give the class 800 a name, although I don't the general traveling public care too much about a name

[TonyK]

Its interesting that GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) did not give the class 800 a name, although I don't the general traveling public care too much about a name

As the 800 class are spreading across operators, it makes no sense to give them different names. Just think of how changes in franchise holder would be handled. Would a Nova become a Zoomer if LNER^» (London North Eastern Railway - about) ever took over Transpennine services?

[IndustryInsider]

Given LNER^» (London North Eastern Railway - about) are run by the government, and TPE^▸ (Trans Pennine Express) are also effectively run by the government, I don?t see it making a huge difference.