A new livery is being added on one of London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) InterCity 225 trains to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Railway Museum.

The Class 91 locomotive has been named ‘National Railway Museum 50 Years 1975-2025’ and celebrates not only the anniversary but the long-standing partnership the museum and LNER have.

Eversholt Rail, which leases the fleet to LNER, has supported the new special livery.

Over the years, the museum’s history has been marked with train namings, dating back to 1985, when a Class 43 HST power car No. 43038 was named ‘NRM – The First 10 Years’.

In 2015, the locomotive was renumbered to 43238 and received the new name of ‘National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975-2015’.

Today (8th July), the special livery was unveiled at the National Railway Museum surrounded by the likes of Mallard and Duchess of Hamilton.

Both the name plate and livery have been applied, with the No. 91105 number temporarily changed to 91150 to mark the anniversary.

The locomotive will be remaining on display for the next couple of days and will depart on the 10th July to make trips along the mainline.

“We are so proud to unveil this special livery to celebrate a major milestone in the history of the National Railway Museum which is, unquestionably, a railway institution.

“LNER has a relationship with the NRM that goes back many years. Some of the most significant locomotives and artefacts in its collection, such as Flying Scotsman and Mallard, were created by the
original LNER following its inception over a century ago.

“Today, LNER carries close to 24 million customers each year across a near 1,000-mile route, and we
can’t wait to see this commemorative livery out on the network.”

David Horne, Managing Director at LNER