Owner's name plate on a locomotive?

[MogulBoy]

What is the industry terminology for the metal(?) plate that may be fixed to a railway locomotive giving details of owns it?

Aircraft often have such a plaque rivited to the door jamb and visible as you enter the fuselage and it's ofen in the name of a leasing company.

Is there some similar convention for railway locos?

Thanks,

[JB!]

Trains are designated an asset number and headcode, at a guess it will also have manufacturer's build plates, engine information plates...

Edited by JB! on Tuesday 31st January 10:26

[MogulBoy]

Thanks but I was wondering if there is a requirement to state the name of legal owner of the 'asset'.

e.g. An aircraft may be operated by "easyJet" but it could be owned by a bank or other financial institution and it is clearly visible for all to see.

Ther reason that I ask is that a company that I work with has acquired some GE C30 locos in South Africa and I was curious to know whether it should be getting some name plates made up to record the change in ownership.

[JB!]

MogulBoy said:

Thanks but I was wondering if there is a requirement to state the name of legal owner of the 'asset'.

e.g. An aircraft may be operated by "easyJet" but it could be owned by a bank or other financial institution and it is clearly visible for all to see.

Ther reason that I ask is that a company that I work with has acquired some GE C30 locos in South Africa and I was curious to know whether it should be getting some name plates made up to record the change in ownership.

paint them?

[Robscim]

MogulBoy said:

Thanks but I was wondering if there is a requirement to state the name of legal owner of the 'asset'.

e.g. An aircraft may be operated by "easyJet" but it could be owned by a bank or other financial institution and it is clearly visible for all to see.

Ther reason that I ask is that a company that I work with has acquired some GE C30 locos in South Africa and I was curious to know whether it should be getting some name plates made up to record the change in ownership.

There isn't an International standard for these - some countries require them, others don't. Some countries require assets to be marked with the operator's details on them (mainly wagons) in case something goes wrong. However, they're recommended for the time when you have to turn up and repossess them!! Gives you a much better case!

I'm not sure of the SA rules but could find out of you needed to know. PM if you want.

I'm just off to think who you work for...

Cheers

Rob

[W124Bob]

There will be a build plate,but as to ownership/leaser etc this is not recorded anywhere I've seen.When built in '67 the class 50 locos were leased from English Electric and there was a small plate on the bodyside,theses were the only locos BR ever leased.

[matchmaker]

W124Bob said:

There will be a build plate,but as to ownership/leaser etc this is not recorded anywhere I've seen.When built in '67 the class 50 locos were leased from English Electric and there was a small plate on the bodyside,theses were the only locos BR ever leased.

"Property of the English Electric Company". Can't find an image of that one (removed in the 1970's I think) but here is a builders plate