Pete Waterman, surprise locomotive naming in his honour.

Pete Waterman, OBE is invited by Tim Shoveller - CEO, Freightliner and Chairman RBF to name a class 90 locomotive at Crewe station.
What Pete doesn’t know is that we’re all there for him and the loco is being name after in his name.
Watch as invited guests witness Pete unveil the name plate.

[@gordonmcillroy455]

Started as a fireman became a music mogul now honoured with a loco named after him. Next its time to let him drive it. In a safe environment of course. Congratulations Pete .

[@roughchippy]

This is brilliant, a music mogul from back in the day, a genuine railway enthusiast, so only right he's got a loco carrying his name, brilliant....

[@ColinBatchelor-f5l]

Congratulations Pete, so very well deserved.

[@andrewholloway231]

Congratulations Mr Waterman. Thoroughly well deserved. Love a Class 90. 😊

[@DonMason-xh5rv]

I am SO happy for Pete - a wonderful gentleman and fellow modeller, who I once had the opportunity to chat to at the Warley model railway show. The 'Hit Man' finally got hit himself and his face was an absolute picture. Very many congratulations, Pete.

[@Xantec]

his reaction when he saw the plate.... PRICELESS

[@BritishRail60062]

Well deserved in my opinion. Pete is an amazing guy and he deserves his name to be presented on a locomotive. So thank you for doing this for him Tim Shoveller. You have earned my respect as well.

[@jeffurand5972]

Mr waterman it's a well deserved naming of a loco even though I have not met you this is well deserved from a fan in australia

[@broxbourne22]

Great recognition of a true gentleman who has done much for RBF and so much for the model railway hobby.

[@cedarcam]

What an honour and well deserved for all he has done. Met him at some shows and he has always been happy to have a chat about railways.

[@garrburton3375]

Brilliant…..Well deserved…… Love It…👏👏👏👏👏

[@dsj672]

Great honour for a great guy. He must have been wondering "why is Tim spending so much time talking about me?"

[@LawrenceRobbins]

That has to be the best 'gotcha' I've seen and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy

[@normangibson6628]

Well deserved Pete. I have watched all your videos you are an inspiration to all modellers new and old. I would like to buy one of your flats.

[@DaventryParkway]

Very well deserved for all the happiness he has brought to many.. On a side note I understand the now (automatic) female platform announcer is often referred to on the railway as Sonja. As she gets Sonja nerves!

[@kennethbrunt9682]

A very well delivered honour for a very forward thinking man. He and his band of railnuts have done so much for the hobby,

[@paulmacey9084]

well done Pete brilliant well deserved thanks for all the inspiring videos on you tube with the rail nuts.

[@Valentascream]

Well done Pete a true railway legend so well deserved!,

[@davidmathie9512]

Well deserved .A no nonsense guy who speaks a lot of sense .

[@geoffwest64]

Well deserved Pete, you’ve done so much for the railways.

[@GenreFilmsUK]

Great to meet him last Christmas. A real people person!

[@brianrobinson2962]

Fantastic pete well done mate

[@thestocktonflyer4059]

Well deserved 👏 congratulations pete 👏

[@paulfuller7409]

Well deserved Pete well done 🎉

[@user-gu9pv7ck1i]

Well deserved. Long time coming

[@ianguppy5547]

A great video record of the day, a well-deserved naming of a locomotive, not only Pete but all the Railnuts too.

[@markwilson8002]

ABSOLUTELY Fantastic so deserved a true RAIL NUT

[@johnnew3096]

Well justified honour.

[@grahampartridge9335]

Good stuff. Well deserved honour

[@kevinswift8533]

Great video well done Pete for all the things you do you deserve all the great things that come your way the look on your face when you unveiled the class 90 was priceless lovely loco to be associated with a kind and lovely man like yourself I have taken delivery of this loco but 90044 as it was the nearest one I could get Best wishes Kev Beighton Parkway model railway Sheffield

[@ALEXPATON-se6op]

Well deserved Pete congratulations you've done so much in your lifetime for music the railways and in recent years model railways.

[@chrisbailey9331]

Very well deserved and long overdue. Congratulations Pete👍🏻😄

[@davidcook380]

Congratulations Pete, well deserved .

[@fatwalletboy2]

Aww congratulations Pete, well earned imho. What a lovely surprise......pity they couldnt curb the announcements for just a few minutes.

[@ChristopherTaylor-f9i]

Made my day, we'll deserved

[@anthonywarrener1881]

What a well deserved honour !

[@markevans4386]

Totally deserved Pete congratulations

[@michaelemery5219]

I went to Chester and saw his model railway brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit]

Great that Railnuts involved

[@ruffnut1]

Hi Dave. There was some discussion one lunch break at the Cathedral, when Pete mentioned that he had an unveiling to do, and he didn't know what it was going to be... Turns out it wasn't anything Oasis themed then! 😅 Yes, that was my topical suggestion! 😂 A lovely surprise...🙂 🐉🙋‍♀️

[@paulsharpe3794]

Well deserved 😊

[@petermarshall9524]

Brilliant

[@markanderson9995]

Well done !!!!!. Well deserved !!!!

[@PaddingtonbearNZ]

LOVE IT😀

[@andylaws4247]

Is that Geoff Marshall filming proceedings as well?!!

[@user-zc1xi4wq3h]

Couldn't happy to a nicer guy

[@colinedwards9874]

Well Deserved, Congratulations Pete

[@Thunderer0872]

Nice one so that's all of Crewe station for 2030 then is it :P okay I kid.

[@stevenmoran4060]

New model now required for Pete for his exhibition layouts.

[@mikeryan959]

Very appropriate. Was Kylie’s “Locomotion” down to you?

[@johnson_street_IEMD]

Dave, Great video btw, which 90 did they name ?

[@patmcdermott4832]

90041

[@johnson_street_IEMD]

@@patmcdermott4832 that's interesting.. i wonder why it was 41 and not 44 .. 44 was the 90 leading the world record measurement train at KMWL24

[@simonsdiesel]

I thought you only named locomotives after dead people

[@grahamallen1970]

Don't be daft😮

[@blackjockofmangertonpele]

The Queen Mother, Lady Diana Spencer, Captain Sensible, Kelly Holmes, Sebastian Coe, Jessica Ennis, Chris Hoy, shall I stop now?