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JUST a few years after their introduction in the late 1950s, a batch of 25 EE Type 4s (Class 40s) were given names honouring ocean liners owned by shipping firms Cunard Line (19), Elder Dempster Lines (3) and Canadian Pacific Steamships (3). Only Nos. D210-212 were given official naming ceremonies, the remainder (Nos. D213-225, D227-235) receiving theirs during routine works visits. The first to be named was No. D210, which became Empress of Britain at Euston on May 12, 1960; the last was No. D229 Saxonia on March 5, 1963 at Crewe Works.
No. D226 was earmarked to carry the name, but as far as is known it never did. Some debate continues
