Hull Trains naming honours ‘The Bee Lady’

On October 26, Hull Trains 802302 was named Jean Bishop - The Bee Lady at Hull station by (left to right) her daughter Jennifer Baldwin and husband Ken, and Hull Trains MD Martijn Gilbert.

Jean Bishop had spent 30 years fundraising in her hometown, raising more than £125,000 for Age UK Hull while dressed as a bumblebee.

She died around a year ago, but was the unanimous winner of a Name that Train competition, during which members of the public were asked to suggest names for the open access operator’s fleet of ‘802s’. The other four names selected by HT employees and local VIPs were Amy Johnson, William Wilberforce, The Land of Green Ginger, and The Humber Bridge.

So far, three trains have received their new nameplates, with the final two due to be placed in the coming weeks.