It's May, at last Gordon Brown has to leave after being defeated in the election.

As a gesture, the outgoing cabinet decides it would be a worthy gesture to name a railway locomotive after him.
So a senior ?Sir Humphrey? went from Whitehall to the National Railway Museum at York, to investigate the possibilities.

?They have a number of locomotives at the NRM without names,? a specially-sought consultant told the top civil servant. ?Mostly freight locomotives though.?

?Oh dear, that?s not very fitting for a prime minister,? said Sir Humphrey.
?How about that big green one, over there ?? he said, pointing to 4472 Flying Scotsman.

?That?s already got a name? said the consultant. ?It?s called ?Flying Scotsman?.?

?Oh. Couldn?t it be renamed ?? asked Sir Humphrey. ?This is a national museum after all, funded by the taxpayer.?

?I suppose it might be considered,? said the consultant.
?After all the LNER renamed a number of their locomotives after directors of the company, and even renamed one of them Dwight D Eisenhower.?

?That?s excellent?, said Sir Humphrey,
?So that?s settled then?let?s look at renaming 4472. But how much will it cost ? We can?t spend too much, given the expenses scandal !? 

?Well?, said the consultant, ?Why don?t we just paint out the ?F?