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A Swedish rail operator has vowed to name one of its trains "Trainy McTrainface" after a public vote, saying it would bring joy to people disappointed when Britain rejected the name Boaty McBoatface for a polar research ship following a similar poll.
Trainy McTrainface won 49 per cent of the votes in the naming competition, conducted online by train operator MTR Express and Swedish newspaper Metro, beating choices such as Hakan, Miriam and Poseidon.
A Swedish rail operator has vowed to name one of its trains "Trainy McTrainface" after the British government rejected the name Boaty McBoatface for a polar research ship.
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A Swedish rail operator has vowed to name one of its trains "Trainy McTrainface" after the British government rejected the name Boaty McBoatface for a polar research ship.
"(This is) news that will be received with joy by many, not just in Sweden," MTR wrote in a statement.
The train will run between the Swedish capital Stockholm and Gothenburg, the country's second-biggest city.
The people's choice: introducing Trainy McTrainface Photo: Twitter @MTRExpress
Last year, the British government said a new 200 million pound ($326 million) polar research ship would be named after veteran BBC naturalist David Attenborough even though the name "Boaty McBoatface" had topped an online poll.
Boaty McBoatface was instead named David Attenborough. Photo: NERCscience
As a consolatory gesture, the research ship's remotely operated undersea vehicle, designed to collect samples from the deep waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, will be named Boaty McBoatface, the government said.
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MTR said another train had been voted to be named "Glenn", an apparent tribute to an IFK Gothenburg soccer team of the 1980s that featured four players of that name -- uncommon in Sweden -- including Glenn Hysen, who later captained Liverpool.