Train named after charity legend Jean Bishop who raised £125,000 for Age UK Hull dressed as a bumblebee
Jean Bishop, known as The Bee Lady, died last year after more than 30 years supporting her local branch.
Now her daughter Jennifer Baldwin and husband Ken Baldwin were among those gathered to watch as Hull Trains named one a 802302 Hitachi Paragon in her honour.
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Hide AdThe train has been officially renamed ‘Jean Bishop – The Bee Lady', after members of the public were invited to suggest names for each of the operator's five Paragon trains.
Others have been named Amy Johnson, William Wilberforce, The Land of Green Ginger and The Humber Bridge.
Her daughter said: “As a family we are immensely proud. If mum had seen the train she would have been over the moon."