I had a girlfriend who had a ginger tom that she called "James" because he had a very loud purr like a "little red engine!"
My son was really obsessed with Thomas the Tank engine as a toddler. He's 9 now but still refers to a bridge near Congleton as Henry's tunnel.
The Railway Inn, Illogan Highway, Redruth. Funnily enough you used to be able to get Newquay Steam in there.