BBC News - UK — DJ John Peel would have been "very emotional" and "honoured" that a train had been named after him in Liverpool, his widow says. more info

Guardian Music — Darragh McManus: I was raised to never speak ill of the dead, and I don't mean to sound churlish or mean-spirited, but is there too much hoopla about John Peel? more info

Undercover, Australia — British media legend, the late, great John Peel has a rock and roll train named in his honor. more info

Rock Sellout — My man Mark just covered The Great Shakes a little over a week ago for John Peel Day, but the band are already floating a new track around that’s really grabbed my attention. And as Mark has taken a brief respite from Blogland, I wanted to make sur... more info

Guardian Music — The late Radio 1 DJ receives a lasting memorial in the form of a train bearing his name that travels to his native city of Liverpool more info

Scotsman.com — THE late Radio 1 DJ John Peel is to have a train named after him. more info

The Independent — The late DJ John Peel is to have a train named after him. Merseytravel said the honour will be "a lasting tribute to John's memory". more info

The Independent — The late DJ John Peel is to have a train named after him. Merseytravel said the honour will be "a lasting tribute to John's memory". more info

Idolator — Iconic British DJ John Peel is being posthumously honored in one of the coolest ways this transit aficionado can think of: He'll have a train named after him by the British transport agency Merseyside. The John Peel makes its maiden voyage to Liverpo... more info

The Quietus — Liverpool pays homage with engine more info