by business editor Trevor Sturgess

Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds is on track to have her name honoured across Kent.

The swimming star was at St Pancras International station to celebrate the naming of a Javelin high-speed train after her.

She said: "It's really exciting to see my name and signature on the side of a Javelin train. I'm told all the employees at Southeastern picked me to be named on the train, so I'd like to thank them all especially - it's a huge honour."

Southeastern managing director Charles Horton said: "The London 2012 Games was a special event in our history and we at Southeastern are proud of the role the Javelin service played to make the Games transport plan a success.

"Our employees voted for the 12 Team GB Olympians and Paralympians to be named on the fleet, and it's a tremendous honour to present four-times Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds with her newly named Javelin train."

The Javelins shuttled more than 2.4 million spectators to and from the Olympic Park last summer.

Other athletes selected for a train by Southeastern's 3,800 employees include Alistair Brownlee, Ed Clancy, Hannah Cockroft, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Jason Kenny, Jonnie Peacock, Victoria Pendleton, Dame Sarah Storey, Laura Trott and David Weir.

Thirteen Javelin trains are already named after some of the UK's most successful athletes, including Kent's own double gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and Lord Sebastian Coe.