THE COMMUNICATION ORD No. 49 Winter 2018 C Shapland Andrew AWARDS AND ACCOLADES by Graham Langer Tornado in the dark. No. 60163 is seen at Didcot during a night photography session. At the annual Heritage Railway for “reaching out with Tornado to new film. Secondly we scooped the John Association awards ceremony held at the and wider audiences” in recognition Coiley Locomotive Engineering award for Burlington Arcade Hotel in Birmingham of the locomotive’s adventures in the work associated with the 100mph on 10th February, the Trust was 2017, initially on the ‘Plandampf’ series run. Trustees and representatives of DB honoured to be awarded not one but on the Settle & Carlisle railway, then Cargo, Ricardo Rail, Resonate, Darlington two national prizes. Firstly we received the 100mph run and its associated Borough Council and the Royal Navy the Steam Railway Magazine Award, television coverage and finally in her were among the Trust party who ➤ presented by editor Nick Brodrick, appearance in the PADDINGTON 2 attended the event. TCC 1 Gwynn Jones CONTENTS EDItorIAL by Graham Langer PAGE 1-2 Mandy Gran Even while Tornado Awards and Accolades up his own company Paul was Head of PAGE 3 was safely tucked Procurement for Northern Rail and Editorial up at Locomotive previously Head of Property for Arriva Tornado helps Blue Peter Maintenance Services Trains Northern. t PAGE 4 in Loughborough Daniela Filova,´ from Pardubice in the Tim Godfrey – an obituary for winter overhaul, Czech Republic, joined the Trust as Richard Hardy – an obituary she continued to Assistant Mechanical Engineer to David PAGE 5 generate headlines Elliott. Daniela started in advisory work Tornado on Tour for the Trust. Firstly Darlington Borough and searches in the patent field and Didcot Railway Centre PAGE 6 Council announced that a new relief specialised in intellectual property but ‘The Chester Christmas Cracker’ road in the town would be named for the last ten years ran her own live PAGE 7 ‘Tornado Way’ in honour of our A1 and steam engineering and foundry business, ‘PADDINGTON 2’ round the then we scooped two prestigious prizes producing small scale steam engines and Surrey Hills at the Heritage Railway Association historic electrical generators as well as PAGE 8 annual awards ceremony! Awards and aluminium, brass and bronze castings. A glimpse of the future? The move to Loughborough accolades such as these are always very She is now concentrating on CAD for Tornado with Mk3 carriages at PAGE 9 welcome and much appreciated by those the new P2. Ruddington on the Great Central Great Central North at at the ‘sharp end’ of the Trust but they Meanwhile, Tornado is back in traffic (North) Railway during her Ruddington Above: Nick Brodrick presents the Steam Railway Magazine Award PAGE 10 also reflect the enormous contribution after winter maintenance and is initial steamings this year. to the assembled representatives of the Trust and bodies associated ‘The Canterbury Tale’ made by so many others, Covenantors, limbering up for another season of main PAGE 11 with it, Eddie Draper (Ricardo Rail), Huw Parker, Graeme Bunker- donors, sponsors and volunteers without line work including some very special of new covenants and donations; the One last Shed Bash! James, Mark Allatt, Jim Smith ( DB Cargo) and Owen Evans (Resonate whom Tornado would never have been trips to mark her 10th Anniversary – various ‘clubs’ are filling up and the PAGE 12 Group). built and No. 2007 would still be a have you booked one yet? This will Dedicated Donations programme Richard Peck in India photos: Sophie Bunker-James photos: twinkle in an engineer’s eye. So, thank be the first season we will run trains continues to yield results. However, PAGE 13 you, thank you all, take a collective pat at 90mph and the first of those to be given the nature of covenanted income ‘Tornado Way’ Naming PAGE 14 on the back and realise the high esteem announced sold out very quickly! In we need to keep banking funds at an ‘The Mad Hatter’ the Trust is held in among the heritage amongst these trips, No. 60163 will ever-increasing rate to maintain the PAGE 15 railway and wider community. visiting quite a number of preserved rate of assembly. If you are planning to Covenantors’ Diary However, you will never get anywhere lines, so if you don’t have an opportunity attend one of the Roadshows, why not Keeping Tornado on the tracks by standing still and to this end the to travel on the main line, why not bring a friend? PAGE 16 Trust team has been strengthened by catch up with her on one of these? The Sadly we have to report the passing of Shed Notices two recent appointments. Late last calendar can be found on page 17 and two of our supporters, Tim Godfrey and PAGE 17 year Paul Bruce joined the Board of full details can be obtained through our Richard ‘Dick’ Hardy. One of Sir Nigel Whessoe Road Trustees to steer the Whessoe Road website. Gresley’s grandsons, Tim became a Vice- Tornado Tour Diary 2018 project; a career railwayman who has At Darlington Locomotive Works President of the Trust a couple of years PAGE 18 construction of Prince of Wales forges The big picture worked as an independent for the past ago, coincidental with the Trust starting PAGE 20 Above: The Steam Railway 12 years specialising in procurement and on, the Cartazzi axle has been trial fitted construction of its first Gresley design, A1 Profile - No. 60120 Kittiwake Magazine award. rail franchising consultancy, Paul lives to the frames and work continues to No. 2007. Dick was friend to many in PAGE 22 in Darlington. He has been involved in focus on wheeling the locomotive later the Trust and followed the progress of P2 engineering update the sale of High Speed 1 as well as the this year. All this progress is possible Tornado with a keen interest, joining PAGE 25 mobilisation of various rail franchises because of the tremendous support the footplate crew on a number of P2 Dedicated Donations update including East Midlands Trains, Northern being shown for the project. The first occasions including a jaunt round Kent, PAGE 26 Rail, Southern and more recently couple of P2 Roadshows have attracted his old stamping ground. Both these The Mikado Club PAGE 27 Caledonian Sleepers. Prior to setting good audiences and a significant number men of steam will be greatly missed. TCC P2 Roadshows Workshop Notes Mikado Club Badges PAGE 28 P2 Fundraising TORNADO HELPS BLUE PETER by Graham Langer PAGE 30 The Boiler Club Peppercorn class A2 Blue Peter, originally rectified (Tornado has one piece frames PAGE 31 owned by the Drury family but now in as opposed to the spliced frames of the First V4 Components Acquired the care of the Jeremy Hosking’s Royal original Peppercorn A1s and A2s) the Boiler Club Badges PAGE 32 Scot Locomotive & General Trust, is patterns and cores could be used again. Lord Berkeley presents Rob P2 Model History undergoing a major overhaul at Crewe. The new cylinder was cast at H. Downs PAGE 34 Morland and David Elliott with Alas it was apparent that No. 60532 & Sons Ltd in Huddersfield and weighs in Profile – Tony Watson the John Coiley Locomotive would require a new centre cylinder at 2.8 tonnes! TCC PAGE 35 Engineering Award. and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust From the archives was delighted to help out by lending the PAGE 36 Right: The John Coiley Locomotive Engineering Award. pattern for Tornado’s centre cylinder, an Sponsors and contact almost identical component. Apart from The newly cast cylinder for information Blue Peter. some small differences that were easily 2 3 TIM GODFREY – AN OBITUARY by Graham Langer TORNADO ON TOUR It is with sadness that we have to record the death of Tim Alan Pegler and Flying Scotsman. Like his brother, Tim was kept Godfrey, one of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s Vice- busy since his retirement, taking an active role in the LNER DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE Presidents. Tim was the eldest grandson of Sir Nigel Gresley carriage group on the Severn Valley Railway and becoming a Shapland Andrew and was also Vice-President of the LNER Society; he died in Vice-President of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, assisting care on 7th December following a year’s illness. He leaves a with the restoration of the Gresley graves and, more recently, widow, Ann, and a daughter, Selina, while his younger brother, unveiling the statue of Sir Nigel at King’s Cross. A keen Ben, continues as a Vice-President for the Trust. shooting man, Tim bred springer spaniels for many years and Tim’s father, Geoffrey Godfrey, was the son of Sir Dan was an active member of the British Legion. TCC Godfrey who founded the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra Andrew Hardy (now known as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); he was a mechanical engineer who started his career by doing a Technical Apprenticeship with John I Thornycroft at their lorry division in Basingstoke. He spent five years in Australia working for Thornycrofts in the 1920s, was involved with the formation of the R.E.M.E. during the WW2 and spent many years working in the rubber industry. He was a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Tim Godfrey was born in January 1938, just a few months before Mallard set the world speed record for a steam locomotive. Tim was educated in Broadstairs, then Heath Mount in Hertfordshire before going to Haileybury. He then joined the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, serving for two years including a spell in Sennelager, Germany.