Tanfield Railway is a member of the Heritage Railway Association, which presents awards annually.
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| Peter on Horden after completion of rebuilding at Marley Hill |
We have entered Horden for the 2021 Coiley Locomotive Engineering Award, for an HRA member organisation which has completed an outstanding engineering project in the overhaul, restoration, or preservation of a locomotive or self-propelled vehicle.
John Arthur Coiley (1932–1998) was an English museum curator, principally associated with the National Railway Museum in York from its formation in the 1973-5 period, through to his retirement as keeper of the museum in 1992.
The HRA Coiley 2021 shortlist is :
- Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway - Skeggy Simplex - Iconic Simplex Success
- Tanfield Railway - The restoration of 1904 built Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST no. 1015 Horden
- Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - Welsh Pony.
The winner will be decided on 3 March or 27 April, depending on Covid.
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| Works photo of Horden |
2020 Winner - NYMR for 92134 Taking a Hold of it!
- Avon Valley Railway - The Fry's Sentinel Restoration
- Mid Hants Railway Watercress line / Urie Locomotive Society Ltd - Urie S15 steam locomotive 506 Extensive 18 Year Overhaul
- Quainton Railway Society/Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - 6989 Wightwick Hall restoration
- Class 50 Alliance based on the Severn Valley Railway - Restoration of Class 50 no. 50033 Glorious
2019 Winner - Ravenglass & Eskdale RPS for The Train from Spain - Whillan Beck
- Greensand Railway Museum Trust - Restoration of the 40hp petrol 'Armoured' Simplex WDLR LR2182 (MR 461/1917)
- Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Historic Vehicle Trust - “Jurassic In the Park”
- The Moseley Railway Trust - The War Office Hunslet – Unique survivor of Great War
(No winner declared in 2018 - for 2018 projects & on, the award is declared early in the next year.)
2017 Winner - A1 Steam Locomotive Trust for Tornado certification for 90 mph running.
- North Norfolk Railway, M&GN Railway Society - 90775 major overhaul
- Great Central Railway - 73156 restoration
- Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society - 35028 Clan Line
Runners up:
- Darlington Railway Preservation Society - BR Standard 78018
- Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust - Sentinel
- North Bay Railway - Georgina
2015 Winner - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (35006 Loco Co Ltd) for recognising the provision by the G&WR of facilities that have enabled the 35006 company to restore the Merchant Navy class 'Peninsular and Orient Steam Navigation Co' to an exceptionally high standard
2014 Winner - Moseley Railway Trust - to acknowledge its funding and restoration of the British built Hudswell Clarke 2ft gauge G class 0-4-0 well tank locomotive 1238 of 1916 and its return to showpiece condition after lying in a in a swamp in Ghana for forty-eight years. The locomotive is now part of the fleet running on the Apedale Valley Railway
2013 Winner - NRM York to acknowledge and celebrate the international co-operation and achievement of the transatlantic partners in the movement of the "Dominion of Canada" and "Dwight D Eisenhower" to take part in Mallard 75
2012 Winner - Beamish Museum for the restoration of ex-Seaham Harbour steam locomotive "Lewin"
1 comment:
Wow, Horden is mega-beautiful; well done to all of those involved in her restoration. Hopefully, she'll be in traffic once the railway can open once again
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