31. The first chief mechanical engineer of the LNER was Sir Nigel Gresley, who held the post for most of the LNER's life. 32. In 1951 he became Chief Mechanical Engineer ( CME ) of the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for its first year of preservation. 33. The locomotive and tender was designed by L . C . Grubb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the SAR from 1949 to 1954. 34. It was designed under the direction of L . C . Grubb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the SAR from 1949 to 1954. 35. He retired at the end of 1949, two years after nationalisation : he was Chief Mechanical Engineer for three and a half years. 36. However, the locomotive was saved when the office of the VR Chief Mechanical Engineer intervened at the eleventh hour and deferred the scrapping. 37. The rebuilding was done by mechanical engineer Phil Girdlestone, who was employed as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the ACR primarily for this purpose. 38. It was originally the prize car of Mr . Solomon Mirls, the chief mechanical engineer of the Victorian Railways from 1878 to 1890. 39. Regular trains began to run on 4 June and continued through the summer, with David Curwen acting as the first Chief Mechanical Engineer . 40. The engines were designed by D . A . Hendrie, Chief Mechanical Engineer ( CME ) of the SAR from 1910 to 1922.
