Godred

**Godred the Arrogant Engine** is the first engine on the Culdee Fell Railway and one of the antagonists of the Seventyverse.

## Backstory

When the railway was about to be inspected before it's opening, Godred believed he would be chosen for the job. However, Culdee was chosen and Godred was furious and would not let go of his jealous toward her. He was so determined to prove himself that he became reckless. Culdee wants to be careful but Godred refused to listen, putting too much in his automatic brakes. Even after being taken apart to see if anything was wrong, Godred never once learned sense. Then one day, Godred was coming back with Elaine and was preoccupied with proving himself, he failed to notice some rocks on the line until it was too late. As a result, Godred derailed and tumbled cab over wheels down the mountain, Fortunately, his crew had jumped clear and Elaine's braked her to a stop. When Godred was brought home the next morning, Mr. Richards, having finally had enough of his attitude, has Godred rebuilt in a stationary boiler for the back of the sheds, where Godred has remained ever since.

## Relationships

### Ernest, Wilfred, Culdee and Shane Dooiney

Because of his horrible attitude, Godred never got on with his fellow engines and was particularly jealous when Culdee was selected over him for the inspection. As such, Godred failed to head Culdee's warnings, which led to his literal downfall.

### Elaine

Elaine was the coach who Godred took on the day of his fateful derailment and ignored her warnings, believing that coaches should be seen and not heard. This, again, resulted in his accident.

## Personality

Being named after a legendary king of Sodor and the number one of the Culdee Fell Railway; Godred was extremely arrogant, supercilious and reckless. He was also jealous towards Culdee after she was picked over him to take the inspector up the line with Godred's comments implying that he might have also been sexist. Godred would also ignore the other engines' warnings, believing his automatic brakes would save him. This attitude ultimately led to his downfall.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Godred was based on No. 1 L.A.D.A.S., an engine who worked on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. L.A.D.A.S was a 0-4-2 rack-equipped tank engine built by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in 1895. The engine was named after Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, the daughter of a major landowner, and was the railway's only engine to carry the number one.

On 6 April, 1896, L.A.D.A.S. was taking the railway's first public passenger train, when she derailed while coming down the line and fell down the mountain, the fall destroying the engine. A passenger died from loss of blood after jumping from the carriage. L.A.D.A.S. was found to be beyond being repaired, so she was scrapped. To this day, the Snowdon Mountain Railway has never replaced her with another engine carrying her number. In the books and this series, Godred was built in 1900 and in the books, he was scrapped about a month later. In this series, Godred became a stationary boiler a month later.

### Livery

Godred is painted in red with white. His number (1) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red nameplate on the sides of his tanks with his name painted on them in gold.

## Difference between the books and the series

* Godred was painted purple in the books but was painted red in the magazines. He is also painted red in this series.
	+ Funnily enough, God*red*'s name has the colour *red* in it.
* In the books, Godred was implied to have been taken to pieces and his parts were used to mend the other engines. In this series, Godred was rebuilt as a stationary boiler.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Godred is Hugh Grant, who played Felix Buchanan from *Paddington 2*.