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The Tri-ang Railways (TR) 10 class 0-6-0STs, known more commonly as "Hunsleys" by crews and enthusiasts, was a class of two saddle tanks built in 1935 by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds, Yorkshire. In 1932, the original TR No. 10 (a second-hand former private industry 0-4-0T originally built as a well tank but rebuilt into a saddle tank in the 1890s) had been withdrawn but set aside for preservation, which freed up the "No. 10" for reuse and with the need for more shunters as to not rely on loaning from the LMS (later the LNER after safety incident barred the LMS from TR metals after 1934), which was more expensive. TR approached Hunslet to construct two saddle tanks based on the firm's own 16-inch 0-6-0STs for the purposes of shunting and short goods trains but an unusual request by TR was for the two tank engines to use a pattern similar to those used on 0-4-0STs by Scottish firm Andrew Barclay & Sons of Kilmarnock. Both locomotives were delivered in 1935 and numbered as 10 and 11, respectfully named "Marina" and "Patricia". Marina was put to service on TR's infamously steep 1 in 42 gradient out of Klondyke to Hartford known as "Klondyke Drag" as a banker after Klondyke Dockyard withdrew their own 0-6-0T (originally built as a 0-6-0WT in the 1870s and rebuilt to side tank in 1923) from banking duties to being needed for internal harbour shunting while Patricia was put on shunting and short mainline goods duties out of Ashton. During WWII, both locomotives were reallocated to Porthmouth Harbour to assist in shunting materials for the war effort until this was was taken over by S100 class 0-6-0Ts by the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) and Austerity 0-6-0STs by the War Department (WD) which shared much in common with the two saddle tank sisters.

In the 1950s and 1960s, it wasn't unheard of to see the two going as far off Nerland as south as Birmingham, which either of the two's bright livery certainly attracting attention from young trainspotters and older enthusiasts in the sea of BR Black locomotives. Following BR declaring a steam ban on the national rail network on 12th August 1968, it was soon revealed that this ban was not enforced on TR due to the company's heavy and preferred usage of steam traction, which meant that engines like Marina and Patricia could still be allowed on Mainland Britain but those days ended in 1984 due to the need for extra features and the lack of steam infrastructure, limiting off Nerland trips to loans to heritage railways via lorries. Due to the two being females and their gentle handling, the two were known by TR crews and soon enough by enthusiasts as "Hunsleys", as a nod to the firm that built them in 1935. As of January 2024, both Marina and Patricia are still in service after nearly 90 years since being built and allocated to Hathtown MPD.

These two were first created around late-2017 as basic 3D models (was mucking around with 3D Builder and wasn't that skilled then) but both were unnamed. In February 2018, I lost my two great grandmothers within a span of a fortnight and suffered some depression with their passings (I was still in high school which I just starting Yr9 and was nearly 15). In the end, I named TR No. 10 'Marina' after my "Nanna" and No. 11 'Patricia' after my "Little Nan". May they rest in peace.

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Description
The Tri-ang Railways (TR) 10 class 0-6-0STs, known more commonly as "Hunsleys" by crews and enthusiasts, was a class of two saddle tanks built in 1935 by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds, Yorkshire. In 1932, the original TR No. 10 (a second-hand former private industry 0-4-0T originally built as a well tank but rebuilt into a saddle tank in the 1890s) had been withdrawn but set aside for preservation, which freed up the "No. 10" for reuse and with the need for more shunters as to not rely on loaning from the LMS (later the LNER after safety incident barred the LMS from TR metals after 1934), which was more expensive. TR approached Hunslet to construct two saddle tanks based on the firm's own 16-inch 0-6-0STs for the purposes of shunting and short goods trains but an unusual request by TR was for the two tank engines to use a pattern similar to those used on 0-4-0STs by Scottish firm Andrew Barclay & Sons of Kilmarnock. Both locomotives were delivered in 1935 and numbered as 10 and 11, respectfully named "Marina" and "Patricia". Marina was put to service on TR's infamously steep 1 in 42 gradient out of Klondyke to Hartford known as "Klondyke Drag" as a banker after Klondyke Dockyard withdrew their own 0-6-0T (originally built as a 0-6-0WT in the 1870s and rebuilt to side tank in 1923) from banking duties to being needed for internal harbour shunting while Patricia was put on shunting and short mainline goods duties out of Ashton. During WWII, both locomotives were reallocated to Porthmouth Harbour to assist in shunting materials for the war effort until this was was taken over by S100 class 0-6-0Ts by the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) and Austerity 0-6-0STs by the War Department (WD) which shared much in common with the two saddle tank sisters.

In the 1950s and 1960s, it wasn't unheard of to see the two going as far off Nerland as south as Birmingham, which either of the two's bright livery certainly attracting attention from young trainspotters and older enthusiasts in the sea of BR Black locomotives. Following BR declaring a steam ban on the national rail network on 12th August 1968, it was soon revealed that this ban was not enforced on TR due to the company's heavy and preferred usage of steam traction, which meant that engines like Marina and Patricia could still be allowed on Mainland Britain but those days ended in 1984 due to the need for extra features and the lack of steam infrastructure, limiting off Nerland trips to loans to heritage railways via lorries. Due to the two being females and their gentle handling, the two were known by TR crews and soon enough by enthusiasts as "Hunsleys", as a nod to the firm that built them in 1935. As of January 2024, both Marina and Patricia are still in service after nearly 90 years since being built and allocated to Hathtown MPD.

These two were first created around late-2017 as basic 3D models (was mucking around with 3D Builder and wasn't that skilled then) but both were unnamed. In February 2018, I lost my two great grandmothers within a span of a fortnight and suffered some depression with their passings (I was still in high school which I just starting Yr9 and was nearly 15). In the end, I named TR No. 10 'Marina' after my "Nanna" and No. 11 'Patricia' after my "Little Nan". May they rest in peace.

Sprite: ThomasFan21 , Princess-Muffins , Myself

DO NOT USE!