Kerr Stuart & Co. Wren Class

The 0-4-0 "Wren" Locomotives were a series of 0-4-0ST narrow-gauge steam locomotives that were constructed by Kerr, Stuart & Co. and the Hunslet Engine Company for narrow gauge railways across the world.
==History==
The first Wren locomotive was officially produced by Kerr, Stuart & Co. in 1905, and more were constructed until the last one was built in 1941. A total of 167 examples had been constructed with 162 of them produced by Kerr Stuart & Co. with the last 5 being produced by Hunslet. They were the smallest class of locomotive available in the Kerr Stuart & Co. catalog and were often used for industrial applications such as construction or quarry work. Many of these locomotives were either delivered to various narrow gauge railways across the United Kingdom or were imported to railways overseas.
All 167 examples of the Wrens were withdrawn from active service on their respective railways, and what happened to them after being withdrawn is mostly unknown. Some examples were scrapped, while others were saved for preservation and are even operational.
The design of the Wren is so popular, that it is often reused in new build projects for narrow and miniature gauge heritage railways. Two new examples were built by the Hunslet Engine Company, those two being "Jennie" and "Thomas Wicksteed". Jennie was built between 2008-2009, and Thomas Wicksteed was built in 2010 for the Kew Bridge Steam Museum.
==Stock list==
Image	Loco Name 	Works No.	Rail Gauge 	Build date	Manufacturer 	Operators 	Status
 	Indaya 	1041 	915 mm 	1908 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Unknown 	Unknown
 	Maipoori 	1248 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1912 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Unknown 	Unknown
 	- 	2387 	- 	1915 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Siam Country Club 	Display
 	Haig 	3015 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1917 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Potsgrove Brickworks 	Scrapped
 	Dryw Bach 	3114 	1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)	1918 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Ashover Light Railway
Bala Lake Railway
Vale of Rheidol Railway	Unknown
 	Roger 	3128 	- 	1918 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	- 	Operational
 	Little Bess 	4031 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1919 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Sandstone Steam Railway 	Operational
 	Lorna Doone 	4250 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1922 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Amerton Railway 	Operational
 	Peter Pan 	4256 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1922 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway	Operational with Pixie
 	Pixie 	4260 	2 ft (610 mm) 	1922 	Kerr, Stuart & Co. 	Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway	Operational with Peter Pan.
 	Pet 	- 	5 in (381 mm) 	1998 	Keith Hardy 	Sherwood Forest Railway 	Operational
 	Jennie 	3905 	2 ft (610 mm) 	2008-2009 	Hunslet Engine Company	- 	Operational
 	Thomas Wicksteed	3906 	- 	2010 	Hunslet Engine Company	Kew Bridge Steam Museum 	Operational
== Trivia==
* The character Luke from the television series Thomas & Friends is based on the Wren locomotive Peter Pan.
==Gallery==
File:Ppan.jpg
File:Peter pan.webp
File:Peterpantrain.jpeg
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File:Luke'sbasis.webp
File:London Museum of Water ^ Steam - geograph.org.uk - 4978219.jpg
==References==
* https://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/5+6/KS_Wren.htm
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr,_Stuart_and_Company
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