Preserved engines

In The Tri-ang Railway Series, a number of preserved engines appear visiting Nerland or wherever the TR engines are loaned. These locomotives are either locomotives preserved in real life or in-universe.

## City of Truro

### Type

Express passenger (formerly), excursion/tour engine

### Fuel

Coal

**City of Truro** is an express engine that worked for the Great Western Railway. He was withdrawn in 1931 and is now a member of the National Collection.

### Bio

City of Truro was built by Swindon in 1903 for the Great Western Railway for express runs from Plymouth to London-Paddington. In 1904, City of Truro went 103.2MPH down Wellington Bank with the 'Ocean Mails' and became the first locomotive to reach 100MPH, but was unofficial like NYC&HRR No: 999 in 1893, so this was known as "City of Truro's exploit" and lead to Flying Scotsman officially breaking the record 30 years later. Three years before "Scott's" record, City of Truro (then numbered 3717), was withdrawn by the GWR and was instantly preserved due to him being the last 3700 or "City" class 4-4-0 is service.

In 1957, City of Truro was returned to steam under British Railways for excursion trains across the BR network. He was painted in his original monogram green livery with original number 3440 on the cabsides. He was returned to the York Railway Museum, his home since withdrawal, in 1961.

### Livery

City of Truro is painted in GWR "pre-1906" Lined Green with Indian Red frames.

## Gordon Highlander

### Builder

North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow

### Type

Express passenger (formerly), excursion engine (retired)

### Fuel

Coal

**Gordon Highlander** was the last locomotive from the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) F class 4-4-0 and the last locomotive from that railway to remain in service. He was withdrawn by BR in 1958 and has since been in GNSR green livery.

### Bio

Gordon Highlander was built by the North British Locomotive (NBL) Company in 1920 for the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) as an express engine and was a regular visitor to Neland, normally loaned to Tri-ang Railways (TR) in case Mathew and Neilson are undergoing an overhaul. When built, he was numbered '49' by the GNSR and after 1923, when the GNSR was grouped with the NBR (North British Railway), GNR (Great Northern Railway), GER (Great Eastern Railway), NER (North Eastern Railway) and the GCR (Great Central Railway), he became LNER No: '6849'.

### Filming model

Gordon Highlander's model is a kit-built brass model.

## Midland

### Type

express-passenger (formerly), excursion engine (retired)

### Fuel

Coal

**Midland** is a Midland Railway Compound who is known as the sole-surviving MR Johnson 1000 class 4-4-0 express-passenger locomotive. He is a member of the National Collection, like City of Truro.

### Bio

Midland was built by the Midland Railway's Derby works in 1902 to the design of Samuel Johnson for a new, more powerful 4-4-0 express locomotive to replace the "Spinners", also a Johnson design. The 1000 class' unique feature was the compound system used on these 4-4-0s and the class was also produced by Richard Deeley (Johnson's successor) making the number up to 45 original MR 1000 class locomotives. The system they used caused them to earn the nickname "Compounds" and even the 2nd CME of the LMS (Henry Fowler) also built new compounds. The Fowler engine did not add up to the total MR 1000 class due to them being known as LMS 4Ps.

## Princess Margaret Rose

### Fuel

Coal

**Princess Margaret Rose** is an ex-LMS Princess Royal class locomotive now owned by the PRCLT, Butterley.

### Bio

Princess Margaret Rose was the first of the LMS Stanier Princess Royal class 4-6-2s to enter production, following two prototypes (No: 6200 Princess Royal herself and 6201 Princess Elizabeth). There is much known about her in real life but in the series, there is little known because she has never been to Nerland (because of her weight). In the Tri-ang Railway Origins special, 'A Saint's Escape', she is seen at Derby shed when Saint Martin was hiding at the back of the shed and talking to the "Black Fives", another LMS Stanier design. She later mentions to 'Kings' of the GWR as the design that inspired them. This is her only appearance.

### Persona

Princess Margaret Rose appears to be posh due to being a major express locomotive.

### Livery

In her only appearance, Princess Margaret Rose is painted in BR Maroon with Late Crests.

### Basis

Princess Margaret Rose is based off the real locomotive, built at Crewe in 1936 and preserved first by Sir Billy Butlin at his Pwllheli camp, Wales. The locomotive was later preserved and restored by the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust (PRCLT) and has since worn BR Maroon livery.

## Holden

### Type

Experimental (formerly), shunter (formerly)

### Fuel

Oil (formerly), coal

**Holden** is an old tank engine owned by the Great Western Society (GWS) at Didcot Railway Centre. He's rather unique due to his origins as an experimental design.

### Bio

Holden was built in 1902 by the GWR's Swindon Works as the earliest attempt of oil firing ever by the Great Western Railway. Designed by George Jackson Churchward with an oil-burning system developed by James Holden, Holden was originally going to be used for passenger services on the Wrington Vale Light Railway in West Somerset, problems with his design meant that these plans were scrapped and after modifications to fix them, Holden was instead converted to coal firing in 1905 and became the works shunter at Swindon, which he carried on even past his expected withdrawal in 1911, which was revoked by Swindon staff who have grown attached to the works' unique tank engine.

In the 1930s, when diesels were coming into take over and the arrival of John Fowler & Co. 0-4-0DM No. 1, it was expected to finally withdraw Holden from service but due to reliability issues with No. 1, Holden was kept on as he could be relied on at anytime while the diesel was seen as unreilable due to endless issues. By BR days, Holden was still working at Swindon Works as its main shunter but was now pushing his unique design to his limits. Prior to withdrawal, Swindon staff wanted to make sure they would try to find their beloved shunter a new home and in 1964, Holden was sold to the National Coal Board (NCB) and transported by rail to the Welsh coal fields. In the 1970s, after being moved to the Midland coal fields, Holden was retired from NCB service and sold to the GWS for preservation.

### Persona

Holden is a wise engine but can be a little grumpy given he spent all his service life as a shunter.

### Livery

In BR days, Holden was painted BR Lined Green with Late Crests while featuring GWR numerals on his bufferbeams. In preservation for the GWR 175th anniversary, Holden is painted in GWR Unlined Green with the GWR 175th emblem on his cabsides.

### Basis

Holden is based on the real life GWR No. 101.

### Filming model

Holden's model is a modified Hornby model with two bodies. The spare chassis from the other body was reused for Mori.

### Trivia

Holden was a character originally created for a scrapped series planned by the creator in primary school.