A Tender Issue

When diesel locomotives were first introduced on British Rail, in the 1960s, they were lighter than steam engines. As such, they needed to have special brake tenders, to give them extra braking force. These were just low wagons filled with scrap. They were used until the 1980s, when all goods stock was fitted with automatic brakes.

I've seen a few screenshots of my diesel characters with a brake tender that's available on the Download Station. Thing is, the colours on the DLS brake tender didn't quite match, and this stuck out. So I started looking into it. Turns out there are two different types. The earlier design was boxy and angular with outside framing.

So, I did models of them both in various BR liveries.

The above four liveries have been released on my 'Standard Gauge Stock' page, and have also been uploaded to the Trainz Download Station. I also did them in some additional liveries, to match some diesels characters with TV-series inspired liveries.

The Ironworks Green brake tenders have been included in the download for Iron Arry and Iron Bert, along with a 20-ton brake van and a 20-ton tank wagon. The two versions that match Diesel 10 will be released along with him when the time comes.

Content Releases - Rowan the Garratt Engine

Now that all of Rowan the Garratt Engine has been broadcast, most of the content I created for it has been released publicly.

First up, there's Rowan the Garratt Engine himself. You'll find him in the Brendam Branch section under TRS2019 models. He's included in both his heritage brown and NWR blue liveries.

Sheffield's download has also been updated. It now includes the version of him on a low-loader seen in Two Heritage Engines, his new blue livery with giesl ejector as seen in An Elusive Quarry, and the damaged version of Sixteen as seen in Sixteen. You'll find these included with his download in the Yards section of the site.

The standard gauge brakevans now include a version in Sodor China Clay Co. red, both with and without the SCC lettering on the side. These include a passenger queue, so they can be loaded up for 'brakevan specials'.

Also in the standard gauge section are these sand wagons. They're used for transporting locomotive sand to sheds and stations along the line. The download includes them with faces and faceless.

Sand wagons have now been added to the Skarloey Railway rolling stock pack. Just like the other stock, they come with and without faces.

Finally, there's also been an update to the Arlesdale Railway rolling stock pack. Versions of the bulkhead flats and both variations of the box vans with faces have been included. Arlesdale versions of the sand wagons, both with and without faces, have also been included.

Winston Released

An updated model of Winston, the other red engine, has been released. You'll find him on the Precursor Railway Engines page of this website. Thank you to Planetkid32 for the faces for this model.