Steam Train Posts #53-56: ALCO 2-6-2T, Barclay 0-6-0WT, Hunslet 4-6-0T and Baldwin Class 10-12-D 4-6-0T

 In honor of Veteran Day last Friday 11/11/22, I decided to continue on with the second part of honoring the veterans by taking a look at the narrow gauge trench railway engines. As the last Opinion & Answer focus on the Standard Gauge along with a steam train Post series. So I wanted to share the spotlight with the narrow gauge engines that worked the narrow gauge light railway networks along with doing this steam train posts.  

Please Enjoy 

-Conductor Wolf

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As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 53rd stop. With this train trip, we traveled from the  London and North Western Railway and head off to World War 1 front to see four types of Narrow Gauge trench railways locomotives. For our 53rd stop, we see puffing down the trench railway, a British War Department Light Railway's American Locomotive Company 2-6-2T locomotives. 

53. War Department Light Railways ALCO 2-6-2T

1. Railroad/Basic: War Department Light Railways/ALCO 2-6-2T

2. Engine: Narrow Gauge Tank Engine

3. Designer: Great Britain War Department 

4. Builder:  American Locomotive Company

5. Built (Year): 1917

1. American Locomotive Company =>  100 locomotives

2. Total: 100 locomotive was built

6. Withdrawn: Unknown 

7. Number of Wheels: 10 wheels

8. Configuration: 2-6-2T

9. Top Speed: Unknown

10. Preserved: 

1. Real Life: 1 locomotive 

11.  Interesting Note

1. Tramway de Pithwies a' Towy, (French Railway) which operated three of these obviously durable engines until it closed in 1964.

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As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 54th stop. With this train trip, we  continue our trip around the World War 1 front as we continue to examine the four types of Narrow Gauge trench railways locomotives. For our 54th stop, we see puffing down the trench railway, a British War Department Light Railway's Barclay 0-6-0WT.

54. War Department Light Railways Barclay 0-6-0WT

1. Railroad/Basic: War Department Light Railways/Barclay 0-6-0WT

2. Engine: Narrow Gauge Well Tank Engine

3. Designer: Great Britain War Department 

4. Builder:  Andrew Barclay Sons & Co

5. Built (Year): 1917

1. Andrew Barclay Sons & Co =>  25 locomotives

2. Total: 25 locomotive was built

6. Withdrawn: Unknown 

7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels

8. Configuration: 0-6-0WT

9. Top Speed: Unknown

10. Preserved: 

1. Real Life: Unknown 

11.  Interesting Note

1. They were built to the same spec as the Hudson 0-6-0WTs

2. The “WT” on the end of 0-6-0WT stands for Well Tank Engines

3. These 25 locomotives had to complete the order that Hudson couldn’t fill 

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As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 55th stop. With this train trip, we  continue our trip around the World War 1 front as we continue to examine the four types of Narrow Gauge trench railways locomotives. For our 55th stop, we see puffing down the trench railway, a British War Department Light Railway's Baldwin Class 10-12-D 4-6-0T.

55. War Department Light Railways Baldwin Class 10-12-D 4-6-0T

1. Railroad/Basic: War Department Light Railways/Baldwin Class 10-12-D 

2. Engine: Narrow Gauge  Tank Engine

3. Designer: Great Britain War Department-For France’s war front

4. Builder:  Baldwin Locomotive Works 

5. Built (Year): 1916-1917

1. Baldwin Locomotive Works =>  495 locomotives

2. Total: 495 locomotive was built*

6. Withdrawn: Unknown 

7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels

8. Configuration: 4-6-0T

9. Top Speed: Unknown

10. Preserved: 

1. Real Life: 5 locomotives  

11.  Interesting Note

1. *486 locomotives saw action while 9 were lost in sea

2. Balwin Class 10-12-D with a wheel configuration of 4-6-T 

3. No. 778 and No. 794 are two of the 5 locomotives that are known to be persevered 

1. Current owner of #778 is Leighton Buzzard Light Railway

2. Current owner of #794 is Welsh Highland Railway

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As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 56th stop. With this train trip, we  continue our trip around the World War 1 front as we continue to examine the four types of Narrow Gauge trench railways locomotives. For our 56th stop, we see puffing down the trench railway, a British War Department Light Railway's Hunslet 4-6-0T

56. War Department Light Railways Hunslet 4-6-0T

1. Railroad/Basic: War Department Light Railways/Hunslet 4-6-0T

2. Engine: Narrow Gauge Tank Engine

3. Designer: Great Britain War Department 

4. Builder:  Hunslet Engine Company

5. Built (Year): March & August 1916 + January 1918 

1. Hunslet Engine Company

1. March 1916 => 45 Locomotives

2. August 1916 => 30 Locomotives (follow-up order)

3. January 1918 => 80 more Locomotives orders 

2. Total: 155 locomotive was built

6. Withdrawn: Unknown 

7. Number of Wheels: 10 wheels

8. Configuration: 0-6-0WT

9. Top Speed: Unknown

10. Preserved: 

1. Real Life: Unknown 

11.  Interesting Note

1. Between August 1916 & January 1918, a total of 110 additional Hunslet 4-6-0T locomotives were added to the original 45 locomotives on the front line.  

2. Unfortunately only 16 made it to Italy and 2 to Egypt. The others were delivered to the WD and then were disposed.