whistlehead
Lurking
Hunslet 'Ferry' class
This cute little loco was the result of an incident involving a Hunslet 'Port' class loco and a Peckett saddle tank. The Quarry workers found themselves with various bits 'n pieces from each loco, and this was the result. It had the frames, motion and firebox of the Hunslet, and the cab, tank, boiler and smokebox of the Peckett. It was a cheery and reliable little runner, combining the easy-steaming of the Peckett with the versatility of the Hunslet.
The Quarry then took her to Hunslet, requesting they build a small batch of the locos. They insisted on keeping the larger Peckett saddle tank, and after some negotiations with Peckett over the use of their Tank, Boiler and Smokebox designs, they grudgingly agreed, though they replaced the Peckett cab with a smaller one of their own design, and used 'Alice' class frames instead of the full-depth 'Port' class ones the original had.
The accidental prototype loco of this small-but-sucessful class was nicknamed 'Mongrel' because of it's cross-bred 'pedigree', so to speak. The 'dog' tradition continued over the rest of the locos. Why the class name 'Ferry' was adopted is unknown.
Still quite a lot left to do (in the way of details) but the mesh is basically done.
Hope you like her! And BIG BIG thanks to Whecsailor, for making their Hunslet mesh avaliable!
Chris
This cute little loco was the result of an incident involving a Hunslet 'Port' class loco and a Peckett saddle tank. The Quarry workers found themselves with various bits 'n pieces from each loco, and this was the result. It had the frames, motion and firebox of the Hunslet, and the cab, tank, boiler and smokebox of the Peckett. It was a cheery and reliable little runner, combining the easy-steaming of the Peckett with the versatility of the Hunslet.
The Quarry then took her to Hunslet, requesting they build a small batch of the locos. They insisted on keeping the larger Peckett saddle tank, and after some negotiations with Peckett over the use of their Tank, Boiler and Smokebox designs, they grudgingly agreed, though they replaced the Peckett cab with a smaller one of their own design, and used 'Alice' class frames instead of the full-depth 'Port' class ones the original had.
The accidental prototype loco of this small-but-sucessful class was nicknamed 'Mongrel' because of it's cross-bred 'pedigree', so to speak. The 'dog' tradition continued over the rest of the locos. Why the class name 'Ferry' was adopted is unknown.
Still quite a lot left to do (in the way of details) but the mesh is basically done.
Hope you like her! And BIG BIG thanks to Whecsailor, for making their Hunslet mesh avaliable!
Chris
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