TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock

Between 1869 and 1880, TR took deliver of their "Second-Gen" coaching stock to replace the older "First-Gen" coaches from 1854.

History
The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock was developed in the 1860s to replace the aging fleet of "First-Gen" coaching stock used since the beginning of operations that were proving to become unreliable. With the need for a larger coach design, larger than the classic four-wheel coaches used since the early years of railways, TR's design team looked to Mainland Britain for ideas and the concept of a six-wheel coach design, labelled as the "Second-Gen", was developed. The new six-wheel coaches quickly phased out the "First-Gen" coaching stock following their introduction in 1869 with over 402 examples built by Ashton Works and other Mainland Britain workshops until 1880. These became the standard form of coaching stock operated by Tri-ang Railways until the introduction of the "Third-Gen" for express duties was introduced in 1885 to a larger design, making the entire "Second-Gen" fleet rendered to suburban duties. Between 1890 and 1900, all 402 coaches were refurbished and rebodied to give the aging coaches a more modern appearance over their 1870s-style shape.

By 1930, TR management proposed to withdraw all 402 "Second-Gen" coaching stock for operational duties and place half of them on engineering duties, with the remanding half being sold for scrap. This plan was delayed due to the Great Depression and the lack of acquiring new coaches from Mainland Britain. During the 1942 Thorndyke Air Raid, 15 "Second-Gen" coaching stock were destroyed and 20 were damaged.

Livery
The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock is painted in TR Carmine livery, SE&CR-style.

Basis
The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock are based off generic six-wheel coaches found across the UK.

Filming models
The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock's filming models are 3D-printed six-wheel coaches. The 'standard' coach was made using the file that created the 'brake' coaches.

Trivia
The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock range was going to include a four-wheel version but these plans were later scrapped.

The TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock are the oldest coaches seen in the series, introduced in 1869. The "First-Gen" not being seen as all have been withdrawn and scrapped by 1900.

Due to their size, the TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock are considered the smallest mainline stock used on TR.

The 'standard coaches strangely featured hinges on the wrong side of the door. This was an error when the brake coach file was modified to create them, which proved difficult to change the position of the doors' hinges.