"Two engines are much better than one, you know!" "...You’re a chatty sort." >————————————————————————< When British Rail began standardising its steam engines, it introduced standard classes, with the 9F being the last designed by Robert Riddles; however, as with every earlier standard, it also came with a tank engine variant. They built around 90 tank engines; however, two stood out. BR Standard 9F tender engine No. 92079 and 9F tank engine No. 93118 worked honest lives until they were both contracted to work as bankers on the Lickey Incline, though No. 93118 was favoured more by crews for her reliability and compact design. However, in the 1960s, 92079 was withdrawn from service, but not before gifting his electric headlamp to 93118. She'd work the incline up until, finally, diesels had taken over. 93118 would sit on a siding until being bought by the NWR to bank trains up Marron Hill (or rather, Shooting Star Hill); when she arrived, she was surprised and ecstatic that the reason Topham had bought her was that not only was 92079 (now named Murdoch) working on the railway as a heavy goods engine, but that when the old banker finally retired from the duty, it was he who brought her up and her excellent track record. Both still work on the NWR, with Murdoch on the mainland, and the newly named Thea working on the Brendam branch. >————————————————————————< Voice claims: Murdoch: Seán Barrett Thea (Nia): JoAnne Good
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