Running out of steam (Marrlan-UKUG)

[Artsy Astra]

A Shazzak messenger with a telegram from the Marrlan government, and the DOD no less, would reach the UKUG foreign affairs office.

//URGENT//TOP SECRET//
To: Ulster Gaelic Foreign Affairs Office
From: Marrlan Department of Defense Quartermaster Service

The Marrlan Department of Defense requests Gaelic expertise in rail craft for the development of an armored train. Our current locomotives are unable to heft the (12) cars and we would like assistance. We are prepared to compensate you in whatever way you would require.

Best Regards,
Morgan Sheffield Head of National Security and War Department

[Greywall]

After following a chain of offices, the message was given to the Royal Army and GWR, Great Western Railway had the contract on military rail transportation development and per the Ministry of Defense was given approval to send information on the BAL-2 (Battle Armored Locomotive 2).

The BAL-2 is made with an armored boiler and made to withstand direct enemy fire in moving forward transports and armored attack trains. 

[Artsy Astra]

Receiving the information on the armored loco, the DoD immediately asked for a price estimate for the construction of 15 BAL-2s for larger fielding of "Valkyries".

[Greywall]

The price for the locomotive came to around 50,000 pounds each. Cutting it to 650,000 pounds for the complete order per Marrlan's stance as a trade partner to UKUG.

[Artsy Astra]

The Marrlan DoD would quickly accept and commission the order.

[Greywall]

The sounds of rivets and blow torches filled the inner sanctum of warehouse 18 in Cathair Olga as GWR began processing and constructing the ordered locomotives, the hot work amid the warm summer day meant workers took frequent breaks with some foremans demanding to see their men drink water in front of them. "I better not catch a man nor woman in this hot box drinking anything but water!", one yelled. 

Once finished the locomotives would be tested in a small yard, making sure GWR quality was upheld and that it could perform the tasks assigned with ease. Then once first 7 were finished they would be loaded onto a train, taken to the port and shipped directly to the Republic of Marrlan.