Maximum Steam Thrash! 96 Year Old GWR Pannier Tank Number 7714 Thunders Out of Irwell Vale Station

LEADING LOCOMOTIVE: GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 7714
Constructed by Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Scotswood Works in Newcastle upon Tyne, the 96-year-old 5700 Class pannier tank locomotive 7714 was built in 1930 under Great Western Railway (GWR) order. Designed by Charles Collett as a versatile short-haul passenger and heavy shunting locomotive, this 0-6-0PT is powered by two inside 17.5″ x 26″ cylinders driving 4′ 7.5″ driving wheels operating with a boiler pressure of 200 psi, generating 22,515 lbf of starting tractive effort and approximately 700 horsepower. Owned by the Severn Valley Railway Pannier Tank Fund and turned out in BR unlined black livery with the early British Railways lion-and-wheel crest, 7714 handles the gala cross-valley passenger working.

HAULED STOCK: 4 BR Blue Mark 1 & 1 BR Lined Maroon Mark 1 Coaches
Forming a 5-carriage mixed-livery passenger rake on the East Lancashire Railway, the coaches are marshalled directly behind pannier tank 7714 starting with BR Mark 1 SK No. M4866 in BR Blue and Grey livery, built in 1959 (67 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire. Following M4866 are three coaches finished in BR Blue and Grey livery: BR Mark 1 RMB No. W1833 Miniature Buffet, built in 1957 (69 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire; BR Mark 1 FK No. M14019, built in 1956 (70 years old) at BR Swindon Works in Wiltshire; and BR Mark 1 SK No. M4933, built in 1962 (64 years old) at BR Wolverhampton Works in the West Midlands. Bringing up the rear of the rake is BR Mark 1 TSO No. M4937 in lined BR maroon livery, built in 1962 (64 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire.

Whistle Sounding & Maximum Thrash Departure at Irwell Vale
Captured in 8K 16:9 widescreen on a wet and steamy autumn morning on Friday, 16th of October 2026 at 11:06, GWR 5700 Class No. 7714 makes a picturesque departure from Irwell Vale station in Rossendale, Lancashire. Working the 09:55 gala passenger service from Heywood heading north towards Rawtenstall, the Western Region tank engine puts on a breathtaking performance as it departs the picturesque village station.

Tooting its distinctive Western Region whistle before moving off, 7714 opens up to maximum power, blasting dense white steam into the crisp autumn air. Accelerating away from Irwell Vale platform with a thunderous exhaust beat, the hard-working pannier tank delivers a spectacular visual and audible display as it works its 5-coach passenger formation northbound towards Rawtenstall away from the scenic country halt.

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