BR Lined Black 106-Year-Old S15 Class Number 30506! Tender First at The ELR Autumn Steam Gala

LEADING LOCOMOTIVE: SR Maunsell Urie S15 Class 4-6-0 No. 30506
Constructed by the Southern Railway (SR) at Eastleigh Works in Hampshire, the 106-year-old S15 Class heavy freight locomotive No. 30506 was built in 1920 (originally ordered under the London and South Western Railway under Robert Urie's design). Known as the "Goods Arthur" for its heavy freight capabilities derived from the N15 passenger class, this 4-6-0 is powered by two outside 21″ x 28″ cylinders driving 5′ 7″ driving wheels operating with a boiler pressure of 180 psi, generating 28,200 lbf of starting tractive effort and approximately 1,500 horsepower. Preserved by the Urie Locomotive Society and turned out in BR unlined black livery with the early British Railways lion-and-wheel crest, 30506 handles the premium gala passenger service.

HAULED STOCK: 5 BR Lined Maroon Mark 1 Coaches & L&YR Directors' Saloon
Forming a 6-carriage vintage passenger rake on the East Lancashire Railway, the coaches are marshalled directly behind S15 No. 30506 in exact order starting with BR Mark 1 TSO No. M4895 in lined BR maroon, built in 1959 (67 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire. Following M4895 are four additional lined maroon BR Mark 1 coaches: Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. M5031, built in 1962 (64 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire; Corridor Brake Second (BSK) No. M35455, built in 1963 (63 years old) at BR Wolverhampton Works in the West Midlands; Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. M4928, built in 1962 (64 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire; and Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. E4992, built in 1962 (64 years old) at BR Doncaster Works in South Yorkshire. Bringing up the rear of the rake is the historic Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Directors' Saloon No. 1, built in 1906 (120 years old) at Horwich Works in Lancashire.

Whistle Sounding & Sunny Gala Departure at Irwell Vale
Captured in 8K 16:9 widescreen on a beautiful, sunlit autumn morning on Friday, 16th of October 2026 at 10:46, SR Urie S15 Class No. 30506 makes a memorable departure from Irwell Vale station in Rossendale, Lancashire. Operating during the East Lancashire Railway Autumn Steam Gala on the 10:20 service from Rawtenstall through to Heywood, the 4-6-0 delivers a thrilling display of heavy steam power.

Tooting its whistle prior to departure, 30506 opens up to power, producing magnificent, crisp exhaust sounds that resonate through the surrounding countryside. Accelerating away southward toward Bury Bolton Street, the heavy freight locomotive billows dense plumes of steam and dark smoke into the clear blue morning sky, leaving a spectacular trail as it steams off into the distance.

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