S15 506 returns to service on the Watercress Line 02/06/2019
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After an absence of 18 years, Ex-LSWR S15 Class - 506 has made a spectacular return to service on the Mid-Hants Railway 'Watercress Line'.
506, owned by the Urie Locomotive Society, was one of only a pair of Urie designed S15's to elude the cutters' torch when withdrawn from revenue earning service in 1964. The only other Urie survivor, 499, is also under the ownership of the ULS. Being restored over a period 11 years, 506 re-entered service on the Watercress Line in 1987, and would operate (with intermittent repairs) for 14 years before finally being withdrawn in 2001.
What ensued, was a thorough and comprehensive overhaul - more in-line with a restoration - that has taken 18 years to complete. Though it has certainly been worth the wait, as resplendent in Bulleid Wartime Black, 506 was recommissioned into the MHR fleet during a service held at Alresford in the morning. Afterwards, the locomotive made two return trips along the line to Medstead and Four Marks.
The dedication, resilience and sheer hard-work behind 506 is a real testament to the Paid Staff and Volunteers, both of the ULS and the Watercress Line, who have been involved in returning the S15 to steam. The locomotive will now enter regular service on the Mid-Hants Railway as the current jewel in the crown of the Urie Locomotive Society, with their efforts now turning to 499.
All footage filmed on Sunday the 2nd of June 2019.
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She looks utterly amazing, just like Urie would’ve wanted. So glad they’ve got her running again. Thanks for the vid. 🚂
She looks Stunning She is my favorite S15
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
3 жыл бұрын
She is a firm favourite in this parish
Stunning is the word, looks so wonderful in her Southern livery; good choice! Thanks for posting your efforts, great vid'!!
Lovey to see so thanks for posting on KZread.
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
Absolutely fantastic video, so nice to see 506 back. I most definitely have to visit MHR asap to see it.
Good to see it finally in service
Amazing footage as always such a shame I wasn’t able to attend but thanks for getting the footage
@bodminloco34016
5 жыл бұрын
Of the speeches
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I had originally intended to include Mark's full speech, and I wanted to. However, I didn't have enough visual clips to make it work with the Audio.
Awesome loco, great video, thanks for sharing this, cheers
that's welcome back s15 30506 now running as 506
Nice preBullied Southern locos! now locos like that I like!
fantastic video
Superb job, but it does show how once engines' tickets run out, they really ought to be stored undercover rather than shunted to the end of a siding and left out in all weathers for years until they're virtually back to the state they were in when they left Barry.
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
It's a wonderful notion, so long as you actually have undercover storage available. The MHR is incredibly limited in that respect, though they do a brilliant job with what they have.
Wonderful video :)
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
SR black is the best form of black for a locomotive
great stuff i was there
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Cheers
I believe mark Collins I believe was the presenter of trainspotting doing the speech
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Yes he did present 'Trainspotting'. Always enjoyed watching it when I was younger.
@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
5 жыл бұрын
I watched it too since I was younger too and I realised it was mark collins
@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
5 жыл бұрын
you could have turned the camera towards mark Collins to have a look at him after his presenter career of trainspotting
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Wasn't possible with the amount of people on the platform.
@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
5 жыл бұрын
well you could have sneaked through the gap and then you would see mark Collins as he is today after his career as a presenter on trainspotting
Too long have I seen it in the shed under restoration!
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Well these things take time.
Aren’t the MHR also overhauling 828 as well, because last time I went, it’s frames were re-wheeled and its tender was mostly painted
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Much like 506 and 499 are owned by the Urie Locomotive Society, 828 is privately owned by the Eastleigh Railway Preservation Society. So currently, it's not the MHR's responsibility.
I thought the speed limit was 25mph.....looks a bit faster than that.......beautiful machine
@TheSouthernerYTChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Taken with a pinch of salt.