Andy Y Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 SR Maunsell S15 The early Urie versions of the S15 were introduced before grouping but the Hornby model will cover many permutations of the second and third series of the S15 as built under Maunsell under Southern ownership. The S15 was an all-rounder for the Southern conceived as a heavy freight loco but were frequently found on passenger services especially relief services. They lasted through to 1966 in British Railways service with no less than six examples in preservation. Copyright and courtesy of Lincolnian (Brian) Hornby plan to produce several variations with detail variations and different cab/tenders permutations. R3327 SR 4-6-0 Maunsell S15 Class - SR livery with Urie Bogie tender £134.99 R3328 BR 4-6-0 Maunsell S15 Class - BR early emblem livery with Maunsell flat sided bogie tender £134.99 R3329 BR 4-6-0 Maunsell S15 Class - BR late emblem livery with Urie Bogie tender £134.99 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) I'll finally be able to put my copy of Irwells The Book of the H15 & S15 4-6-0's to good use Edited December 17, 2014 by toboldlygo 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Great News. A logical extension of their existing range and hopefully a high quality model. Do we know what running numbers will be produced? On the basis of the varients shown, no Bluebell 847 this year (Maunsell bogie tender, SR Livery). less strain on my wallet, hopefully announced in the second batch once the inevitable first round gremlins are ironed out... :-p (i.e. nothing immediately for me, but a 100% purchase in the future!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) The actual running numbers have not yet been decided but I was told by Hornby on Monday that the SR version will be in lined olive green, though as the SR release is indicated as being a Urie tender version it wont as you correctly surmise be 847. The specification that I discussed with Hornby brings it up to the same standard as the N15 release although the chassis is a totally new design style with 5 pole motor and twin flywheels. Edited December 17, 2014 by Graham_Muz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndonsdad1 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 And smoke deflectors on the SR version Graham ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not clarified / decided yet, as with the running they do not yet know if it will pre or post 1931 olive green livery (i.e. with or without prefix) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So, did these handsome brutes ever find their way to KX goods in the BR period? (I know the Q1 did!) Any excuse will do to legitimise occasionally running one of these, the best looking of all SR steam designs in my eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2014 This is great news, but also seriously bad news for both my wallet and for the DJH kits I have, one almost finished and the other not started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 . I am just so happy about this announcement - an essential gap about to be closed (especially good that they seem to be doing at least some variations). I have voted, and voted - and moaned and moaned, so I must congratulate Hornby for doing the "right" thing. Now a 4-COR from Bachmann for a reasonable price would mean I will be pretty much set for my layout. > Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So, did these handsome brutes ever find their way to KX goods in the BR period? (I know the Q1 did!) Any excuse will do to legitimise occasionally running one of these, the best looking of all SR steam designs in my eyes. I think they were too heavy for the Snow Hill route there were severe restrictions in steam days, it was mostly 0-6-0's, including J50's. The only cross London working on which I saw them frequently was the Feltham to Brent (Cricklewood) freights, with a nice view of them from Willesden shed yard, as they climbed to cross the WCML. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 Brilliant news. As they are doing the Urie tender, I hope we might also get the LSWR-built version of the loco in a year or two (mustn't get greedy). A couple also ran with ex-Schools tenders towards the end of their careers........ John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Concerning the 5000 gallon Urie tenders, were these not the same as those used on the N15s? If so, are Hornby using the same Urie tender as they did for their N15s or are the CADs implying an all new Urie tender? Here is the early crest straight sided Maunsell tender conversion I did 20 years ago (with a Q): Edited December 17, 2014 by JSpencer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well, that's another £250 gone. Both BR versions required, on top of the 700, Radials and whatever Kernow throw at me...... Thank god I have at least one birthday next year...... Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted December 18, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is the stand out new model in the Hornby program for me and fantastic news. If this is as good as the King Arthur it'll redeem a lot of Hornby's issues over recent years for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The specification that I discussed with Hornby brings it up to the same standard as the N15 release although the chassis is a totally new design style with 5 pole motor and twin flywheels. Twin flywheels? I will be very interested to see how that works in it for haulage capacity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Twin flywheels? I will be very interested to see how that works in it for haulage capacity On my O1, the flywheel was removed to make space for lead, for tractive purposes to enable a completely reliable restart at full load on the layout's ruling gradient. A lump of lead filling a void supplies much more mass than a brass flywheel which needs clearance and cannot reach into corners, and it is mass actng o the driven wheels that primarily determines tractive potential. (Note though that my control is by DCC which does far more for inertia by simulation than a small flywheel ever can.) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) An appetizer.... Note the Marine big end on the connecting rod. Edited December 18, 2014 by coachmann 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 PooT! ....I want one but...... All eight wheel tenders, I want a six wheeler. I guess it'll be e-bay and hope *sighs* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted December 18, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2014 I'll need several for bread-and-butter freight work, to go with several 700s which I don't have yet either... I could do with a better paying job! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted December 19, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 19, 2014 PooT! ....I want one but...... All eight wheel tenders, I want a six wheeler. I guess it'll be e-bay and hope *sighs* I too would prefer a 6 wheeled tender, so will pass on the first releases and will wait and see. Hornby does both tenders for the N15 so I'm hopeful that it will appear in due course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Or you could always get hold of a Schools tender, and renumber either 30833 or 30837, well for post 1961 anyway !! A class 700 was regular haulage for the daily 'Dorset Goods' out of Nine Elms (goods), until the class became extinct, then S15's replaced them - well most of the time, 'till they too all went to the breakers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I would do that, but tenders seem to be somewhat costly on e-bay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted December 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2014 Six-wheel tenders on Southern 4-6-0s? Just not natural.......... John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I would do that, but tenders seem to be somewhat costly on e-bay I think I've got an assembled Airfix one somewhere, if it's of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thanks for the offer but I already have some ( Some! ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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