#1893
LSWR S15 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works· from 1920· British 2-cylinder 4-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by Robert W. Urie, based on his H15 class and N15 class locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Southern 825 approaching Levisham Station: Brian from UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. LSWR S15 No. 506 at Ropley: Bradley Wurth· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. S15 825: RCF13· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. S15 847 running round at Sheffield Park: THTRail2013· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. SR Maunsell Class S15 30830 (8430059925): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. LMS Black Five No. 45379 and an S15 tender: Bradley Wurth· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. SR Maunsell Class "S15" 4-6-0 No.30841 - 8270671474: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. 30834 at Wimbledon: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 9. LSWR Urie 499 Frames: Bradley Wurth· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Urie S15 30499 Under Restoration: Bradley Wurth· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The LSWR S15 class is a British 2-cylinder 4-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by Robert W. Urie, based on his H15 class and N15 class locomotives. The class had a complex build history, spanning several years of construction from 1920 to 1936. The first examples were constructed for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), where they hauled freight trains to the south coast ports and further west to Exeter, as well as occasional passenger work in conjunction with their larger-wheeled N15 class counterparts.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 106 years ago, in 1920.
- 19.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 46 years (1920–1966).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1920–1936
- in service from
- 1920
- retired
- 1966
- status
- retired
- number built
- 45
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works
- designer
- Robert Urie, modified by Richard Maunsell
- operators
- Southern Railway, London and South Western Railway, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 19.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460090, Wikipedia: LSWR S15 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.