5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
A GWR 'Castle' in full flight on the main line - is there a finer sight? Recreating the Indian summer of steam on the Western Region in the 1950s, GWR 'Castle' 4-6-0 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe passes Cogload Junction working the 1Z34 0805 Tyseley Warwick Road - Minehead 'Whistling Ghost II' charter on 14th June 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsGDTDFOK2o
A rare occasion of a GWR 'Castle' conquering the South Devon banks single-handed as 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe climbs the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z48 1510 Plymouth - Oxford 'Zulu 48' railtour on 10th May 2014. This tour commemorated the 50th anniversary of the original '1Z48' railtour of 9th May 1964, which commemorated the withdrawal of the 'Castle' class in 1964. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOhtHXdcd6U
Two of Tyseley's finest! GWR 50xx 'Castle' 4-6-0 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe + GWR 49xx 'Hall' 4-6-0 4965 Rood Ashton Hall leave Didcot Parkway with the 1Z59 1642 Didcot Parkway - Solihull 'Great Western Echoes' railtour on 8th November 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCvaxG58W3o