Castle class loco "Earl Of Mount Edgecombe" stands in platform 4 at Gloucester after arriving with a private charter from Tyseley.

5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" passes Barrow-on-Trent in the early morning sun heading to York 12/12/09

GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'

5043 Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe running south towards Preston after a rare visit to nothern England that included two runs over the famous Shap summit.

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe climbs Wilmcote bank with the second run of the Shakespeare Express

GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' navigates the Birmingham suburbs and approaches Washwood Heath with the 1Z74 'The Melton Mowbray Christmas Fayre' 1040 Dorridge - Melton Mowbray

GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' with the 1S53 'Shakespeare Express' 1615 Stratford upon Avon - Birmingham Snow Hill. Image used in Hertiage Railway Magazine Issue 127 Page 63 - Dated 6th August ... (more)

Great Western 'Castle' class 4-6-0 'Earl of Mount Edgecumbe' races through Warrington, heading for Carlisle, making a rare foray along the West Coast Main Line. These engines were famed for speed ... (more)

Great Western 'Castle' class 4-6-0 'Earl of Mount Edgecumbe' roars around the curves as the engine gets ready to tackle the southbound climb to Shap Summit. Previous excursions with Great Western ... (more)

[12:22] "Castle" Class no 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is seen crossing back onto the West Coast Main Line after taking on water at Carnforth station. This Castle over Shap special was operating fr... (more)

Fifty years ago, when I was a young trainspotter, this would have been the equivalent of Hell freezing over! An ex-Great Western Castle Class would never have appeared along this line, which I use... (more)

GWR 4-6-0 “Castle” Class no.s 5043 “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe” and 5029 “Nunney Castle” climb towards Church Stretton on Vintage Trains’ “The Welsh Marches Express” 1Z56 10.00 Shrew... (more)

Doubleheaded Castles on the mainline. GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' and GWR 5029 'Nunney Castle' storm Llanvihangel Bank with the 1Z57 1320 Hereford - Gloucester portion of the Welsh Marches ... (more)

The big black cloud that had been stubbornly hanging over this wonderful view thankfully passed jut moments before the train arrived in the warm evening sun. A Great Western 'Castle' in Yorkshire ... (more)

GWR 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' brightens an otherwise very grey day with the 1Z60 'City of York' 0745 Tyseley - York