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)