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| A total contrast to my last upload of a gently rusting TKt 48 baked under an Albanian summer sun, Here is GWR Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe with brass and paintwork gleaming in the low British winter sun and from hours of spit and polish with full regalia in preparation for hauling the Bristolian. On 17 April 2010 No 5043 ran a special Bristolian from Bristol to London. The 2010 version of ‘The Bristolian’ came to a stand in platform 1 at London Paddington having achieved an end to end average speed of 64.2mph and, for the 100 miles between Mileposts 108 and 8, an averaged of 72.8mph. The train being limited to a maximum of 75mph and all this within the timetable of one of the busiest 125 mph main lines in the UK. An amazing achievement, down to meticulous planning and a brilliant performance from loco and crew to maintain such high speed in a very narrow margin for over 100 miles. |
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