"A Castle to Scotland, Wow." Those were the words that were first said when Vintage Trains announced their fantastic itinerary behind Great Western railways castle no. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, including the Climbs of Shap and Beattock. That was before we saw the weather -- Sunny, dry and lineside fires. With great hassle, vintage trains managed to persuade network rail to have the diesel behind 5043, well done to them.
We first saw the train at the climb of Beattock, well on its way to the summit but was not included because all you could hear was the 47 working hard. The first clip we include is the climb out of Beattock loop, where we can hear 5043 over the class 47 (47760). Next we move on to the best shot of day one, 5043 is heard doing some of the work as it approaches the stream at Wandel.
Day two, after fears that the train would be diesel hauled due to the nationwide mainline steam ban imposed by network rail, 5043 is first seen at Park farm, accelerating away from Linlithgow on its way to Stirling. Next, we move on to Dalgety Bay, where 5043 that can thankfully be heard and seen working hard with the 47 on the back. Next, a blustery Culross was the one shot when we were going to receive some white smoke, so over fifty photographers and videographers made the most of it.
After the two hour break at Stirling, 5043 is seen making its way away from the historic town at Bannockburn road, to a large audience of people and horses! Next 5043 is seen making its way towards Linlithgow over the Avon Viaduct, with virtually no steam. Our final shot captures 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe heading over the most iconic rail structure in the world, the forth rail bridge in fantastic light.
Big thanks from all those at the lineside must go to Vintage Trains, not only for running the tour but for presenting 5043 fantastically and letting people on the footpate at Stirling. Also thankls to Network Rail and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society for their roles in this railtour.
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31 июл 2024
