The Castle sets out for Shap 20 June 2009

20th June 2009

A grey and damp morning coupled with a lack of time meant I couldn't follow the Tyseley Castle into the fells on its way to Carlisle, but I made it to Crewe for a glimpse of this handsome machine before it set off to try and equal the Scot's fine achievement last month.

No 47580 has brought the special train into Crewe from Tyseley 1024x768 DSCF7256.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe reverses onto its train 1024x768 DSCF7257.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe reverses onto its train, Driver Bill Andrew at the regulator 1024x768 DSCF7258.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe reverses onto its train 1024x768 DSCF7259.JPG
Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe reverses onto its train 1024x768 DSCF7260.JPG	Admiring the front end of ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1024x768 DSCF7264.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe awaits departure 1024x768 DSCF7265.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe awaits departure 1024x768 DSCF7280.JPG
Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe awaits departure 1024x768 DSCF7284.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe departs from Crewe on its round trip to Carlisle over Shap 1024x768 DSCF7286.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe departs from Crewe on its round trip to Carlisle over Shap 1024x768 DSCF7287.JPG	Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle Class No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe departs from Crewe on its round trip to Carlisle over Shap 1024x768 DSCF7288.JPG