5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was publicly re-commissioned at 11am with a champagne bottle duly broken over the buffer by Alastair Meanley who took a lead role in the superb rebuild.
5043
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Mark Phelan
Two Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and
3200 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Brian Wilson
Two Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's posed together buffer to buffer: 5043 and 3200.
3200 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Brian Wilson
Turntable Demonstrations
9017 Earl of Berkeley
Graham Gifford
Many close up turntable demonstrations with all four engines in steam : 5043, 5029, Dukedog and 9600
5043 Barbury Castle
Graham Gifford
5029 Nunney Castle
Brian Wilson
5043 - tender reflections
Brian Wilson
9600
Hugh Wright
Steam Operated Passenger Shuttle Rides
9600 on passenger shuttle passes
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Martyn Tattam
Dukedog 9017 and Pannier 9600 gave passenger train rides with photo opportunities of the two coach chocolate and cream shuttle by GW bracket signal
9017 Earl of Berkeley
on passenger shuttle
Martyn Tattam
Shunting Demonstrations
9600
Brian Wilson
9600 and ex Swindon GW shunter's truck demonstrations
9600
Brian Wilson
Double Headed Castle Finale
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
5029 Nunney Castle
Clive Hanley
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe double heading with 5029 Nunney Castle on the Tyseley demonstration line: a storming performance to close the show
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
5029 Nunney Castle
Brian Wilson
7029 Clun Castle Appeal
7029 Clun Castle
showing GWR style buffer beam number
Mark Phelan
7029 Clun Castle - star of the Western Region's 'Farewell To Steam' Tour of 9 May 1964 was displayed with GWR style buffer beam number while still in BR livery - just as it was in 1964.
The event provided an opportunity to contribute to the appeal to overhaul and return it the mainline - maybe for a re-run!!!!
