5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe roars to Cardiff! | The Cathedrals Express | 22/6/24
Today’s video is of my favourite, GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe hauling Vintage Trains’ “The Cathedrals Express” from Dorridge to Cardiff Central both out and back via Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and along the Welsh Marches Line via Ludlow and Hereford to Newport where it was a short sprint along the GWML’s South Wales Main Line branch to Cardiff Central. 5043 used to be allocated to Cardiff Canton shed for a good portion of her pre preservation career, so it was a highly authentic recreation! The weather was forecast as sunny spells, thankfully one of which coincided with my shot at Abergavenny!
My trip to Wales commences at Dorridge, where a few static shots of 5043 are featured. After that a quick sprint up to Solihull ensued, allowing me to see 5043 getting underway after her stop at Widney Manor! After that I headed into Birmingham Moor Street and just about managed to catch the 7:30 from Birmingham New Street to Hamstead, which was my next location. Sadly there was a slack I was unaware of here, but the lighting was superb and it was great to meet Brian @SYKAROST here so I can’t complain. After that I headed back into New Street and took a 196 down to Hereford, where the next shot of 5043 is featured! Despite catching us out slightly on the arrival, she looked absolutely fantastic. It was also good to see @harnettyrailways and Barrie at Hereford! Next up I caught a TfW train southwards to Newport, meeting @adtrainvids9569 and @harrymorris5748. After that I continued into the Welsh capital to see 5043 pull away from Cardiff Central station into Pengam Sidings!
After a quick few refreshments, we all headed back to Abergavenny to await the return run. Great to see @WestCountrySteamVideos and @LiamsLocos here as well as everyone else there too! Catching the light, 5043 roared through, gathering pace for her attack on Llanvihangel Bank. Richard, Barrie, Liam and I continued to Hereford and changed to go to Birmingham New Street, where my next shot is filmed. After a spectacular departure, we sadly then missed the next shot at Tyseley because the signallers let 5043 out of Bordesley Junction early, a decision that turned out to be a big mistake because it caused a ton of congestion around Dorridge lol. At that I headed home.
Thank you to all who made today possible, to VT, NR, WMR and TfW as well as 5043 and her crews for some excellent displays! Today went extremely smoothly except for Tyseley which was a joy. I hope you enjoy watching as I did!
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The exhaust bark on the Castle and most other GWR tender engines is pure magic.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Indeed it is, Castles sound absolutely incredible! Regards, Dan
The Mighty Castle Greatest Locomotive Ever
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
I am absolutely in agreement. There may be faster out there but Castles were fast, efficient, powerful and elegant locomotives that can alway go the extra mile. Regards, Dan
I was on this. We had some great running with 5043! Thanks for posting.
@richardharrold9736
Ай бұрын
Looks more like the 47 was pushing you around while the Castle looked pretty on the front...
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
That's lovely, I hope you had a fantastic day out! I'm very glad you enjoyed the lineside view of things. Regards, Dan
That was some persuit Dan, I think you're getting the hang of it now and your biking days are over Lol!! Great to see you as always mate and you got some great shots, shame they screwed up your finale at Tyseley and I'm sure they regretted it later. Regards, Brian.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Haha cheers Brian! Yes the biking is now only really used in exceptional circumstances lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the shots and yes although they did I think the traffic jam at Dorridge made them slap their foreheads lol. Regards, Dan
Dan, A well executed plan and nicely captured. Regards, John
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Cheers John, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Regards, Dan
Good work, you must have put some miles in! I thought the Abergavenny pass was the highlight, but that's just a personal opinion.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Cheers very much! I absolutely agree Abergavenny was the favourite, although it was nice to see 5043 at Cardiff Central which was once her home ground and her departure from New Street was spectacular. Regards, Dan
Great video as always Dan. Kind regards, Jake.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Cheers Jake! I was half expecting to see you about for this one lol. Regards, Dan
A very nice done video Dan, thumbs up :)
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Cheers thank you very much! I'm really glad yu enjoyed it mate! Regards, Dan
Jesus you got about mate, great videos. I had a poor day out attempting mine unfortunately making 2 out of 4
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Haha cheers Andy and sorry you had a bad day of it mate! Hopefully you'll be ale to do a bit better on the next mate! Regards, Dan
Music to my ears. Try uploading in the daytime, you'll get more comments.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And from 7 years on YT I've learned the best time to upload is straight away, be that day or night. Regards, Dan
Good video, although the wind noise was a bit distracting.
@crunchynutsteamfilms5043
18 күн бұрын
Thank you very much, and yes I agree, I've been looking at proper mics for a while now because windy days like this one can ruin the video a bit. Regards, Dan