Steam | 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ & 37240 | Shakespeare Express | 27th July #steam #train
Some time afterwards, heading south west, ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ has ran round in Stratford and is now ‘facing the front’ as it blasts through Wood End tunnel with the returning ‘Shakespeare Express’ to Worcester on 27th July 2025. 5043 is working 1Z68 the 1648 from Stratford to Worcester as it heads along the North Warwickshire line at Wood End, this time with class 37 no 37240 on the rear.
A GWR ‘Castle’ class steam locomotive, no 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’, is seen operating tender first on a passenger service, the Shakespeare Express, from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford. It is assisted by a Class 37 diesel locomotive, no 37240. The train passes through The Lakes station on the North Warwickshire line and later travels south-west towards Worcester, with 5043 running round in Stratford and passing through Wood End tunnel. The service is operated by Vintage Trains and includes headcode 1Z68.
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