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GWR Castle No. 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' Visit Newcastle - 12th June 2026. #railways

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A video from Newcastle Central Station on Friday 12th June 2026 where we see GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' arrive from Birmingham New Street with 'The Cathedrals Express' (1Z29), a Vintage Trains excursion. Class 37 diesel loco No. 37240 was on the rear of the train.

After arrival to disembark passengers the train reversed for the short trip to Norwood Junction to turn and head to Tyne Yard for a few hours.

Apologies for the rather inferior sound quality on this video.

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Allan - @allan5919
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A video from Newcastle Central Station captures GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' arriving from Birmingham New Street with 'The Cathedrals Express' (1Z29), a Vintage Trains excursion. Class 37 diesel loco No. 37240 was on the rear of the train. After passengers disembarked, the train reversed to Norwood Junction for turning before heading to Tyne Yard. The footage includes commentary from the uploader, who apologises for the sound quality.

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  • Platform ID iuWH8vkjn5Y
  • Views 641
  • Date published 12 Jun 2026 16:40
  • Date added 15 Jun 2026 17:03
  • Recorded 12 Jun 2026
  • Locomotives 1
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