Double Headed Castles- 5043 & 7029 fly up Hatton Bank- plus 4 Castle line up at Didcot. 4/3/23

Following its recent overhaul 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe joins 7029 Clun Castle for a members and shareholders excursion to Didcot Railway Centre.
7029 Clun Castle leading 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe heads through Oxford on the outward journey.
At Didcot the Tyseley Castles joined 4079 Pendennis Castle and 5051 Drysyllwyn Castle for a unique 4 Castle line up on a an original Great Western Steam Shed. Also running on the demonstration line was recently repainted 4144.
After taking water and turning for the return journey 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and 7029 Clun Castle were readied for the return journey back to Tyseley. The sound and sight of two double chimneyed castles taking a run up Hatton Bank was arguably the highlight of the day. Passing Warwick Parkway 2 minutes late, the Castles came thundering up through Hatton North, reaching Lapworth 1 early.
Skip to 9:05 for the Castles on Hatton Bank

Filmed in 4K.
4/3/23

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[i.c.d.-videos]

Awesome footage, it was a great trip onboard 👍🏻.

[GreatBritishRailways]

Luke, A great video and I especially enjoyed the race with IET 😀 Good to briefly meet up at Hatton. Regards, John

[sirhcsteam]

Good shots, I was filming at Budbrook /Warwick Parkway Regards Chris

[JakeBSteam]

Great footage as always Luke, was great to catch up with you again. Cheers, Jake.

[trainsacrossthenorth]

Incredible! The final shot was amazing!

[robertbate]

Brilliant !!! Loved the shots of Didcot, and fantastic finale !!!

[thebrummierailenthusiasts]

7:31 look at this magnificent photograph with 4 castles side by side

[LiamsLocos]

Absolutely fantastic mate! Was a pleasure having your company also, those castles are special man.

[railwayscene]

Stunning video, topped off with a great finale. Loved it.

[crunchynutsteamfilms]

Brilliant video Luke. Loved the Hatton Bank ending mate, those castles far outshone any of the units that go up there nowadays despite heavier loading. Great to see you today too man. Regards, Dan

[peteraustin]

I was on the train, and possibly the most frustrating bit was when the IET left just as we got into Oxford on the way to Didcot so we had to come to a dead stop. If he'd waited 2 minutes we could have roared through... But hey ho, a cracking day for everyone. So many great videos and photos to look at as well.

[jamieleestransporthub]

A very nice compilation of the castles today mate, shame I wasn’t able to see it but it sure looked like a fun day! Loved the part at the start with Clun and Earl racing a 800 out of Oxford! Kind regards Jamie

[ronfisher-railwaytravelvideos]

Splendid stuff! I was at Oxford and Banbury for the return run and was rewarded by a high speed run through Oxford with the regulators in the roofs as they made time from an earlier P.W. slack. That footage is on my YT channel, but the footage from Didcot will have to wait until I've got more time.

[SYKAROST]

Loved that opener Luke, imagine once that 800 driver recovered from his surprise he said 'sod that'!! Spoke to crews at Snow Hill as it was obvious at Warwick that they deliberately held back to make sure that Stratford had cleared and Alistair Meanly said 62 mph through Hatton pretty effortless!! Nice to catch up at Didcot.... Regards, Brian.

[peterberry]

Excellent...what is better than one CASTLES just hope everyone reads their history books to read how the Castle Class seriously influenced the design and future design of LMS and LNER express locomotives. Without the Castles there would have been no Flying Scotsman, to mention just one!

[HeavensGremlin]

Track through Oxford looks ropey as Old Nick....!!!