Wrexham, North Wales, UK. 30th September, 2017. Steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe storms along the newly doubled section of line between Chester and Wrexham General hauling a charter train back to Birmingham. Credit: Charles Allen/Alamy Live News
The GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is a steam locomotive of the GWR 'Castle' Class, built in March 1936. It was withdrawn in December 1963, and acquired by Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in June 1964. It was sold to the then Birmingham Railway Museum and left as the 43rd departure from Barry in September 1973. Many of its parts were removed for safekeeping and the locomotive was stored, initially as a spare boiler for 7029 "Clun Castle". In 1996, Birmingham Railway Museum trustees announced the project to restore Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to main line running condition. The proposal was to restore the locomotive to late 1950s condition, with newly constructed Hawksworth tender and BR double chimney.
Size: 4322px × 3146px
Location: Station Road, Rossett, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Charles Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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