No. 7029 Clun Castle

  • ‘Shakespeare Express’ 2019 season underway

    ‘Shakespeare Express’ 2019 season underway

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    Vintage Trains reintroduced its popular ‘Shakespeare Express’ between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon on July 21.  Two return trips per day will operate on August 4, August 18, September 1 and September 15, with BR ‘Castle’ No. 7029 Clun Castle taking charge, except on August 4 when ex-LMS ‘Jubilee’ No. 45596 Bahamas is booked to…

  • Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster

    Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster

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    ‘JUBILEE’ No. 45596 Bahamas will return to Tyseley for the works open days on June 22-23. This comes only a few months after the completion of its overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works and two very successful comeback runs over the Settle to Carlisle Line. The Stanier ‘5XP’ is also booked to haul six Vintage Trains tours…

  • Clun Castle to perform for Ironbridge branch farewell

    Clun Castle to perform for Ironbridge branch farewell

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    Two more opportunities to ride behind Tyseley’s restored No. 7029 Clun Castle on June 9.

  • Vintage Trains plans to run 30 day tours in 2019

    Vintage Trains plans to run 30 day tours in 2019

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    By Cedric Johns VINTAGE Trains has announced its first season of tours as a Train Operating Company. The publication of the 2019 itinerary coincided with Tyseley Locomotive Works’ flagship WR 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle successfully completing its main line proving runs to and from Stratford-upon-Avon in February, as outlined on News, pages10/11. Testing over,…

  • Your Gallery | 7029 “Clun Castle”

    Your Gallery | 7029 “Clun Castle”

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    GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 Number 7029 “Clun Castle” heads through Purton.

  • Clun Castle returns to main line after 31-year hiatus

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    Tyseley’s flagship Collett 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle made a triumphant return to the main line last month. This was its first venture onto the national network since 1988, following an extensive overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The 1950-built ‘Castle’ ran a series of light engine test runs to ease it through speeds of 15,…

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