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British Railways Castle Class 4-6-0 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" approaches Birmingham Moor Street

British Railways Castle Class 4-6-0 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" approaches Birmingham Moor Street with the 13:36/13:45 13:38/13:50 1T51 Stratford Upon Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill "Shakespeare Express". In the background can be seen the stillborn Duddeston viaduct that was built in 1846 but rendered surplus when the GWR took over the Oxford to Snow Hill line.

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Uploaded on September 2, 2016
Taken on August 28, 2016