7029 'Clun Castle' Makes a Deafening Departure from Kings Cross! First time since 1967! - 07/10/23

October 2023 saw the 56th anniversary of Tyseley's 7029 'Clun Castle' working a pair of Ian Allan Railtours on the East Coast Mainline from Kings Cross, one to Leeds and two weeks later one to York. As part of the Castle 100 celebrations in 2023, Vintage Trains ran a special with 7029 from Kings Cross for the first time since 1967, the first time a Castle had been to Kings Cross in preservation and only the third time since 'Pendennis Castle' took part in the performance trials against the LNER A1s in April 1925.

Starting at Coleshill, the train would be piloted by Tyseley's Clas 47 47773 to Nuneaton and then up the ECML to Wembley where it would run round and allow 'Clun Castle' to draw the train forward. A twitch across to the ECML at Copenhagen Jn and a reversal at Hornsey and the train rolled back into Kings Cross. A short pause and the train would charge down the ECML to Peterborough, where it would take water, turn right and take the GNGE Joint Line to Lincoln. The return run went via Hykeham and Collingham to Newark. From there the train followed the ECML back to Kings Cross with another water stop at Peterborough. The reverse of the outward would take the train back to Coleshill.


Filmed on a Panasonic HC-X1500 with an AudioTechnica AT8024 microphone.


Enjoy.