Steam. Failing 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe races Voyager Banbury-Oxford. "The Bristolian"

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe leaves Banbury after picking up passengers. The Bristolian is running from Solihull to Bristol Temple Meads on 28th March 2009. 5043 fails at Didcot and is replaced by a class 47 diesel loco.

5043 has great difficulty pulling away from Banbury. The crew try to fix the problem. A Cross Country voyager races 5043 to Oxford.

Both trains seen at Oxford, where 5043 is put into the sidings for 1 hour.

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[trainlover658]

thats good old british steam, although ill, steam can still get the train moving, unlike voyegers, they dont stop dead

[KINGANDCASTLE]

@trainlover658 She is back at Banbury tomorrow (11 Dec 2010)

[WestCoastRailwayBoy]

Why did she keep stoping and moving?

[KINGANDCASTLE]

@WestCoastRailwayBoy I can only remember that there was mechanical fault that caused the engine to be taken off at Didcot.

[traindriverglos1960]

AWESOME BEAST MATE AS ALWAYS 5 STARS

[KINGANDCASTLE]

@traindriverglos1960 Thanks

[50050]

you cant tell there was a problem just by listening to the cylinders. the valves sounded out of sync

[KINGANDCASTLE]

@argenvia2 It runs to London Paddington & Marylebone

[argenvia2]

thanks for the reply

the Oxford and Banbury line to run from St Pancras??

[KINGANDCASTLE]

@argenvia2 A lot of Britain's rail lines have not been electrified