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5th August 2025
GWR locomotives returned to their home depot on the 5th August 2025 from the Railway 200 Greatest Gathering event at Derby the previous weekend. Having recently completed a G Exam the locomotive had visited Arlington Fleet Services paint shop at Eastleigh Works a couple of weeks previous to the big event for a complete repaint, retaining its GWR Brunswick Green livery to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. No. 57604 'Pendennis Castle' leads GWR HST powercars No. 43004 'Caerphilly Castle' and No. 43198 'Driver Brian Cooper 15 June 1947 - 5 October 1999 / Driver Stan Martin 5 June 1960 - 6 November 2004' on the bar with the movement operated by Europhoenix Rail (EPR) on behalf of GWR as 0Z03 09:27 Derby Litchurch Lane - Laira.
(Photo: Paul Clarke)