Ex-GWR ‘Hall’ Class 4-6-0 No. 4965 ‘Rood Ashton Hall’ plus ‘Castle’ Class 4-6-0 No. 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’ are approaching the 1 in 36 summit of Dainton Bank between Newton Abbot and Totnes, in Devon, hauling Vintage Trains’ ‘The Cornishman’ from Bristol to Plymouth on 27th April 2013. A scene of this type would have been commonplace here in the time of regular steam operation, with most major expresses requiring pilot engine assistance over the banks.
