Didcot Railway Centre’s GWR Castle No. 4079 Pendennis Castle is to visit Tyseley Locomotive Works this June for Vintage Train’s Castle 100 Open Weekend.

Celebrating the centenary of the GWR Castle design, the open weekend (taking place on the 17th and 18th June 2023) will see 4079 Pendennis Castle, 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 5080 Defiant and 7029 Clun Castle be on display at the weekend.

4079 and 7029 were last in steam together at Tyseley back in March 1967, and Pendennis Castle was last at Tyseley back in 1977, immediately before her export to Australia.

On Saturday, all four Castles will line up around the turntable, with turntable demonstrations and a 3 Castle Cavalcade.

Also at the open weekend will be a miniature railway, a depot shuttle on Sunday hauled by 7029 Clun Castle, and the workshop gallery will be open.

Additionally, on Sunday, both 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and 7029 Clun Castle will be hauling The Shakespeare Express, giving the opportunity to ride behind both Castles in one day. The locomotives will change at Snow Hill and will be the only time in 2023 that the two Castles will work The Shakespeare Express together in one day.

Booking for the Open Day will start in February, with tickets costing £15 (adult), £5 (children) on Saturday, and £10 (adult), £3 (children) on the Sunday.