According to the advertising I'd seen this service was meant to be hauled by fellow Tyseley inmate "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe", but a Castle's a Castle!
She's seen here approaching Birmingham Moor St from the bard's home town of Stratford-on-Avon on her second round trip of the day, with a matching Western Region train of chocolate and cream carriages.
There was no diesel backup for the train, the reasoning possibly being that the depot is only a couple of stops up the line so if they needed help they'd be like E.T. and 'phone home!
