Two historic steam trains built in Swindon have been captured on camera passing through their home town once more.
The 7029 ‘Clun Castle’ was one of the last castle-class steam locomotives to be constructed in Swindon in 1950 by British Railways.
After being the last steam engine to haul a train out of London Paddington on June 11, 1965, the engine was then headed for the scrap heap.
But the Clun Castle was saved from the scrapyard by Pat Whitehouse, who bought the engine for £2,400, which is £47,639 in today’s money.
Alongside its even older counterpart, the 5042 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, the Clun Castle steamed through Swindon once more this September.
Rail enthusiasts rushed out to capture the perfect shot of the engines travelling from Birmingham to Bristol.
The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe engine, manufactured in Swindon in 1936, is so popular it even has its own Facebook page named '5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Fans' and has almost 600 members.
The 79-tonne locomotive has six-foot eight-inch wheels and was operated out of the old Swindon railway shed during the beginning of World War Two.
Not only is the steam engine iconic for being 88 years old, it also once held the record for the fastest non-stop journey between Plymouth and Bristol.
It was saved from the scrapyard by rail enthusiasts after it was withdrawn from service with British Rail in 1963 and is currently owned by the charity Vintage Trains.
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