5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is to visit Somerset this Saturday (30th May 2026) as it hauls The Whistling Ghost to Minehead.

5043 will depart Birmingham Snow Hill at 07:50 and will pass through Stourbridge Junction (08:20), Kidderminster (08:31), Droitwich Spa (08:45), Worcester Shrub Hill (08:59), Cheltenham Spa (09:34), Bristol Parkway (10:53), Bristol Temple Meads (11:14), Taunton (12:15) and Bishops Lydeard at 12:35.

Here, the train is hauled by WSR Manor locomotives to Minehead, arriving at 14:30.

The Manor locomotives will also return the train to Bishops Lydeard, departing Minehead at 16:50 and arriving in Bishops Lydeard at 18:30.

5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will depart Bishops Lydeard at 18:40 and will return to Birmingham via Taunton (18:56), Bristol Temple Meads (19:54), Bristol Parkway (20:09), Cheltenham Spa (21:36), Worcester Shrub Hill (22:06), Droitwich Spa (22:21), Stourbridge Junction (22:47) and Birmingham Snow Hill (23:15).

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To find full timings for the movement, please click here.