A long time Shrewsbury engine between 1948 and 1960.

Peter Kerslake says "5050 Earl of St. Germans arrives with a 'West to North' working. Newton Abbot and Shrewsbury depots shared these 'Double Home' turns with Newton Abbot invariably using one of their Castles whilst Shrewsbury had both Castles and Counties on its books for these long distance duties."