List of GWR 4073 Class locomotives

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Here is a list of all the GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950.

Numbers First Name Second Name Built Withdrawn Notes
111 Viscount Churchill — 1924 1953 Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear
4000 North Star —  ?  ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4000
4009 / 100 Shooting Star A1 Lloyds  ? 1950 Rebuilt from Star Class 4009
4016 Knight of the Golden Fleece The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)  ?  ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4016. Nameplate & crest on display at Somerset County Museum, Taunton
4032 Queen Alexandra —  ?  ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4032
4037 Queen Philippa The South Wales Borderers  ?  ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4037
4073 Caerphilly Castle — 1923  ? Preserved at Swindon Steam Railway Museum
4074 Caldicot Castle —  ?  ?
4075 Cardiff Castle —  ?  ?
4076 Carmarthen Castle — 01924-02 February 1924 01963-02 February 1963
4077 Chepstow Castle —  ?  ?
4078 Pembroke Castle —  ?  ?
4079 Pendennis Castle — 01924-02 February 1924  ? Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre; under restoration
4080 Powderham Castle - ? ?
4081 Warwick Castle - ? ?
4082 Windsor Castle ? ? Swapped name & number with 7013 Bristol Castle in 1952
4083 Abbotsbury Castle - ? ?
4084 Aberystwyth Castle - ? ?
4085 Berkeley Castle - ? ?
4086 Builth Castle - ? ?
4087 Cardigan Castle - ? ?
4088 Dartmouth Castle - ? ?
4089 Donnington Castle - ? ?
4090 Dorchester Castle - ? ?
4091 Dudley Castle —  ? 1959 First ‘new-built’ Castle to be withdrawn
4092 Dunraven Castle - ? ?
4093 Dunster Castle - ? ?
4094 Dynevor Castle - ? ?
4095 Harlech Castle - ? ?
4096 Highclere Castle - ? ?
4097 Kenilworth Castle - ? ?
4098 Kidwelly Castle - ? ?
4099 Kilgerran Castle - ? ?
5000 Launceston Castle - ? ?
5001 Llandovery Castle - ? ?
5002 Ludlow Castle - ? ?
5003 Lulworth Castle - ? ?
5004 Llanstephan Castle - ? ?
5005 Manorbier Castle - ? ?
5006 Tregenna Castle - ? ?
5007 Rougemont Castle - ? ?
5008 Raglan Castle - ? ?
5009 Shrewsbury Castle - ? ?
5010 Restormel Castle - ? ?
5011 Tintagel Castle - ? ?
5012 Berry Pomeroy Castle - ? ?
5013 Abergavenny Castle - ? ?
5014 Goodrich Castle - ? ?
5015 Kingswear Castle - ? ?
5016 Montgomery Castle - ? ?
5017 St. Donat's Castle The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st ? ? Renamed 1954
5018 St Mawes Castle - ? ?
5019 Treago Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01962-09 September 1962
5020 Trematon Castle - ? ?
5021 Whittington Castle - ? ?
5022 Wigmore Castle - ? ?
5023 Brecon Castle - ? ?
5024 Carew Castle - ? ?
5025 Chirk Castle - ? ?
5026 Criccieth Castle - ? ?
5027 Farleigh Castle - ? ?
5028 Llantilio Castle - ? ?
5029 Nunney Castle — 01934-05 May 1934 01963-12 December 1963 Preserved - Rescued from Barry in May 1976. Seen pulling "The Elgar Explorer" at Ascot Under Wychwood on 1 December 2001 [1]. At Tyseley for an intermediate overhaul (December 2005). Recent (28/12/05) information indicates that it now belongs to Jeremy Hosking.
5030 Shirburn Castle - ? ?
5031 Totnes Castle - ? ?
5032 Usk Castle - ? ?
5033 Broughton Castle - ? ?
5034 Corfe Castle - ? ?
5035 Coity Castle - ? ?
5036 Lyonshall Castle - ? ?
5037 Monmouth Castle - ? ?
5038 Morlais Castle - ? ?
5039 Rhuddlan Castle - ? ?
5040 Stokesay Castle - ? ?
5041 Tiverton Castle - ? ?
5042 Winchester Castle - ? ?
5043 Banbury Castle Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 01936-03 March 1936 01964-06 June 1964 Preserved
5044 Beverston Castle Earl of Dunraven ? ?
5045 Bridgwater Castle Earl of Dudley ? ?
5046 Clifford Castle Earl Cawdor ? ?
5047 Compton Castle Earl of Dartmouth ? ?
5048 Cranbrook Castle Earl of Devon ? ?
5049 Denbigh Castle Earl of Plymouth ? ?
5050 Devizes Castle Earl of St Germans ? ?
5051 Drysllwyn Castle Earl Bathurst 01936-05 May 1936 01963-05 May 1963 Preserved. Carries either name, alternately. It is kept at Didcot Railway Centre. See it with steam up in March 2007, [2]
5052 Eastnor Castle Earl of Radnor ? ?
5053 Bishop's Castle Earl Cairns ? ?
5054 Lamphey Castle Earl of Ducie ? ?
5055 Lydford Castle Earl of Eldon ? ?
5056 Ogmore Castle Earl of Powis ? ?
5057 Penrice Castle Earl Waldegrave ? ?
5058 Newport Castle Earl of Clancarty ? ?
5059 Powis Castle Earl St Aldwyn ? ?
5060 Sarum Castle Earl of Berkeley ? ?
5061 Sudeley Castle Earl of Birkenhead ? ?
5062 Tenby Castle Earl of Shaftesbury ? ?
5063 Thornbury Castle Earl Baldwin ? ?
5064 Tretower Castle Bishop's Castle ? ?
5065 Upton Castle Newport Castle ? ?
5066 Wardour Castle Sir Felix Pole ? ?
5067 St Fagans Castle - ? ?
5068 Beverston Castle - ? ?
5069 Isambard Kingdom Brunel - ? ?
5070 Sir Daniel Gooch - ? ?
5071 Clifford Castle Spitfire ? ?
5072 Compton Castle Hurricane ? ?
5073 Cranbrook Castle Blenheim ? ?
5074 Denbigh Castle Hampden ? ?
5075 Devizes Castle Wellington ? ?
5076 Drysllwyn Castle Gladiator ? ?
5077 Eastnor Castle Fairey Battle ? ?
5078 Lamphey Castle Beaufort ? ?
5079 Lydford Castle Lysander ? ?
5080 Ogmore Castle Defiant 01939-05 May 1939 01963-04 April 1963 Preserved
5081 Penrice Castle Lockheed Hudson ? ?
5082 Powis Castle Swordfish ? ?
5083 Bath Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4063
5084 Reading Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4064
5085 Evesham Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4065
5086 Viscount Horne - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4066
5087 Tintern Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4067
5088 Llantony Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4068
5089 Westminster Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4069
5090 Neath Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4070
5091 Cleve Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4071
5092 Tresco Abbey - ? ? Rebuilt from Star Class 4072
5093 Upton Castle - ? ?
5094 Tretower Castle - ? ?
5095 Barbury Castle - ? ?
5096 Bridgwater Castle - ? ?
5097 Sarum Castle - ? ?
5098 Clifford Castle - ? ?
5099 Compton Castle - ? ?
7000 Viscount Portal - ? ?
7001 Denbigh Castle Sir James Milne ? ?
7002 Devizes Castle - ? ?
7003 Elmley Castle - ? ?
7004 Eastnor Castle - ? ?
7005 Lamphey Castle Sir Edward Elgar ? ?
7006 Lydford Castle - ? ?
7007 Ogmore Castle Great Western ? ?
7008 Swansea Castle - ? ?
7009 Althelney Castle - ? ?
7010 Avondale Castle - ? ?
7011 Banbury Castle - ? ?
7012 Barry Castle - ? ?
7013 Bristol Castle ? ? Swapped name & number with 4082 Windsor Castle in 1952
7014 Caerhays Castle - ? ?
7015 Carn Brea Castle - ? ?
7016 Chester Castle - ? ?
7017 G. J. Churchward - ? ? Only Castle class name with full stops
7018 Drysllwyn Castle - ? ?
7019 Fowey Castle - ? ?
7020 Gloucester Castle - ? ?
7021 Haverfordwest Castle - ? ?
7022 Hereford Castle - ? ?
7023 Penrice Castle - ? ?
7024 Powis Castle - ? ?
7025 Sudeley Castle - ? ?
7026 Tenby Castle - ? ?
7027 Thornbury Castle - ? ? Preserved
7028 Cadbury Castle — 1950  ?
7029 Clun Castle — 1950 01965-12 December 1965 Last Castle to be withdrawn. Preserved
7030 Cranbrook Castle — 1950  ?
7031 Cromwell's Castle - 1950 ?
7032 Denbigh Castle - 1950 ?
7033 Hartlebury Castle - 1950 ?
7034 Ince Castle - 1950 ?
7035 Ogmore Castle - 1950 ?
7036 Taunton Castle - 1950 ?
7037 Swindon - 1950 ?

[edit] References

Collett & Hawksworth Locomotives—A Pictorial History, Brian Haresnape, Ian Allan Ltd, 1978, ISBN 0-7110-0869-8


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