List of GWR 4073 Class locomotives

Below is a list of all 171 GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950.

Key to table
Preserved Scrapped
Numbers First Name Second Name Built Withdrawn Notes
111 Viscount Churchill — 01924-09 September 1924 01953-07 July 1953 Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear
4000 North Star — 01929-11 November 1929 01957-05 May 1957 Rebuilt from Star Class 4000
4009 / 100 A1 Shooting Star Lloyds 01925-04 April 1925 01950-05 May 1950 Rebuilt from Star Class 4009. Renumbered and renamed January 1936.
4016 Knight of the Golden Fleece The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) 01925-10 October 1925 01951-09 September 1951 Rebuilt from Star Class 4016. Renamed January 1938. Nameplate & crest on display at Somerset County Museum, Taunton
4032 Queen Alexandra — 01926-04 April 1926 01951-09 September 1951 Rebuilt from Star Class 4032
4037 Queen Philippa The South Wales Borderers 01926-06 June 1926 01962-09 September 1962 Rebuilt from Star Class 4037. Renamed March 1937
4073 Caerphilly Castle — 01923-08 August 1923 01960-05 May 1960 Preserved at Swindon Steam Railway Museum
4074 Caldicot Castle — 01923-12 December 1923 01963-05 May 1963
4075 Cardiff Castle — 01924-01 January 1924 01961-11 November 1961
4076 Carmarthen Castle — 01924-02 February 1924 01963-02 February 1963
4077 Chepstow Castle — 01924-02 February 1924 01962-08 August 1962
4078 Pembroke Castle — 01924-02 February 1924 01962-07 July 1962
4079 Pendennis Castle — 01924-02 February 1924 01964-05 May 1964 Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre; under restoration
4080 Powderham Castle — 01924-03 March 1924 01964-08 August 1964
4081 Warwick Castle — 01924-03 March 1924 01963-01 January 1963
4082 Windsor Castle 7013 Bristol Castle 01924-04 April 1924 01964-09 September 1964 Swapped name and number with 7013 Bristol Castle in February 1952
4083 Abbotsbury Castle — 01925-05 May 1925 01961-12 December 1961
4084 Aberystwyth Castle — 01925-05 May 1925 01960-10 October 1960
4085 Berkeley Castle — 01925-05 May 1925 01962-05 May 1962
4086 Builth Castle — 01925-06 June 1925 01962-04 April 1962
4087 Cardigan Castle — 01925-06 June 1925 01963-10 October 1963
4088 Dartmouth Castle — 01925-07 July 1925 01964-05 May 1964
4089 Donnington Castle — 01925-07 July 1925 01964-09 September 1964
4090 Dorchester Castle — 01925-07 July 1925 01963-06 June 1963
4091 Dudley Castle — 01925-07 July 1925 01959-01 January 1959 First ‘new-built’ Castle to be withdrawn
4092 Dunraven Castle — 01925-08 August 1925 01961-12 December 1961
4093 Dunster Castle — 01926-05 May 1926 01964-09 September 1964
4094 Dynevor Castle — 01926-05 May 1926 01962-03 March 1962
4095 Harlech Castle — 01926-06 June 1926 01962-12 December 1962
4096 Highclere Castle — 01926-06 June 1926 01963-01 January 1963
4097 Kenilworth Castle — 01926-06 June 1926 01960-05 May 1960
4098 Kidwelly Castle — 01926-07 July 1926 01963-12 December 1963
4099 Kilgerran Castle — 01926-08 August 1926 01962-09 September 1962
5000 Launceston Castle — 01926-09 September 1926 01964-10 October 1964
5001 Llandovery Castle — 01926-09 September 1926 01963-02 February 1963
5002 Ludlow Castle — 01926-09 September 1926 01964-09 September 1964
5003 Lulworth Castle — 01927-05 May 1927 01962-08 August 1962
5004 Llanstephan Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01962-04 April 1962 Used in the 1936 movie "The Last Journey" Also appears in 1949 Ealing Studios movie 'Run for your Money'
5005 Manorbier Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01960-02 February 1960
5006 Tregenna Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01962-04 April 1962
5007 Rougemont Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01962-09 September 1962
5008 Raglan Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01962-09 September 1962
5009 Shrewsbury Castle — 01927-06 June 1927 01960-10 October 1960
5010 Restormel Castle — 01927-07 July 1927 01959-10 October 1959
5011 Tintagel Castle — 01927-07 July 1927 01962-09 September 1962
5012 Berry Pomeroy Castle — 01927-07 July 1927 01962-04 April 1962
5013 Abergavenny Castle — 01932-06 June 1932 01962-07 July 1962
5014 Goodrich Castle — 01932-06 June 1932 01965-02 February 1965
5015 Kingswear Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01963-04 April 1963
5016 Montgomery Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01962-09 September 1962
5017 St. Donat's Castle The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st 01932-07 July 1932 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed April 1954
5018 St Mawes Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01964-03 March 1964
5019 Treago Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01962-09 September 1962
5020 Trematon Castle — 01932-07 July 1932 01962-11 November 1962
5021 Whittington Castle — 01932-08 August 1932 01962-09 September 1962
5022 Wigmore Castle — 01932-08 August 1932 01963-06 June 1963
5023 Brecon Castle — 01934-04 April 1934 01963-02 February 1963
5024 Carew Castle — 01934-04 April 1934 01962-05 May 1962
5025 Chirk Castle — 01934-04 April 1934 01963-11 November 1963
5026 Criccieth Castle — 01934-04 April 1934 01964-11 November 1964
5027 Farleigh Castle — 01934-04 April 1934 01962-11 November 1962
5028 Llantilio Castle — 01934-05 May 1934 01960-05 May 1960
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 as of December 2005. Overhaul completed in April 2008 and has been passed for mainline service.
5030 Shirburn Castle — 01934-05 May 1934 01962-09 September 1962
5031 Totnes Castle — 01934-05 May 1934 01963-10 October 1963
5032 Usk Castle — 01934-05 May 1934 01962-09 September 1962
5033 Broughton Castle — 01935-05 May 1935 01962-09 September 1962
5034 Corfe Castle — 01935-05 May 1935 01962-09 September 1962
5035 Coity Castle — 01935-05 May 1935 01962-05 May 1962
5036 Lyonshall Castle — 01935-05 May 1935 01962-09 September 1962 Briefly seen at 'Mallingford' station in the 1953 Ealing Comedy film "The Titfield Thunderbolt".
5037 Monmouth Castle — 01935-05 May 1935 01964-03 March 1964
5038 Morlais Castle — 01935-06 June 1935 01963-09 September 1963
5039 Rhuddlan Castle — 01935-06 June 1935 01964-06 June 1964
5040 Stokesay Castle — 01935-06 June 1935 01963-10 October 1963
5041 Tiverton Castle — 01935-07 July 1935 01963-12 December 1963
5042 Winchester Castle — 01935-07 July 1935 01965-06 June 1965
5043 Barbury Castle Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 01936-03 March 1936 01963-12 December 1963 Renamed September 1937. Preserved
5044 Beverston Castle Earl of Dunraven 01936-03 March 1936 01962-04 April 1962 Renamed September 1937
5045 Bridgwater Castle Earl of Dudley 01936-03 March 1936 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed September 1937
5046 Clifford Castle Earl Cawdor 01936-04 April 1936 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed August 1937
5047 Compton Castle Earl of Dartmouth 01936-04 April 1936 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed August 1937
5048 Cranbrook Castle Earl of Devon 01936-04 April 1936 01962-08 August 1962 Renamed August 1937
5049 Denbigh Castle Earl of Plymouth 01936-04 April 1936 01963-03 March 1963 Renamed August 1937
5050 Devizes Castle Earl of St Germans 01936-05 May 1936 01963-08 August 1963 Renamed August 1937
5051 Drysllwyn Castle Earl Bathurst 01936-05 May 1936 01963-05 May 1963 Renamed August 1937. Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. Carries either name, alternately.
5052 Eastnor Castle Earl of Radnor 01936-05 May 1936 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed July 1937
5053 Bishop's Castle Earl Cairns 01936-05 May 1936 01962-07 July 1962 Renamed August 1937
5054 Lamphey Castle Earl of Ducie 01936-06 June 1936 01964-11 November 1964 Renamed September 1937
5055 Lydford Castle Earl of Eldon 01936-06 June 1936 01964-10 October 1964 Renamed August 1937
5056 Ogmore Castle Earl of Powis 01936-06 June 1936 01964-11 November 1964 Renamed September 1937
5057 Penrice Castle Earl Waldegrave 01936-06 June 1936 01964-03 March 1964 Renamed October 1937
5058 Newport Castle Earl of Clancarty 01937-05 May 1937 01963-03 March 1963 Renamed September 1937
5059 Powis Castle Earl St Aldwyn 01937-05 May 1937 01962-06 June 1962 Renamed October 1937
5060 Sarum Castle Earl of Berkeley 01937-06 June 1937 01963-04 April 1963 Renamed October 1937
5061 Sudeley Castle Earl of Birkenhead 01937-06 June 1937 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed October 1937
5062 Tenby Castle Earl of Shaftesbury 01937-06 June 1937 01962-08 August 1962 Renamed November 1937
5063 Thornbury Castle Earl Baldwin 01937-06 June 1937 01965-02 February 1965 Renamed July 1937
5064 Tretower Castle Bishop's Castle 01937-06 June 1937 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed September 1937
5065 Upton Castle Newport Castle 01937-07 July 1937 01963-01 January 1963 Renamed September 1937
5066 Wardour Castle Sir Felix Pole 01937-07 July 1937 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed April 1956
5067 St Fagans Castle — 01937-07 July 1937 01962-07 July 1962
5068 Beverston Castle — 01938-06 June 1938 01962-09 September 1962
5069 Isambard Kingdom Brunel — 01938-06 June 1938 01962-02 February 1962
5070 Sir Daniel Gooch — 01938-06 June 1938 01964-03 March 1964
5071 Clifford Castle Spitfire 01938-06 June 1938 01963-10 October 1963 Renamed September 1940
5072 Compton Castle Hurricane 01938-06 June 1938 01962-10 October 1962 Renamed November 1940
5073 Cranbrook Castle Blenheim 01938-07 July 1938 01964-03 March 1964 Renamed January 1941
5074 Denbigh Castle Hampden 01938-07 July 1938 01964-05 May 1964 Renamed January 1941
5075 Devizes Castle Wellington 01938-08 August 1938 01962-09 September 1962 Renamed October 1940
5076 Drysllwyn Castle Gladiator 01938-08 August 1938 01964-09 September 1964 Renamed January 1941
5077 Eastnor Castle Fairey Battle 01938-08 August 1938 01962-07 July 1962 Renamed October 1940
5078 Lamphey Castle Beaufort 01939-05 May 1939 01962-11 November 1962 Renamed January 1941
5079 Lydford Castle Lysander 01939-05 May 1939 01960-05 May 1960 Renamed November 1940
5080 Ogmore Castle Defiant 01939-05 May 1939 01963-04 April 1963 Renamed January 1941. Preserved
5081 Penrice Castle Lockheed Hudson 01939-05 May 1939 01963-10 October 1963 Renamed January 1941
5082 Powis Castle Swordfish 01939-06 June 1939 01962-07 July 1962 Renamed January 1941
5083 Bath Abbey — 01937-06 June 1937 01959-01 January 1959 Rebuilt from Star Class 4063
5084 Reading Abbey — 01937-04 April 1937 01962-07 July 1962 Rebuilt from Star Class 4064
5085 Evesham Abbey — 01939-07 July 1939 01964-02 February 1964 Rebuilt from Star Class 4065
5086 Viscount Horne — 01937-12 December 1937 01958-11 November 1958 Rebuilt from Star Class 4066
5087 Tintern Abbey — 01940-11 November 1940 01963-08 August 1963 Rebuilt from Star Class 4067
5088 Llanthony Abbey — 01939-02 February 1939 01962-09 September 1962 Rebuilt from Star Class 4068
5089 Westminster Abbey — 01939-10 October 1939 01964-09 September 1964 Rebuilt from Star Class 4069
5090 Neath Abbey — 01939-04 April 1939 01962-05 May 1962 Rebuilt from Star Class 4070
5091 Cleeve Abbey — 01938-12 December 1938 01964-10 October 1964 Rebuilt from Star Class 4071
5092 Tresco Abbey — 01938-04 April 1938 01963-07 July 1963 Rebuilt from Star Class 4072
5093 Upton Castle — 01939-06 June 1939 01963-09 September 1963
5094 Tretower Castle — 01939-06 June 1939 01962-09 September 1962
5095 Barbury Castle — 01939-06 June 1939 01962-08 August 1962
5096 Bridgwater Castle — 01939-06 June 1939 01964-06 June 1964
5097 Sarum Castle — 01939-07 July 1939 01963-03 March 1963
5098 Clifford Castle — 01946-05 May 1946 01964-06 June 1964
5099 Compton Castle — 01946-05 May 1946 01963-02 February 1963
7000 Viscount Portal — 01946-05 May 1946 01963-12 December 1963
7001 Denbigh Castle Sir James Milne 01946-05 May 1946 01963-09 September 1963 Renamed February 1948
7002 Devizes Castle — 01946-06 June 1946 01964-03 March 1964
7003 Elmley Castle — 01946-06 June 1946 01964-08 August 1964
7004 Eastnor Castle — 01946-06 June 1946 01964-01 January 1964
7005 Lamphey Castle Sir Edward Elgar 01946-06 June 1946 01964-09 September 1964 Renamed August 1957
7006 Lydford Castle — 01946-06 June 1946 01963-12 December 1963
7007 Ogmore Castle Great Western 01946-07 July 1946 01963-02 February 1963 Renamed January 1948
7008 Swansea Castle — 01948-05 May 1948 01964-09 September 1964
7009 Althelney Castle — 01948-05 May 1948 01963-03 March 1963
7010 Avondale Castle — 01948-06 June 1948 01964-03 March 1964
7011 Banbury Castle — 01948-06 June 1948 01965-02 February 1965
7012 Barry Castle — 01948-06 June 1948 01964-11 November 1964
7013 Bristol Castle 4082 Windsor Castle 01948-07 July 1948 01965-02 February 1965 Swapped name and number with 4082 Windsor Castle in February 1952
7014 Caerhays Castle — 01948-07 July 1948 01965-02 February 1965
7015 Carn Brea Castle — 01948-07 July 1948 01963-04 April 1963
7016 Chester Castle — 01948-08 August 1948 01962-11 November 1962
7017 G. J. Churchward — 01948-08 August 1948 01963-02 February 1963 Only Castle class name with full stops
7018 Drysllwyn Castle — 01949-05 May 1949 01963-09 September 1963
7019 Fowey Castle — 01949-05 May 1949 01964-09 September 1964
7020 Gloucester Castle — 01949-05 May 1949 01963-09 September 1963
7021 Haverfordwest Castle — 01949-06 June 1949 01963-09 September 1963
7022 Hereford Castle — 01949-06 June 1949 01965-06 June 1965
7023 Penrice Castle — 01949-06 June 1949 01965-02 February 1965
7024 Powis Castle — 01949-06 June 1949 01965-02 February 1965
7025 Sudeley Castle — 01949-08 August 1949 01964-09 September 1964
7026 Tenby Castle — 01949-08 August 1949 01964-10 October 1964
7027 Thornbury Castle — 01949-08 August 1949 01963-12 December 1963 Preserved
7028 Cadbury Castle — 01950-05 May 1950 01963-12 December 1963
7029 Clun Castle — 01950-05 May 1950 01965-12 December 1965 Last Castle to be withdrawn. Preserved
7030 Cranbrook Castle — 01950-06 June 1950 01963-02 February 1963
7031 Cromwell's Castle — 01950-06 June 1950 01963-07 July 1963
7032 Denbigh Castle — 01950-06 June 1950 01964-09 September 1964
7033 Hartlebury Castle — 01950-07 July 1950 01963-01 January 1963
7034 Ince Castle — 01950-08 August 1950 01965-06 June 1965
7035 Ogmore Castle — 01950-08 August 1950 01965-08 August 1965
7036 Taunton Castle — 01950-08 August 1950 01963-09 September 1963
7037 Swindon — 01950-08 August 1950 01963-03 March 1963

References

Preserved GWR Castle Class locomotives
List of all GWR Castle Class Locomotives