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Numbers	First Name	Second Name	Built	Withdrawn	Notes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	—	000000001924-09-01-0000Sep 1924	000000001953-07-01-0000Jul 1953	Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear
4000	North Star	—	000000001929-11-01-0000Nov 1929	000000001957-05-01-0000May 1957	Rebuilt from Star Class 4000
4009 / 100 A1	Shooting Star	Lloyds	000000001925-04-01-0000Apr 1925	000000001950-05-01-0000May 1950	Rebuilt from Star Class 4009. Renumbered and renamed January 1936.
4016	Knight of the Golden Fleece	The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)	000000001925-10-01-0000Oct 1925	000000001951-09-01-0000Sep 1951	Rebuilt from Star Class 4016. Renamed January 1938. Nameplate & crest on display at Somerset County Museum, Taunton
4032	Queen Alexandra	—	000000001926-04-01-0000Apr 1926	000000001951-09-01-0000September 1951	Rebuilt from Star Class 4032
4037	Queen Philippa	The South Wales Borderers	000000001926-06-01-0000Jun 1926	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Rebuilt from Star Class 4037. Renamed March 1937
4073	Caerphilly Castle	—	000000001923-08-01-0000Aug 1923	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960	Preserved at Swindon Steam Railway Museum
4074	Caldicot Castle	—	000000001923-12-01-0000Dec 1923	000000001963-05-01-0000May 1963
4075	Cardiff Castle	—	000000001924-01-01-0000Jan 1924	000000001961-11-01-0000Nov 1961
4076	Carmarthen Castle	—	000000001924-02-01-0000Feb 1924	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963
4077	Chepstow Castle	—	000000001924-02-01-0000Feb 1924	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962
4078	Pembroke Castle	—	000000001924-02-01-0000Feb 1924	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962
4079	Pendennis Castle	—	000000001924-02-01-0000Feb 1924	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964	Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre; under restoration
4080	Powderham Castle	—	000000001924-03-01-0000Mar 1924	000000001964-08-01-0000Aug 1964
4081	Warwick Castle	—	000000001924-03-01-0000Mar 1924	000000001963-01-01-0000Jan 1963
4082	Windsor Castle	7013 Bristol Castle	000000001924-04-01-0000Apr 1924	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964	Swapped name and number with 7013 Bristol Castle in February 1952
4083	Abbotsbury Castle	—	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001961-12-01-0000Dec 1961
4084	Aberystwyth Castle	—	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001960-10-01-0000Oct 1960
4085	Berkeley Castle	—	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001962-05-01-0000May 1962
4086	Builth Castle	—	000000001925-06-01-0000Jun 1925	000000001962-04-01-0000Apr 1962
4087	Cardigan Castle	—	000000001925-06-01-0000Jun 1925	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963
4088	Dartmouth Castle	—	000000001925-07-01-0000Jul 1925	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964
4089	Donnington Castle	—	000000001925-07-01-0000Jul 1925	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
4090	Dorchester Castle	—	000000001925-07-01-0000Jul 1925	000000001963-06-01-0000Jun 1963
4091	Dudley Castle	—	000000001925-07-01-0000Jul 1925	000000001959-01-01-0000Jan 1959	First ‘new-built’ Castle to be withdrawn
4092	Dunraven Castle	—	000000001925-08-01-0000Aug 1925	000000001961-12-01-0000December 1961
4093	Dunster Castle	—	000000001926-05-01-0000May 1926	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
4094	Dynevor Castle	—	000000001926-05-01-0000May 1926	000000001962-03-01-0000Mar 1962
4095	Harlech Castle	—	000000001926-06-01-0000Jun 1926	000000001962-12-01-0000Dec 1962
4096	Highclere Castle	—	000000001926-06-01-0000Jun 1926	000000001963-01-01-0000Jan 1963
4097	Kenilworth Castle	—	000000001926-06-01-0000Jun 1926	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960
4098	Kidwelly Castle	—	000000001926-07-01-0000Jul 1926	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
4099	Kilgerran Castle	—	000000001926-08-01-0000Aug 1926	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5000	Launceston Castle	—	000000001926-09-01-0000Sep 1926	000000001964-10-01-0000Oct 1964
5001	Llandovery Castle	—	000000001926-09-01-0000Sep 1926	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963
5002	Ludlow Castle	—	000000001926-09-01-0000Sep 1926	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
5003	Lulworth Castle	—	000000001927-05-01-0000May 1927	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962
5004	Llanstephan Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001962-04-01-0000Apr 1962	Used in the 1936 movie "The Last Journey" Also appears in 1949 Ealing Studios movie 'Run for your Money'
5005	Manorbier Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001960-02-01-0000Feb 1960	This is the only Castle Class to carry streamlining but this was experimental'
5006	Tregenna Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001962-04-01-0000Apr 1962
5007	Rougemont Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5008	Raglan Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5009	Shrewsbury Castle	—	000000001927-06-01-0000Jun 1927	000000001960-10-01-0000Oct 1960
5010	Restormel Castle	—	000000001927-07-01-0000Jul 1927	000000001959-10-01-0000Oct 1959
5011	Tintagel Castle	—	000000001927-07-01-0000Jul 1927	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5012	Berry Pomeroy Castle	—	000000001927-07-01-0000Jul 1927	000000001962-04-01-0000Apr 1962
5013	Abergavenny Castle	—	000000001932-06-01-0000Jun 1932	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962
5014	Goodrich Castle	—	000000001932-06-01-0000Jun 1932	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965
5015	Kingswear Castle	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001963-04-01-0000Apr 1963
5016	Montgomery Castle	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5017	St. Donat's Castle	The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed April 1954
5018	St Mawes Castle	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
5019	Treago Castle	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5020	Trematon Castle	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	000000001962-11-01-0000Nov 1962
5021	Whittington Castle	—	000000001932-08-01-0000Aug 1932	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5022	Wigmore Castle	—	000000001932-08-01-0000Aug 1932	000000001963-06-01-0000Jun 1963
5023	Brecon Castle	—	000000001934-04-01-0000Apr 1934	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963
5024	Carew Castle	—	000000001934-04-01-0000Apr 1934	000000001962-05-01-0000May 1962
5025	Chirk Castle	—	000000001934-04-01-0000Apr 1934	000000001963-11-01-0000Nov 1963
5026	Criccieth Castle	—	000000001934-04-01-0000Apr 1934	000000001964-11-01-0000Nov 1964
5027	Farleigh Castle	—	000000001934-04-01-0000Apr 1934	000000001962-11-01-0000Nov 1962
5028	Llantilio Castle	—	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960
5029	Nunney Castle	—	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963	Preserved - Rescued from Barry in May 1976. Seen pulling "The Elgar Explorer" at Ascot Under Wychwood on 1 December 2001 . 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	—	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5031	Totnes Castle	—	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963
5032	Usk Castle	—	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5033	Broughton Castle	—	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5034	Corfe Castle	—	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	000000001962-09-01-0000September 1962
5035	Coity Castle	—	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	000000001962-05-01-0000May 1962
5036	Lyonshall Castle	—	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Briefly seen at 'Mallingford' station in the 1953 Ealing Comedy film "The Titfield Thunderbolt".
5037	Monmouth Castle	—	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
5038	Morlais Castle	—	000000001935-06-01-0000Jun 1935	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
5039	Rhuddlan Castle	—	000000001935-06-01-0000Jun 1935	000000001964-06-01-0000Jun 1964
5040	Stokesay Castle	—	000000001935-06-01-0000Jun 1935	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963
5041	Tiverton Castle	—	000000001935-07-01-0000Jul 1935	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
5042	Winchester Castle	—	000000001935-07-01-0000Jul 1935	000000001965-06-01-0000Jun 1965
5043	Barbury Castle	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	000000001936-03-01-0000Mar 1936	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963	Renamed September 1937. Preserved
5044	Beverston Castle	Earl of Dunraven	000000001936-03-01-0000Mar 1936	000000001962-04-01-0000Apr 1962	Renamed September 1937
5045	Bridgwater Castle	Earl of Dudley	000000001936-03-01-0000Mar 1936	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed September 1937
5046	Clifford Castle	Earl Cawdor	000000001936-04-01-0000Apr 1936	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed August 1937
5047	Compton Castle	Earl of Dartmouth	000000001936-04-01-0000Apr 1936	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed August 1937
5048	Cranbrook Castle	Earl of Devon	000000001936-04-01-0000Apr 1936	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962	Renamed August 1937
5049	Denbigh Castle	Earl of Plymouth	000000001936-04-01-0000Apr 1936	000000001963-03-01-0000Mar 1963	Renamed August 1937
5050	Devizes Castle	Earl of St Germans	000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936	000000001963-08-01-0000Aug 1963	Renamed August 1937
5051	Drysllwyn Castle	Earl Bathurst	000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936	000000001963-05-01-0000May 1963	Renamed August 1937. Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. Carries either name, alternately.
5052	Eastnor Castle	Earl of Radnor	000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed July 1937
5053	Bishop's Castle	Earl Cairns	000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962	Renamed August 1937
5054	Lamphey Castle	Earl of Ducie	000000001936-06-01-0000Jun 1936	000000001964-11-01-0000Nov 1964	Renamed September 1937
5055	Lydford Castle	Earl of Eldon	000000001936-06-01-0000Jun 1936	000000001964-10-01-0000Oct 1964	Renamed August 1937
5056	Ogmore Castle	Earl of Powis	000000001936-06-01-0000Jun 1936	000000001964-11-01-0000Nov 1964	Renamed September 1937
5057	Penrice Castle	Earl Waldegrave	000000001936-06-01-0000Jun 1936	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964	Renamed October 1937
5058	Newport Castle	Earl of Clancarty	000000001937-05-01-0000May 1937	000000001963-03-01-0000Mar 1963	Renamed September 1937
5059	Powis Castle	Earl St Aldwyn	000000001937-05-01-0000May 1937	000000001962-06-01-0000Jun 1962	Renamed October 1937
5060	Sarum Castle	Earl of Berkeley	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001963-04-01-0000Apr 1963	Renamed October 1937
5061	Sudeley Castle	Earl of Birkenhead	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed October 1937
5062	Tenby Castle	Earl of Shaftesbury	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962	Renamed November 1937
5063	Thornbury Castle	Earl Baldwin	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965	Renamed July 1937
5064	Tretower Castle	Bishop's Castle	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed September 1937
5065	Upton Castle	Newport Castle	000000001937-07-01-0000Jul 1937	000000001963-01-01-0000Jan 1963	Renamed September 1937
5066	Wardour Castle	Sir Felix Pole	000000001937-07-01-0000Jul 1937	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed April 1956
5067	St Fagans Castle	—	000000001937-07-01-0000Jul 1937	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962
5068	Beverston Castle	—	000000001938-06-01-0000Jun 1938	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5069	Isambard Kingdom Brunel	—	000000001938-06-01-0000Jun 1938	000000001962-02-01-0000Feb 1962
5070	Sir Daniel Gooch	—	000000001938-06-01-0000Jun 1938	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
5071	Clifford Castle	Spitfire	000000001938-06-01-0000Jun 1938	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963	Renamed September 1940
5072	Compton Castle	Hurricane	000000001938-06-01-0000Jun 1938	000000001962-10-01-0000Oct 1962	Renamed November 1940
5073	Cranbrook Castle	Blenheim	000000001938-07-01-0000Jul 1938	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964	Renamed January 1941
5074	Denbigh Castle	Hampden	000000001938-07-01-0000Jul 1938	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964	Renamed January 1941
5075	Devizes Castle	Wellington	000000001938-08-01-0000Aug 1938	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Renamed October 1940
5076	Drysllwyn Castle	Gladiator	000000001938-08-01-0000Aug 1938	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964	Renamed January 1941
5077	Eastnor Castle	Fairey Battle	000000001938-08-01-0000Aug 1938	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962	Renamed October 1940
5078	Lamphey Castle	Beaufort	000000001939-05-01-0000May 1939	000000001962-11-01-0000Nov 1962	Renamed January 1941
5079	Lydford Castle	Lysander	000000001939-05-01-0000May 1939	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960	Renamed November 1940
5080	Ogmore Castle	Defiant	000000001939-05-01-0000May 1939	000000001963-04-01-0000Apr 1963	Renamed January 1941. Preserved
5081	Penrice Castle	Lockheed Hudson	000000001939-05-01-0000May 1939	000000001963-10-01-0000Oct 1963	Renamed January 1941
5082	Powis Castle	Swordfish	000000001939-06-01-0000Jun 1939	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962	Renamed January 1941
5083	Bath Abbey	—	000000001937-06-01-0000Jun 1937	000000001959-01-01-0000Jan 1959	Rebuilt from Star Class 4063
5084	Reading Abbey	—	000000001937-04-01-0000Apr 1937	000000001962-07-01-0000Jul 1962	Rebuilt from Star Class 4064
5085	Evesham Abbey	—	000000001939-07-01-0000Jul 1939	000000001964-02-01-0000Feb 1964	Rebuilt from Star Class 4065
5086	Viscount Horne	—	000000001937-12-01-0000Dec 1937	000000001958-11-01-0000Nov 1958	Rebuilt from Star Class 4066
5087	Tintern Abbey	—	000000001940-11-01-0000Nov 1940	000000001963-08-01-0000Aug 1963	Rebuilt from Star Class 4067
5088	Llanthony Abbey	—	000000001939-02-01-0000Feb 1939	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962	Rebuilt from Star Class 4068
5089	Westminster Abbey	—	000000001939-10-01-0000Oct 1939	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964	Rebuilt from Star Class 4069
5090	Neath Abbey	—	000000001939-04-01-0000Apr 1939	000000001962-05-01-0000May 1962	Rebuilt from Star Class 4070
5091	Cleeve Abbey	—	000000001938-12-01-0000Dec 1938	000000001964-10-01-0000Oct 1964	Rebuilt from Star Class 4071
5092	Tresco Abbey	—	000000001938-04-01-0000Apr 1938	000000001963-07-01-0000Jul 1963	Rebuilt from Star Class 4072
5093	Upton Castle	—	000000001939-06-01-0000Jun 1939	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
5094	Tretower Castle	—	000000001939-06-01-0000Jun 1939	000000001962-09-01-0000Sep 1962
5095	Barbury Castle	—	000000001939-06-01-0000Jun 1939	000000001962-08-01-0000Aug 1962
5096	Bridgwater Castle	—	000000001939-06-01-0000Jun 1939	000000001964-06-01-0000Jun 1964
5097	Sarum Castle	—	000000001939-07-01-0000Jul 1939	000000001963-03-01-0000Mar 1963
5098	Clifford Castle	—	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001964-06-01-0000Jun 1964
5099	Compton Castle	—	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963
7000	Viscount Portal	—	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
7001	Denbigh Castle	Sir James Milne	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963	Renamed February 1948
7002	Devizes Castle	—	000000001946-06-01-0000Jun 1946	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
7003	Elmley Castle	—	000000001946-06-01-0000Jun 1946	000000001964-08-01-0000Aug 1964
7004	Eastnor Castle	—	000000001946-06-01-0000Jun 1946	000000001964-01-01-0000Jan 1964
7005	Lamphey Castle	Sir Edward Elgar	000000001946-06-01-0000Jun 1946	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964	Renamed August 1957
7006	Lydford Castle	—	000000001946-06-01-0000Jun 1946	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
7007	Ogmore Castle	Great Western	000000001946-07-01-0000Jul 1946	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963	Renamed January 1948
7008	Swansea Castle	—	000000001948-05-01-0000May 1948	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
7009	Althelney Castle	—	000000001948-05-01-0000May 1948	000000001963-03-01-0000Mar 1963
7010	Avondale Castle	—	000000001948-06-01-0000Jun 1948	000000001964-03-01-0000Mar 1964
7011	Banbury Castle	—	000000001948-06-01-0000Jun 1948	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965
7012	Barry Castle	—	000000001948-06-01-0000Jun 1948	000000001964-11-01-0000Nov 1964
7013	Bristol Castle	4082 Windsor Castle	000000001948-07-01-0000Jul 1948	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965	Swapped name and number with 4082 Windsor Castle in February 1952
7014	Caerhays Castle	—	000000001948-07-01-0000Jul 1948	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965
7015	Carn Brea Castle	—	000000001948-07-01-0000Jul 1948	000000001963-04-01-0000Apr 1963
7016	Chester Castle	—	000000001948-08-01-0000Aug 1948	000000001962-11-01-0000Nov 1962
7017	G. J. Churchward	—	000000001948-08-01-0000Aug 1948	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963	Only Castle class name with full stops
7018	Drysllwyn Castle	—	000000001949-05-01-0000May 1949	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
7019	Fowey Castle	—	000000001949-05-01-0000May 1949	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
7020	Gloucester Castle	—	000000001949-05-01-0000May 1949	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
7021	Haverfordwest Castle	—	000000001949-06-01-0000Jun 1949	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
7022	Hereford Castle	—	000000001949-06-01-0000Jun 1949	000000001965-06-01-0000Jun 1965
7023	Penrice Castle	—	000000001949-06-01-0000Jun 1949	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965
7024	Powis Castle	—	000000001949-06-01-0000Jun 1949	000000001965-02-01-0000Feb 1965
7025	Sudeley Castle	—	000000001949-08-01-0000Aug 1949	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
7026	Tenby Castle	—	000000001949-08-01-0000Aug 1949	000000001964-10-01-0000Oct 1964
7027	Thornbury Castle	—	000000001949-08-01-0000Aug 1949	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963	Preserved
7028	Cadbury Castle	—	000000001950-05-01-0000May 1950	000000001963-12-01-0000Dec 1963
7029	Clun Castle	—	000000001950-05-01-0000May 1950	000000001965-12-01-0000Dec 1965	Last Castle to be withdrawn. Preserved
7030	Cranbrook Castle	—	000000001950-06-01-0000Jun 1950	000000001963-02-01-0000Feb 1963
7031	Cromwell's Castle	—	000000001950-06-01-0000Jun 1950	000000001963-07-01-0000Jul 1963
7032	Denbigh Castle	—	000000001950-06-01-0000Jun 1950	000000001964-09-01-0000Sep 1964
7033	Hartlebury Castle	—	000000001950-07-01-0000Jul 1950	000000001963-01-01-0000Jan 1963
7034	Ince Castle	—	000000001950-08-01-0000Aug 1950	000000001965-06-01-0000Jun 1965
7035	Ogmore Castle	—	000000001950-08-01-0000Aug 1950	000000001965-08-01-0000Aug 1965
7036	Taunton Castle	—	000000001950-08-01-0000Aug 1950	000000001963-09-01-0000Sep 1963
7037	Swindon	—	000000001950-08-01-0000Aug 1950	000000001963-03-01-0000Mar 1963

References

Haresnape, Brian (1978). Collett and Hawksworth Locomotives—A Pictorial History. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0869-8.
Daniel, John. "4073 'Castle' class". The Great Western Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2008.

Preserved GWR Castle Class locomotives

4073 Caerphilly Castle 4079 Pendennis Castle 5029 Nunney Castle 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 5051 Earl Bathurst 5080 Defiant 7027 Thornbury Castle 7029 Clun Castle

List of all GWR Castle Class Locomotives

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