94 standard gauge locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922 given random numbers in various series.. Three 1ft11+12in (597mm) gauge locomotives acquired with the Cambrian Railways on 1 January 1922, also two new locomotives, similar to the earlier 2-6-2Ts, built in 1923. The price depends upon the number ordered and is expected to be 1,250 plus VAT and delivery, with a 100 saving per locomotive for pre-orders with deposit or orders for more than one locomotive. 7-P Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage 4-6-0 Brass Model of a GWR Castle Class Steam Locomotive and Tender at the best online prices at eBay! It was then transferred to the Warwickshire Coal Company in 1933 for use at the, 37, 4749, 52, 6465, 7072, 99104, 127138, 708, 710726, 807, 729, 742, 747, 74, 776780, 11, 21, 332, 504, 698, 888, 1084, 1113, 13721375, 1668, 1670, 10841086, 1088, 10901091, 1093, 10961097, 11001107, 20, 22, 3335, 1, 910, 28, 11, 21, 27, 26, Sold to Kidwelly Timplate Company in 1923, Renumbered 11501152 between 1949 and 1951, 612, 614, 618619, 622, 625, 629, 631, 657, 659660, 8491, 97101, 105110, 112115, 117119, 122, 127, 129131, 133146, 148, renumbered 1141, 1143, 1145 between 1948 and 1950, 1085 & 1086 renumbered 1146 & 1147 in 1949, 7, 1012, 20, 45, 75, 80, 9091, 122125, 127130, 132136, 138140, 144, 149, 154, 156160, 162, 164, 165, 400416, 3, 42, 52, 120, 335, 337, 343349, 351352, 356357, 360362, 364368, 370391, 393394, 397399, 401404, 406, 408, 438441, 401404, 406, 408, 438441 renumbered 303309, 312, 316, 322 between 1947 and 1950, 219, 253, 259, 261, 281, 284, 288, 298, 337, 210, 217, 220, 235236, 239, 242, 245, 283, 297, 301302, 304, 313314, 316, 320, 322, 325, 327328, 333, 335336, 339340, 354, 356360, 912933, 935936, 938939, 941944, 946, , 948, 968970, 974, 978, 984, 10001002, 45, 1415, 51, 54, 71, 8689, 150, 176181, 16, 22, 24, 50, 53, 74, 145148, 151153, 163, 166169, 344, 349, 362, 364365, 442445, 462, 466, 478, 481484, 487493, 503, 505508, 511, 513, 515516, 520, 552, 560, 567, 573, 577580, 582586, 105, 12, 6, 89, 17, 35, 3839, 43, 46, 4849, 56, 5859, 6769, 9495, 9798, 101102, 104, 108116, 118119, 121, 13, 36, 236, 278295, 420, 296302, 310311, 313315, 317321, 324, 333, 409, 414, 420, 300, 310311, 313, 315, 317321, 324, 333, 409, 414 renumbered 220, 200, 203205, 207211, 215219 between 1946 and 1950, Original body fitted with new-build steam bogie. This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 08:30. Boiler maximum dia. 37 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922. Three locomotives (+ 1). For the LNER, Victor Wild was compared on the Cornish Riviera Express to 4074 Caldicot Castle and although it kept to time the longer wheelbase of the Pacific proved unsuited to the many curves on the route. Hornby OO Gauge Castle Class Steam Locomotive & Tender 5011 "Tintagel Castle" 29.95 + 4.95 Postage. He was also responsible for the introduction of self-propelled Steam Rail Motors for suburban and light branch line passenger trains. 65 ft 2 in List of GWR 4900 Class locomotives. 5080 Defiant (preserved with GW on tender). He continued the Iron Duke renewal programme and added more convertibles, including some of Armstrong's 388 class goods locomotives. 36 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922. Water Capacity Chuchward abandoned the notion of Pacifics for Great Western main-line passenger work and concentrated, after experimenting with French-built compound 4-4-2s, on four-cylinder 4-6-0s. 8 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1923. Lot 232: Nos. Built without steam pipes being visible, but many were . 225 lbs/square inch. and so they were transferred to new Castle class locomotives. The 2221 class of 1905 were a 4-4-2 tank version of the County class, indeed they were known as the "County Tanks". Test run . One main object of the 'Kings' was to cut journey times, for example, of the Cornish Riviera between Paddington and Plymouth to four hours flat. Their boilers were based on those of the LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0, a number of which had been built at Swindon during the War. The Castles handled all but the heaviest loads, these being entrusted to the 30-strong King Class, themselves a development of the Castles with an even larger boiler and smaller wheels (6ft 6 in diameter) for both increased tractive effort and to allow for loading gauge clearance. GWR LOCOMOTIVES CASTLE CLASS OO GAUGE. 1937-40 (5083 - 5092) rebuilt from 'Star' class locomotives to lot number 317, In addition, it was decided that the last ten members of the Star class, affectionately known as Abbeys, would be rebuilt as Castles with number 4063 Bath Abbey becoming 5083, 4064 Reading Abbey becoming 5084 and so on with 4072 Tresco Abbey becoming 5092. Vested with the Great Western Railway 1 January 1883. (NB?? British heavy industry with the building of Castle Class Engines at Swindon Works for the GWR Great Western Railway, in the 1950's.The finishing st. The majority of saddle tanks were rebuilt with pannier tanks from 1902 onwards. No. : "Castle" class locomotive with new pattern tender. GWR 699 was sold to the Coltness Iron Co Ltd in June 1932. Tractive Effort 7029 Clun Castle and 4079 Pendennis Castle hauled specials from Banbury and Oxford respectively to Chester, to mark the end of through trains between Paddington and Birkenhead. In 1925, a further 80 locomotives of the same class were purchased, of which nineteen were among those previously hired. A handful of locomotives that had been transferred to other regions did survive for longer however. As a result the marketing-conscious GWR hierarchy may have felt that it was slipping behind in the publicity stakes, hence two locomotives - 'Castle' class 5005 Manorbier Castle and 'King' class 6014 King Henry V11 - were nominated to receive streamlining treatment; this included a bullnose casing on the smokebox door, cowlings to the rear of . The last of the 171 'Castles', which included 15 members of the 'Star class rebuilt as 'Castles' and the rebuild of the only Great Western Pacific The Great Bear , was number 7037 and was named Swindon by HRH Princess Elizabeth (as she then was) on a visit to Swindon works in 1950. Opened on 15 August 1872 and is believed to have been worked with a locomotive on hire from the Great Western Railway. 3 locomotives (all 0-6-0STs). "Workings of Royal Special Trains in connection with the Funeral of the late King", "Steam locomotive 6023 King Edward II retired from mainline work", Steam locomotive 7027 Thornbury Castle set for Great Central Railway restoration, "4709 Group buys Thornbury Castle 4709 The Ultimate British 280", "4709 Group purchases Great Central Railway-based steam locomotive 7027 Thornbury Castle", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GWR_4073_Class&oldid=1116073849, Lots 224, 232, 234, 280, 295, 296, 303, 310, 317, 324, 357, 367, 375, 58long tons17cwt (131,800lb or 59.8t), 79long tons17cwt (178,900lb or 81.1t), 47long tons6cwt (106,000lb or 48.1t), Operational, boiler certificate 2021-2031, BR Lined Green, Early Emblem (on completion), GWR Lined Green, GW Lettering (on completion), Initially undergoing restoration but now sold to the 4709 Group which intends to use the boiler in their project to re-create a, Operational, boiler certificate 2017-2027, Churchward tender: 7 long tons (7.1t; 7.8 short tons), Collett/Hawksworth tender: 6 long tons (6.1t; 6.7 short tons), Collett/Hawksworth tender: 4,000impgal (18,000l; 4,800USgal). This tradition dated back to the first locomotives delivered to the railway, for all broad gauge locomotives initially were identified only by names, numbers first appearing on the standard gauge locomotives acquired with the northern companies that became part of the GWR in 1862. One member of the class, number 5006 Tregenna Castle achieved a record on June 6, 1932, by hauling the up Cheltenham Flyer, at that time the World's fastest train, from Swindon to Paddington in 56 minutes 47 seconds for the 77.3 miles, against a schedule that was normally 65 minutes. Clun Castle is a relative newcomer having been built in 1950 by British Railways to the famous Great Western Railway Castle class design. Lot 295: Nos. Details: Castle class, 7000 to 7037 Windsor Castle The Gas-Turbine Castle, County class introduction Grange class introduction Hall class introduction King class introduction Route Availability Presenting the Castle Class in the later GWR Condition without the burnished wheels, and now with its Collett Tender. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Wrenn W2223 Castle Class 7002 "Windsor Castle" Loco Locomotive Very Nice Item at the best online prices at eBay! 4016 The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), was similarly converted to a Castle although in this case, it retained its name and number. Static Display in the One:One Collection, 11 (purchased from the contractors Waring & Son 1849) possibly 0-4-0, 1363 Owen, 1364 Davies, 1365 Cambria later Tenby, Ranger, a 0-6-0 tender engine was altered to a ST by the, 1388 ex-London North Western Railway 0-6-0, 1389 ex-London North Western Railway 0-6-0, 1390 ex-London North Western Railway 0-6-0, This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 23:17. He designed the Hawthorn class of 2-4-0 and, in 1870, started the renewal of the Iron Dukes with more powerful boilers. Lot 303: Nos. After his brother was promoted to Swindon, George Armstrong took his place at Wolverhampton and for the next 33 years continued to repair, rebuild and build standard-gauge locomotives in a spirit of independence from Swindon, just as Joseph had done during his own ten years at Wolverhampton. Jump to navigation Jump to search. 7013 (originally 4082) was scrapped in September 1964 while number 4082 (originally 7013) survived until February 1965.[18]. 3x kit-built GWR bogie coaches/vans; a Parcels van, Siphon G van and a Brake Third. [21], 500304/0608/1113/1617/1921/24/27/30/3236/4448/5253/59, 14 x 5 1/8 inches [4] Two further conversions of Stars were undertaken in 1926; Nos. In 1937 it was decided to transfer the 'Earl' names from the 4-4-0 Dukedog or Earl class to Castle numbers 5043 to 5063 and details of the names are given in the locomotive details lists. On 4 March 1967, Nos. A short compilation of Tyseley's flagship locomotive, British Railways built Castle Class 4-6-0 No.7029 'Clun Castle'. Following the success of the prototype, several series of Star Class locomotives would be built between 1907 and 1923. 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