After the Battle of Britain in 1940, twelve Castle's, numbers 5071 to 5082, were renamed in honour of the types of aircraft that flew in the Battle. 14 x 5 1/8 inches . The choice of 4082 as Windsor Castle proved fortuitous as this locomotive was used to haul the Royal Train when King George V and Queen Mary visited Swindon Works in 1924, and much publicity was gained when the king was invited to drive the engine back from the works to the station before the return journey, with the Queen and several high-ranking GWR officers also on the footplate. MAIN MENU. Lot 324: Nos. In October 1925 a second Star class, No. The 21 locomotives acquired in 1873 were renumbered into the 894 914 series. Lot 296: Nos. The Taff Vale Railway and its 275 locomotives were acquired on 1 January 1922. By 1846 Swindon Works had been established and was able to build its own locomotives. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). Great Western Railway "Dukedog" or "Earl" class 4-4-0 . 4009 Shooting Star was likewise rebuilt as a Castle by extending the frames and fitting a new Castle Class boiler and cab. Jump to navigation Jump to search. For a full listing of all HST Power Cars and their current status, click on the image link below to open the PDF, which is supported by most major browsers. They were 0-4-2Ts which appear to have been rebuilt from ex-London and North Western Railway tender engines. The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break".Did you mean to use "continue 2"? This train is a 4-6-0 built between 1923 and 1950. [8], During 1924, 4073 Caerphilly Castle was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, alongside Nigel Gresley's Flying Scotsman. The locomotive was allocated to Old Oak Common locomotive depot, and was the seventh of the first lot of 10 Castles built in 1923/4. Add links. Worked from 1 August 1875, amalgamated 1 August 1880. Box No. The application of shaped steel sheet in an attempt to smooth airflow has been described as a "bodge-up" and certainly lacked either the elegance of the A4 design, or the sense of power associated with the streamlined LMS Coronation Class introduced 2 years later. WRENN 'OO' GAUGE W2235 BR GREEN 'BARNSTAPLE' 4-6-2 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE LOCO V Nice . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 5043 and 5080 are both intended to operate as part of Tyseley's pool of mainline certified engines alongside fellow classmember 7029. The cost of the optional extras should be known when production commences. The three Dbs 2-4-0s were the only M&SWJR locomotives to survive into British Railways ownership in 1948. Instructions were passed to Swindon Works to select a suitable locomotive and as 5005 Manorbier Castle was being prepared for test, additions were made to the locomotive to effect some streamlining. I have tested all 27 numbers. 1932 (5013 - 5022) to lot number 280, Opened on 6 March 1865, the line was worked by the contractor Waring Bros until 1869 when the company was left to make its own arrangements. Lastly, the locomotive was allocated to the Cardiff East Dock . These were renumbered 1384 1391. Flue tubes, no. Rly Carr. (Nos. The grate area was increased to 29.4 square feet in the 'Castle' from the 27.07 square feet in the 'Star'. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. The final engineer was Frederick Hawksworth who took control in 1941 and produced GWR-design locomotives until after nationalisation in 1948. From 1956 the fitting of double chimneys to selected engines, combined with larger superheaters, further enhanced their capacity for sustained high-speed performance. Boiler pressure There follows a table giving the 27 numbers, names and the 'Loco Number for Scenario Editor', the latter being the code one has to enter to change the number and name. Fire tubes, no. Preserved; known for running the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. Another 84 locomotives of the same class were hired in 191920 but were returned in 192122. They were allocated new numbers 5083 to 5092 but retained their original names and were withdrawn between 1958 and 1964. Route Availability However, railway writer Cecil J. Allen records that the GWR locomotive made a faster start from King's Cross to Finsbury Park than any LNER Pacific he had recorded up to that time,[10] and over the trial Pendennis Castle kept well within the scheduled time and used less coal, considerably denting LNER pride. 7027 Thornbury Castle was in ex-Barry Scrapyard condition and is undergoing restoration. The seven years before the outbreak of war in 1914 saw increases in the weights of main-line passenger trains made possible mostly by the introduction of the 'Stars', however, by the time C B Collett took over from Churchward at Swindon in 1921, holiday traffic from London to Devon and Cornwall was demanding heavier trains and the GWR management devoted proportionally more money and resources to West of England services from Paddington than to any other routes. In fact, as many as 15 Castle Class locomotives came to be thanks to Star Class conversions (including Tresco Abbey). 8 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1923. Following the success of the prototype, several series of Star Class locomotives would be built between 1907 and 1923. 5029 is being put forward for a future mainline standard overhaul, but is yet to commence. The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Alberts) (Knight of the Golden Fleece), The South Wales Borderers (Queen Philippa), The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st (St. Donats Castle). In all 27 the correct number appears on the loco . 800009 Sir Gareth Edwards / John Charles. No. 40834092, delivered May to August 1925. 4032 Queen Alexandra and 4037 The South Wales Borderers retaining their names and numbers and surviving until 1951 and 1962 respectively. Tel : (0) 1929 480210 ( with answerphone ) E-mail : quentin@goldenagemodels.net, Registered in England. RM F37D60 - Hall class 4-6-0 Witherslack Hall on the Great Central Railway Loughborough. The non-stop run over 117.6 miles took 93 minutes 50 seconds, an average speed of more than 75mph. 5292243. 5 feet 9 inches Lot 280: Nos. In the '5013' class, this space was increased to normal standards, together with a reduction in the grate area from 30.3 square feet to 29.4 square feet, together with the number of small tubes were decreased from 201 to 197. The layout of the frame and the spacing of the wheels was the same, but the cylinder diameter was increased from 15 to 16 inches although the boiler pressure remained at 225 pounds per square inch. GWR 699 was sold to the Coltness Iron Co Ltd in June 1932. 4003 Lode Star 4073 4-6-0 GWR Collett Castle. 29.36 square feet The Great Western panache was provided by restoration for the first time after World War I of the copper-capped chimney and polished brass safety-valve cover. Three were purchased from BR for preservation (4073, 4079 and 7029) with the remaining five being rescued from Barry Scrapyard. 5080 Defiant (preserved with GW on tender). Presentation Golden Age Models box fully lined with foam for protection. Most photographs have been taken from 2008 to date, but for some locomotives images include photos taken in Barry Scrapyard & other locations from 1965 to the mid-1980s. Below is a list of all 171 GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950. After the Second World War, and indeed after nationalisation in 1948, 'Castles' continued to be turned out by Swindon works. The late Professor W A Tuplin described the 'Castle' locomotive as a glorified 'Star' especially since the design was based on that engine. 50135022, delivered June to August 1932. Churchward, 1906 Group photo in Swindon boiler shop ('V' shop) - the loco is a condensing Metro class 614, still with a roundtop firebox and its big side clacks Initials of Locomotive Names. 84 x 1 inch [16] He also remodelled Swindon Works, building the 1.4 acres (0.57ha) boiler-erecting shops and the first static locomotive-testing plant in the United Kingdom. At least one of them was used on the Lambourn Valley Railway, probably because of its light axle load. 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. Olton Hall was completed in April 1937 and initially based at Neath, South Wales, subsequently being re-allocated to many parts of the former Great Western system, notably Cornwall and the West Midlands. Locomotive Number: Name: Class: Configuration: 3365: C. G. Mott: Bulldog: 4-4-0: 7028: Cadbury Castle: Castle: 4-6-0: 7014: Caerhays . [10], In 1926, number 5000 Launceston Castle was loaned to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) where it ran trials between London and Carlisle. GWR standard boilers - a beginner's guide by Jim Champ" The modern Locomotive Question is principally a matter of boiler" - G.J. He also developed some elegant express locomotives such as the 3031 Class singles. 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. [24] In 2000 it was donated by Rio Tinto to the Great Western Society and restored to operational condition at the Didcot Railway Centre in 2021.[25]. Their pre-eminence lasted until 1922, when Nigel Gresley's first Pacific was completed at Doncaster for the Great Northern Railway, which was soon to become part of the London and North Eastern. The following year one of these, 3717 City of Truro, was reputedly the first locomotive in the world to exceed 100mph. Fleet details . 888, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 9AE, United Kingdom. Total Weight 6.00 1.1 Castle Class Steam Locomotive The origins of this highly successful design date back to the Star Class of 1907 which introduced the basic 4-cylinder 4-6-0 layout with long-travel valves and Belpaire firebox that was to become synonymous with the GWR. [23] In 1989 it was moved by road to Perth where it double-headed with 4472 Flying Scotsman operating as far as Esperance. In 1925, a further 80 locomotives of the same class were purchased, of which nineteen were among those previously hired. Including 2x kit-built locomotives; a Class 7F 0-8-0, 49508. 3 locomotives (all 0-6-0STs). Details: Castle class, 7000 to 7037 Windsor Castle The Gas-Turbine Castle, County class introduction Grange class introduction Hall class introduction King class introduction Orders for other names are welcome and need to be received before production commences. In 1864 Gooch was succeeded by Joseph Armstrong who brought his standard gauge experience to the workshops at Swindon. Built 1923-24 (4073 - 4082) to lot number 224, The fastest recorded speed of a Castle Class engine was 102mph achieved by 7018 Drysllwyn Castle at Little Somerford in April 1958 while hauling The Bristolian from Bristol to London. After this Class had ended its production run its successor, the 4073 Castle Class, continued on the numbers as a more powerful express passenger locomotive which originated from the Star Class. Length Options for fitting removable famous train headboards. The details of Collett's modifications to Castle class number 5005 Manorbier Castle and King Class number 6014 King Henry VII are contained on a seperate page. Many observers noted that this batch of Castle's when newly out-shopped ran with the quietness of a sewing machine. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the GWR and its successor, British Railways' Western Region . [5][7], Armstrong developed the 2-2-2 as his preferred express locomotive, producing 30 of the Sir Daniel class from 1866 and 21 of the Queen class from 1873. Collett was sufficiently confident of the design to place an order with Swindon Works (Lot 224) for ten locomotives in 1923, although there was a four-month delay between the appearance of the first example in August 1923 and the second in December, to allow for the correction of any teething problems. When the first BR Standard steam locomotives started to arrive, they were often compared unfavourably to ex-GWR locos, and the Western Region decided to take forward experiments with diesel-hydraulic and gas turbine locomotives. When introduced they were heralded as Britain's most powerful express passenger locomotive, being some 10% more powerful than the Stars. The line was vested into the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1883. [22] 7027 will however not be restored to mainline standards as its current owner intends to run it for its first ticket at the GCR before considering future mainline certification. Powlesland and Mason were contractors at Swansea Docks, and their 9 locomotives were acquired on 1 January 1924. introducing citations to additional sources, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_GWR_4900_Class_locomotives&oldid=1130673479, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from January 2015, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Rebuilt in preservation to Saint Class 2999, Preserved (previously numbered as - and thought to be - 4983 Albert Hall). Manor class introduction Saint class introduction Star class introduction, Home Page Locomotive name database Preserved Steam Locomotives, Sounds of Steam Back to Basics Barry Scrapyard Sitemap Steam Locomotive Index. (4) 16 x 26 inches Three locomotives were acquired on 1 January 1909, they were used on both the Caradon and the Liskeard and Looe Railways. Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars. 5071 Spitfire. The most familiar from this period are the Iron Duke Class 2-2-2s with their 8-foot (2.44m) driving wheels, a type that operated express trains right up to the end of the broad gauge in 1892. includes also the named castles from the BR Castle Pack - check scenario as Late GWR (BR Batch) - the tender in the scenario is called [Castle] Tender Early GWR v1 =REQUIRES BR CASTLE CLASS PACK= TS REWARDS EARLY CASTLE PACK These locomotives were built with minimal changes to the dimensions. The tender attached to the class as originally built was the standard low-sided tender taking six tons of coal and 3500 gallons of water. 4079 Pendennis Castle, 5029 Nunney Castle, 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 5051 Earl Bathurst, 5080 Defiant and 7029 Clun Castle. The locomotive became famous in . The M&SWJR's Locomotive Superintendent from 1903 to 1923 was James Tyrell. 40934099 and 5000 to 5012, delivered May 1926 to July 1927. Free shipping for many products! and so they were transferred to new Castle class locomotives. 3840 County of Montgomery 4000 4-6-0 GWR Churchward Star. Brass soldered construction with individually sprung axleboxes. Over the twenty-seven years from August 1923 to August 1950, 155 Castles were built new at Swindon Works and a further sixteen were converted from other classes. [21], 500304/0608/1113/1617/1921/24/27/30/3236/4448/5253/59, Hornby OO Gauge Castle Class Steam Locomotive & Tender 5011 "Tintagel Castle" 29.95 + 4.95 Postage. 700001/0607/09/15/1718/2021/2728/3031/33/3637, 5000/02/18/26/37/39/5457/70/7374/76/85/89/91/96/98, Price 3475inc VAT. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Railway Photograph GWR 44xx Class 2-6-2T Steam Locomotive 4405 Great Western at the best online prices at eBay! They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long-distance express trains, reaching top speeds of 90 mph, and . The later engines were of a slightly modified design by F W Hawksworth with the larger straight-sided all-welded tender, and some Castles were fitted with larger superheaters, double blastpipes and chimneys. One of the most well-liked and successful locomotives of the Great Western Railway, the Castle Class, speeds into Train Simulator in gleaming BR Brunswick Green liveries. Charles Collett became the Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1921. 36 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922. A quantity of model railway, mainly OO gauge by Tri-ang, etc. Opening smokebox door and superb detail including cab interior. 1946 (5098 - 5099, 7000 - 7007) to lot number 357, Ref ET6 at the best online prices at eBay! The railway was vested jointly between the Great Western Railway and the Midland Railway on 1 July 1894 . Running numbers 4073 to 7037. 800003 Queen Elizabeth II / Queen Victoria. No. only the last number carried is shown except for the 'Duke' class. Two locomotives were acquired on 1 January 1922. Plaques to commemorate the event were fixed to the sides of the cab and it was considered to be a royal locomotive from then onwards. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 50335042, delivered May to July 1933. [5], More conventional locomotives were soon ordered by Daniel Gooch when he was appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. "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). NEW type of locomotive tender, Great Western Railway: a self-trimming tender of new design, built at the Swindon works for use with the "Castle" class engines. This however created problems to effectively clean this gap on boiler washouts. 123 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922 given numbers in random series. Lot 224: Nos. Lot 375: Nos. Key to table Scrapped: . The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), "Workings of Royal Special Trains in connection with the Funeral of the late King", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_GWR_4073_Class_locomotives&oldid=1128469805, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Struck and killed GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer, Used in the 1936 movie "The Last Journey" Also appears in 1949 Ealing Studios movie 'Run for your Money', This is the only Castle Class to carry streamlining but this was experimental', Preserved - Operated on the main line by Icons of Steam. On the first morning Pendennis Castle was to work a 480-ton train from King's Cross to Doncaster, and LNER officials fully expected the smaller, lighter engine to encounter problems climbing Holloway Bank. 5.00 + 4.45 Postage. They are mostly in museums or on heritage railways in the United Kingdom, predominantly in the area formerly served by the GWR. Pendennis Castle gained initial notoriety in . 53 (+1) locomotives were taken over in 1875. Rebuilt from Star Class 4032 4037: 1950 (7028 - 7037) to lot number 375. Improvements included a compartment situated between the centre and trailing wheel splashers on the left-hand side to accomodate the fireirons - first trialed on number 4085 Berkeley Castle and changes to the locomotive springing and inside valve chest design. They could if required stand in for the 'Kings' on the hardest Paddington - Birmingham - Wolverhampton and Paddington - West of England turns. The final batch were built in December 1947, and would be the final express locomotives built for the Great Western Railway, and as such were named after old Great Western engines, with the final engine named after the designer himself - with No.8016 christened as 'Great Britain'; No.8017 as 'Dreadnought'; No.8018 as Lord of the Isles . He designed several different 7ft14in (2,140mm) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class 2-2-2s. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. One locomotive was converted to a 4-4-2 for direct trials against French designs that he tried on the GWR in 1903. 1948-49 (7008 - 7027) to lot number 367, For lighter goods services he produced his own standard 0-6-0, the 2251 class. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Scrapyard locomotive, heavily rusted and weathered GWR Castle class. The 'Castles' average coal consumption was one of the lowest in the country (2.83 pounds per drawbar horsepower per hour compared to a 4 pounds consumption figure common for the other railways in the 1920s), but the standard tender was changed for a 4000 gallon design that emerged in 1926. 37 locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922. In summer 2018 it was moved briefly to Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham to make an appearance at their open weekend before moving to its planned home at the West Somerset Railway where the engine was to be restored. Great Western Railway steam locomotive name database. Fleet details. Charles Collett succeeded Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922 and immediately set about meeting the need for a new locomotive design that would both supplement the Stars and replace them on the heaviest expresses. HST POWER CAR FLEET LIST. 4073 Caerphilly Castle; 4079 Pendennis Castle; 5029 Nunney Castle; 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Smaller 2-6-2Ts, the 4400 class were introduced in 1904 and were succeeded by the slightly larger 4500 class in 1906. [13] A larger 4-4-0 was produced in 1904 in the form of the County class, but further increases in size demanded more wheels. These were based on Robinson's GCR Class 8K. For express trains he initially developed the 2-2-2 type, culminating with the elegant 3031 class. Free delivery for many products. GWR/BR Number Name Built Withdrawn Scrapped Notes 4900: Saint Martin: December 1924: April 1959: Swindon Works . They could reach speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h). Telling the different 4-6-0 loco classes apart is not always easy in photographs, especially for newcomers to the GWR. Buy model steam trains from Golden Age Models Ltd, available in OO Gauge, O Gauge and Gauge 1, that will enhance your model railway. The GWR used the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement extensively from Churchward onwards. [citation needed], The last three Castles to be withdrawn were all allocated to Gloucester shed,[20] with 5042 Winchester Castle and 7022 Hereford Castle withdrawn in June 1965. Red They could reach speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h). Below is a list of all 171 GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950. 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. Superb factory fitted ESU sound systems on all models. Next came Charles Collett in 1921; he standardised the many types of locomotives then in service, producing the iconic Castle and Kings. 7013 (originally 4082) was scrapped in September 1964 while number 4082 (originally 7013) survived until February 1965.[18]. If you are using Internet Explorer 6 you will need to update to a newer version here. Golden Age Models Limited, P.O. Tank locomotives were constructed to operate lighter trains and branch lines, the most familiar of which were the 1076 "Buffalo" class 0-6-0STs (later 0-6-0PT), and the 455 "Metro" class 2-4-0Ts.[9]. [citation needed] Four engines are in the process of undergoing overhauls/restoration with two planned to operate on the mainline. In 1919, the GWR purchased 20 ROD 2-8-0 locomotives from the Railway Operating Division. The locomotive that started it all. 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. The origins of this highly successful design date back to the Star Class of 1907 which introduced the basic 4-cylinder 4-6-0 layout with long-travel valves and Belpaire firebox that was to become characteristic of Great Western Railway (GWR) express passenger locomotives. 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 renumbered and renamed 100 A1 Lloyds and was withdrawn in 1950.[9]. Boiler length 8P 46200 - 46212 4-6-2 LMS Stanier Princess Royal. 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