The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. [2] They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, …

GWR 4073 Castle class 4073 Caerphilly Castle is a steam locomotive completed in August 1923. It is a 4-6-0 standard gauge locomotive built to a design by Charles Collett, it was the first …

Below is a list of all 171 GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950. Five of these were converted to burn oil for a short period in the 1940s. Unlike most other …

Jul 17, 2013 · Just eight members of the class have been saved and they are numbers 4073 Caerphilly Castle, 4079 Pendennis Castle, 5029 Nunney Castle, 5043 Earl of Mount …

GWR 4073 Castle Class Fact Sheet: What was GWR 4073 Castle Class? The following fact sheet provides an interesting timeline of events and facts about the lifetime and history of the GWR …

Jan 8, 2024 · Celebrating the GWR’s ‘Castle’ Class, which entered service over 100 years ago in August 1923. A photo of first-built ‘Castle’ No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle, as supplied by the …

4073 was completed at Swindon in August 1923 at a cost of £6,841 as the first member of the Castle class. After a brief running in period it went to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley …

7027 Thornbury Castle is a steam locomotive of the GWR 'Castle' Class, built in August 1949. Its first shed allocation was Plymouth Laira. Its March 1959 shed allocation was Old Oak …

The first, 4073 Caerphilly Castle, made its debut at Paddington station on 23 August 1923. They were one of the most successful locomotive classes ever built in this country (with a total of …

'Castle' class details, 100 A1 - 4099. 100 A1 or 100 A1 Lloyds. Originally re-built as 4009 Shooting Star from 'Star' class engine of same name and number, April 1925. First shed allocation …