'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 Plymouth Laira. Renamed and numbered January 1936. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn May 1950.

111  Viscount Churchill. Built using parts of 111 The Great Bear, September 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 and last shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Withdrawn July 1953.

4000  North Star. Re-built from 'Star' class engine of same name and number, November 1929. First shed allocation Newton Abbot. August 1950 shed allocation Wolverhampton, Stafford Road. Last shed allocation Swansea. Withdrawn May 1957. 2,110,396 miles (850,000 miles as Star engine).

4016  The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). Originally re-built as Knight of the Golden Fleece from 'Star' class engine of same name and number, October 1925. First shed allocation Wolverhampton, Stafford Road. Renamed January 1938. August 1950 and last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn September 1951.

4032  Queen Alexandra. Re-built from 'Star' class engine of same name and number, April 1926. First and August 1950 shed allocations Plymouth Laira. Last shed allocation Taunton. Withdrawn September 1951.

4037  The South Wales Borderers. Originally re-built as Queen Philippa from 'Star' class engine of same name and number, June 1926. First shed allocation Wolverhampton. Renamed March 1937. August 1950 shed allocation Old Oak Common. March 1959 shed allocation Newton Abbot. Last shed allocation Exeter. Withdrawn September 1962. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport December 1962.

4073  Caerphilly Castle. Built August 1923. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. March 1959 and last shed allocation Cardiff Canton. Withdrawn May 1960. Preserved and located at the Science Museum, Kensington, London.

4074  Caldicot Castle. Built December 1923. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. Took part in the GWR - LNER locomotive trials of 1925 against Gresley Class A1 Pacific number 4474 Victor Wild running between Paddington and Portsmouth. August 1950 and March 1959 shed allocations Swansea Landore. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted April 1959. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn May 1963.

4075  Cardiff Castle. Built January 1924. First and 1950 shed allocations Old Oak Common. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn November 1961.

4076  Carmarthen Castle. Built February 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Chester. March 1959 shed allocation Swansea Landore. Last shed allocation Llanelly. Withdrawn February 1963.

4077  Chepstow Castle. Built February 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Newton Abbot. March 1959 shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Last shed allocation Bristol, Saint Philip's Marsh. Withdrawn August 1962. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.

4078  Pembroke Castle. Built February 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Swansea Landore. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Last shed allocation Llanelly. Withdrawn July 1962.

4079  Pendennis Castle. Built February 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. Took part in the GWR - LNER locomotive trials in April and May 1925 against Gresley Class A1 Pacifics running between King's Cross and Doncaster. August 1950 shed allocation Gloucester. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Last shed allocation Bristol, Saint Philip's Marsh. Withdrawn May 1964. Acquired for preservation but after working a number a special trains, it was sold in 1977 to the Hamersley Iron Railway, North-Western Australia. Returned to the Didcot Railway Centre in July 2000

4080  Powderham Castle. Built March 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Weymouth. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted August 1958. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Transferred from Cardiff Canton to Cardiff East Dock shed September 1962. Last shed allocation Southall. Withdrawn August 1964.

4081  Warwick Castle. Built March 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Swindon. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Last shed allocation Carmarthen. Withdrawn January 1963.

4082  Windsor Castle. Built April 1924. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Worcester. Renamed and numbered 7013 Bristol Castle February 1952. March 1959 shed allocation Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn September 1964.

4083  Abbotsbury Castle. Built May 1925. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Cardiff Canton. March 1959 shed allocation Newton Abbot. Last shed allocation Cardiff Canton.. Withdrawn December 1961.

4084  Aberystwyth Castle. Built May 1925. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. August 1950 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. March 1959 shed allocation Newton Abbot. Last shed allocation Cardiff Canton. Withdrawn October 1960.

4085  Berkeley Castle. Built May 1925. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. August 1950 shed allocation Reading. March 1959 shed allocation Gloucester. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn May 1962. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.

4086  Builth Castle. Built June 1925. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. August 1950 shed allocation Worcester. March 1959 shed allocation Swindon. Last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn April 1962. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.

4087  Cardigan Castle. Built June 1925. First and August 1950 shed allocations Plymouth Laira. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted February 1958. March 1959 shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Last shed allocation Bristol, Saint Philip's Marsh. Withdrawn October 1963. Scrapped at Cooper Metals, Sharpness.

4088  Dartmouth Castle. Built July 1925. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Involved in the incident with 2975 Lord Palmer, 13 November 1942 at Appleford Crossing. August 1950 shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted May 1958. March 1959 shed allocation Worcester. Last shed allocation Bristol, Saint Philip's Marsh. Withdrawn May 1964.

4089  Donnington Castle. Built July 1925. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Plymouth Laira. March 1959 shed allocation Worcester. Last shed allocation Reading. Withdrawn September 1964.

4090  Dorchester Castle. Built July 1925. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Penzance. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted July 1957. March 1959 shed allocation Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Cardiff East Dock. Withdrawn June 1963.

4091  Dudley Castle. Built July 1925. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn January 1959.

4092  Dunraven Castle. Built August 1925. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Worcester. March 1959 shed allocation Reading. Last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn December 1961.

4093  Dunster Castle. Built May 1926. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted December 1957. March 1959 shed allocation Swansea Landore. Last shed allocation Gloucester. Withdrawn September 1964.

4094  Dynevor Castle. Built May 1926. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Cardiff Canton. March 1959 shed allocation Swansea Landore. Last shed allocation Carmarthen. Withdrawn March 1962.

4095  Harlech Castle. Built June 1926. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. August 1950 shed allocation Swansea Landore. March 1959 shed allocation Penzance. Last shed allocation Reading. Withdrawn December 1962.

4096  Highclere Castle. Built June 1926. First shed allocation Plymouth Laira. August 1950 shed allocation Bristol, Bath Road. March 1959 shed allocation Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Llanelly. Withdrawn January 1963.

4097  Kenilworth Castle. Built June 1926. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Plymouth Laira. Double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted June 1958. March 1959 and last shed allocation Swansea Landore. Withdrawn May 1960.

4098  Kidwelly Castle. Built July 1926. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 and March 1959 shed allocations Newton Abbot. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn December 1963. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge.

4099  Kilgerran Castle. Built August 1926. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Newton Abbot. March 1959 shed allocation Swansea Landore. Last shed allocation Llanelly. Withdrawn September 1962.

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