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'Castle' class details, 7000 - 7037


Name & number Built Double chimney & 4 row s/heater Withdrawn Scrapped at Notes
7000    Viscount Portal May 1946 --- December 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7001    Sir James Milne May 1946 September 1960 September 1963 Built as Denbigh Castle. Renamed February 1948
7002    Devizes Castle June 1946 June 1961 March 1964 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7003    Elmley Castle June 1946 June 1960 August 1964
7004    Eastnor Castle June 1946 February 1958 January 1964
7005    Sir Edward Elgar June 1946 --- September 1964 Built as Lamphey Castle. Renamed August 1957
7006    Lydford Castle June 1946 May 1960 December 1963
7007    Great Western June 1946 March 1961 February 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge Built as Ogmore Castle. Renamed January 1948. Last GWR passenger express steam locomotive to be built at Swindon
7008    Swansea Castle May 1948 June 1959 September 1964 Bird's, Newport
7009    Athelney Castle May 1948 --- March 1963 Cash,ore's, Newport
7010    Avondale Castle June 1948 October 1960 March 1964
7011    Banbury Castle June 1948 --- February 1965
7012    Barry Castle June 1948 --- November 1964
7013    Bristol Castle July 1948 May 1958 February 1965 Cox & Danks, Park Royal Renumbered 4082 Windsor Castle February 1952
7014    Caerhays Castle July 1948 February 1959 February 1965
7015    Carn Brea Castle July 1948 June 1959 April 1963 Cashmore's, Newport
7016    Chester Castle August 1948 --- November 1962 Bird's, Bridgend
7017    G. J. Churchward August 1948 --- February 1963 A. King & son, Norwich
7018    Drysllwyn Castle May 1949 May 1956 September 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge Lubrication setting altered to 50% higher than rest of the class May 1956
7019    Fowey Castle May 1949 September 1958 September 1964
7020    Gloucester Castle May 1949 February 1961 September 1963
7021    Haverfordwest Castle June 1949 November 1961 September 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7022    Hereford Castle June 1949 January 1958 June 1965 Bird's, Bridgend
7023    Penrice Castle June 1949 May 1958 February 1965
7024    Powis Castle June 1949 March 1959 February 1965 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7025    Sudeley Castle August 1949 --- September 1964 Bird's, Swansea
7026    Tenby Castle August 1949 --- October 1964
7027    Thornbury Castle August 1949 --- December 1963 --- Acquired by Woodham's May 1964. Sold to Birmingham Railway Museum and left as the 23rd departure from Barry August 1972
7028    Cadbury Castle May 1950 October 1961 December 1963 Barborough Metals, Briton Ferry
7029    Clun Castle May 1950 October 1959 December 1965 --- Bought by Birmingham Railway Museum
7030    Cranbrook Castle June 1950 July 1959 February 1963 A. King & son, Norwich
7031    Cromwell's Castle June 1950 --- July 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7032    Denbigh Castle June 1950 September 1960 September 1964
7033    Hartlebury Castle July 1950 July 1959 January 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7034    Ince Castle August 1950 December 1959 June 1965 Bird's, Bridgend
7035    Ogmore Castle August 1950 January 1960 August 1964
7036    Taunton Castle August 1950 August 1959 September 1963 Cashmore's, Great Bridge
7037    Swindon August 1950 --- March 1963 Cashmore's, Newport Built unnamed. Named November 1950




    'Castle' shed allocations.

Number First Shed 31 Dec 47 August 1950 March 1959 May 1965 Last Shed
7000 Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Newton Abbot --- Worcester
7001 Cardiff Canton Cardiff Canton Old Oak Common Old Oak Common --- Oxley
7002 Landore Landore Landore Landore --- Worcester
7003 Landore Landore Landore Bristol Bath Rd --- Gloucester
7004 Gloucester Gloucester Old Oak Common Old Oak Common --- Reading
7005 Worcester Worcester Worcester Worcester --- Worcester
7006 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Gloucester Laira --- Old Oak Common
7007 Stafford Rd Stafford Rd Worcester Worcester --- Worcester
7008 Oxford --- Oxford Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common
7009 Landore --- Landore Landore --- Gloucester
7010 Oxford --- Oxford Old Oak Common --- Reading
7011 Bristol Bath Rd --- Bristol Bath Rd Bristol Bath Rd --- Oxley
7012 Landore --- Landore Landore --- Oxley
7013 Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common Old Oak Common --- Gloucester
7014 Bristol Bath Rd --- Bristol Bath Rd Bristol Bath Rd --- Tyseley
7015 Swindon --- Swindon Bristol Bath Rd --- Old Oak Common
7016 Cardiff Canton --- Cardiff Canton Landore --- Cardiff East Dock
7017 Old Oak Common --- Cardiff Canton Cardiff Canton --- Old Oak Common
7018 Landore --- Landore Bristol Bath Rd --- Old Oak Common
7019 Bristol Bath Rd --- Bristol Bath Rd Bristol Bath Rd --- Oxley
7020 Cardiff Canton --- Cardiff Canton Old Oak Common --- Southall
7021 Landore --- Carmarthen Carmarthen --- Old Oak Common
7022 Cardiff Canton --- Cardiff Canton Laira Gloucester Gloucester
7023 Cardiff Canton --- Cardiff Canton Cardiff Canton --- Oxley
7024 Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common Old Oak Common --- Oxley
7025 Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common Old Oak Common --- Worcester
7026 Stafford Rd --- Stafford Rd Stafford Rd --- Tyseley
7027 Laira --- Laira Old Oak Common --- Reading
7028 Landore --- --- Landore --- Llanelli
7029 Newton Abbot --- --- Newton Abbot Gloucester Gloucester
7030 Old Oak Common --- --- Old Oak Common Old Oak Common
7031 Laira --- --- Laira --- Worcester
7032 Old Oak Common --- --- Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common
7033 Old Oak Common --- --- Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common
7034 Bristol Bath Rd --- --- Bristol Bath Rd Gloucester Gloucester
7035 Shrewsbury --- --- Landore --- Old Oak Common
7036 Old Oak Common --- --- Old Oak Common --- Old Oak Common
7037 Swindon --- --- Swindon --- Swindon

    

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