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 locomotives so converted, they were not renumbered.[1]
Fleet details
edit| Scrapped | Preserved |
| Numbers | First Name | Second Name | Built | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Viscount Churchill | — | Sep 1924 | Jul 1953 | Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear |
| 4000 | North Star | — | Nov 1929 | May 1957 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4000 |
| 4009 / 100 A1 | Shooting Star | Lloyds | Apr 1925 | May 1950 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4009. Renumbered and renamed January 1936. Temporarily fitted with oil firing January 1947–September 1948.[2][1] First to be withdrawn. |
| 4016 | Knight of the Golden Fleece | The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) | Oct 1925 | Sep 1951 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4016. Renamed January 1938. Nameplate & crest on display at Somerset County Museum, Taunton |
| 4032 | Queen Alexandra | — | Apr 1926 | Sep 1951 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4032 |
| 4037 | Queen Philippa | The South Wales Borderers | Jun 1926 | Sep 1962 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4037. Renamed March 1937 |
| 4073 | Caerphilly Castle | — | Aug 1923 | May 1960 | Preserved at Swindon Steam Railway Museum |
| 4074 | Caldicot Castle | — | Dec 1923 | May 1963 | |
| 4075 | Cardiff Castle | — | Jan 1924 | Nov 1961 | |
| 4076 | Carmarthen Castle | — | Feb 1924 | Feb 1963 | |
| 4077 | Chepstow Castle | — | Feb 1924 | Aug 1962 | |
| 4078 | Pembroke Castle | — | Feb 1924 | Jul 1962 | |
| 4079 | Pendennis Castle | — | Feb 1924 | May 1964 | Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre |
| 4080 | Powderham Castle | — | Mar 1924 | Aug 1964 | |
| 4081 | Warwick Castle | — | Mar 1924 | Jan 1963 | |
| 4082 | Windsor Castle | 7013 Bristol Castle | Apr 1924 | Sep 1964 | Hauled the funeral train at the state funeral of George V, 1936.[3] Swapped name and number with 7013 Bristol Castle in February 1952 |
| 4083 | Abbotsbury Castle | — | May 1925 | Dec 1961 | |
| 4084 | Aberystwyth Castle | — | May 1925 | Oct 1960 | |
| 4085 | Berkeley Castle | — | May 1925 | May 1962 | Struck and killed GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer George Churchward on 19th December, 1933 |
| 4086 | Builth Castle | — | Jun 1925 | Apr 1962 | |
| 4087 | Cardigan Castle | — | Jun 1925 | Oct 1963 | |
| 4088 | Dartmouth Castle | — | Jul 1925 | May 1964 | |
| 4089 | Donnington Castle | — | Jul 1925 | Sep 1964 | |
| 4090 | Dorchester Castle | — | Jul 1925 | Jun 1963 | |
| 4091 | Dudley Castle | — | Jul 1925 | Jan 1959 | First ‘new-built’ Castle to be withdrawn |
| 4092 | Dunraven Castle | — | Aug 1925 | Dec 1961 | |
| 4093 | Dunster Castle | — | May 1926 | Sep 1964 | |
| 4094 | Dynevor Castle | — | May 1926 | Mar 1962 | |
| 4095 | Harlech Castle | — | Jun 1926 | Dec 1962 | |
| 4096 | Highclere Castle | — | Jun 1926 | Jan 1963 | |
| 4097 | Kenilworth Castle | — | Jun 1926 | May 1960 | |
| 4098 | Kidwelly Castle | — | Jul 1926 | Dec 1963 | |
| 4099 | Kilgerran Castle | — | Aug 1926 | Sep 1962 | Real castle's name spelled Cilgerran Castle |
| 5000 | Launceston Castle | — | Sep 1926 | Oct 1964 | |
| 5001 | Llandovery Castle | — | Sep 1926 | Feb 1963 | |
| 5002 | Ludlow Castle | — | Sep 1926 | Sep 1964 | |
| 5003 | Lulworth Castle | — | May 1927 | Aug 1962 | |
| 5004 | Llanstephan Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Apr 1962 | Used in the 1936 movie "The Last Journey" Also appears in 1949 Ealing Studios movie 'Run for your Money' |
| 5005 | Manorbier Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Feb 1960 | This is the only Castle Class to carry streamlining but this was experimental' |
| 5006 | Tregenna Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Apr 1962 | |
| 5007 | Rougemont Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5008 | Raglan Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5009 | Shrewsbury Castle | — | Jun 1927 | Oct 1960 | |
| 5010 | Restormel Castle | — | Jul 1927 | Oct 1959 | |
| 5011 | Tintagel Castle | — | Jul 1927 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5012 | Berry Pomeroy Castle | — | Jul 1927 | Apr 1962 | |
| 5013 | Abergavenny Castle | — | Jun 1932 | Jul 1962 | |
| 5014 | Goodrich Castle | — | Jun 1932 | Feb 1965 | |
| 5015 | Kingswear Castle | — | Jul 1932 | Apr 1963 | |
| 5016 | Montgomery Castle | — | Jul 1932 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5017 | St. Donat's Castle | The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st | Jul 1932 | Sep 1962 | Renamed April 1954 |
| 5018 | St Mawes Castle | — | Jul 1932 | Mar 1964 | |
| 5019 | Treago Castle | — | Jul 1932 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5020 | Trematon Castle | — | Jul 1932 | Nov 1962 | |
| 5021 | Whittington Castle | — | Aug 1932 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5022 | Wigmore Castle | — | Aug 1932 | Jun 1963 | |
| 5023 | Brecon Castle | — | Apr 1934 | Feb 1963 | |
| 5024 | Carew Castle | — | Apr 1934 | May 1962 | |
| 5025 | Chirk Castle | — | Apr 1934 | Nov 1963 | |
| 5026 | Criccieth Castle | — | Apr 1934 | Nov 1964 | |
| 5027 | Farleigh Castle | — | Apr 1934 | Nov 1962 | |
| 5028 | Llantilio Castle | — | May 1934 | May 1960 | |
| 5029 | Nunney Castle | — | May 1934 | Dec 1963 | Preserved - Operated on the main line by Icons of Steam[4] |
| 5030 | Shirburn Castle | — | May 1934 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5031 | Totnes Castle | — | May 1934 | Oct 1963 | |
| 5032 | Usk Castle | — | May 1934 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5033 | Broughton Castle | — | May 1935 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5034 | Corfe Castle | — | May 1935 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5035 | Coity Castle | — | May 1935 | May 1962 | |
| 5036 | Lyonshall Castle | — | May 1935 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5037 | Monmouth Castle | — | May 1935 | Mar 1964 | |
| 5038 | Morlais Castle | — | Jun 1935 | Sep 1963 | |
| 5039 | Rhuddlan Castle | — | Jun 1935 | Jun 1964 | Temporarily fitted with oil firing December 1946–September 1948.[2][1] |
| 5040 | Stokesay Castle | — | Jun 1935 | Oct 1963 | |
| 5041 | Tiverton Castle | — | Jul 1935 | Dec 1963 | |
| 5042 | Winchester Castle | — | Jul 1935 | Jun 1965 | |
| 5043 | Barbury Castle | Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | Mar 1936 | Dec 1963 | Renamed September 1937. Preserved |
| 5044 | Beverston Castle | Earl of Dunraven | Mar 1936 | Apr 1962 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5045 | Bridgwater Castle | Earl of Dudley | Mar 1936 | Sep 1962 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5046 | Clifford Castle | Earl Cawdor | Apr 1936 | Sep 1962 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5047 | Compton Castle | Earl of Dartmouth | Apr 1936 | Sep 1962 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5048 | Cranbrook Castle | Earl of Devon | Apr 1936 | Aug 1962 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5049 | Denbigh Castle | Earl of Plymouth | Apr 1936 | Mar 1963 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5050 | Devizes Castle | Earl of St Germans | May 1936 | Aug 1963 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5051 | Drysllwyn Castle | Earl Bathurst | May 1936 | May 1963 | Renamed August 1937. Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. Carries either name, alternately. |
| 5052 | Eastnor Castle | Earl of Radnor | May 1936 | Sep 1962 | Renamed July 1937 |
| 5053 | Bishop's Castle | Earl Cairns | May 1936 | Jul 1962 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5054 | Lamphey Castle | Earl of Ducie | Jun 1936 | Nov 1964 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5055 | Lydford Castle | Earl of Eldon | Jun 1936 | Oct 1964 | Renamed August 1937 |
| 5056 | Ogmore Castle | Earl of Powis | Jun 1936 | Nov 1964 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5057 | Penrice Castle | Earl Waldegrave | Jun 1936 | Mar 1964 | Renamed October 1937 |
| 5058 | Newport Castle | Earl of Clancarty | May 1937 | Mar 1963 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5059 | Powis Castle | Earl St Aldwyn | May 1937 | Jun 1962 | Renamed October 1937 |
| 5060 | Sarum Castle | Earl of Berkeley | Jun 1937 | Apr 1963 | Renamed October 1937 |
| 5061 | Sudeley Castle | Earl of Birkenhead | Jun 1937 | Sep 1962 | Renamed October 1937 |
| 5062 | Tenby Castle | Earl of Shaftesbury | Jun 1937 | Aug 1962 | Renamed November 1937 |
| 5063 | Thornbury Castle | Earl Baldwin | Jun 1937 | Feb 1965 | Renamed July 1937 |
| 5064 | Tretower Castle | Bishop's Castle | Jun 1937 | Sep 1962 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5065 | Upton Castle | Newport Castle | Jul 1937 | Jan 1963 | Renamed September 1937 |
| 5066 | Wardour Castle | Sir Felix Pole | Jul 1937 | Sep 1962 | Renamed April 1956 |
| 5067 | St Fagans Castle | — | Jul 1937 | Jul 1962 | |
| 5068 | Beverston Castle | — | Jun 1938 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5069 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | — | Jun 1938 | Feb 1962 | |
| 5070 | Sir Daniel Gooch | — | Jun 1938 | Mar 1964 | |
| 5071 | Clifford Castle | Spitfire | Jun 1938 | Oct 1963 | Renamed September 1940 |
| 5072 | Compton Castle | Hurricane | Jun 1938 | Oct 1962 | Renamed November 1940 |
| 5073 | Cranbrook Castle | Blenheim | Jul 1938 | Mar 1964 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5074 | Denbigh Castle | Hampden | Jul 1938 | May 1964 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5075 | Devizes Castle | Wellington | Aug 1938 | Sep 1962 | Renamed October 1940 |
| 5076 | Drysllwyn Castle | Gladiator | Aug 1938 | Sep 1964 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5077 | Eastnor Castle | Fairey Battle | Aug 1938 | Jul 1962 | Renamed October 1940 |
| 5078 | Lamphey Castle | Beaufort | May 1939 | Nov 1962 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5079 | Lydford Castle | Lysander | May 1939 | May 1960 | Renamed November 1940. Temporarily fitted with oil firing January 1947–October 1948.[2][1] |
| 5080 | Ogmore Castle | Defiant | May 1939 | Apr 1963 | Renamed January 1941. Preserved |
| 5081 | Penrice Castle | Lockheed Hudson | May 1939 | Oct 1963 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5082 | Powis Castle | Swordfish | Jun 1939 | Jul 1962 | Renamed January 1941 |
| 5083 | Bath Abbey | — | Jun 1937 | Jan 1959 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4063. Temporarily fitted with oil firing December 1946–November 1948.[2][1] |
| 5084 | Reading Abbey | — | Apr 1937 | Jul 1962 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4064 |
| 5085 | Evesham Abbey | — | Jul 1939 | Feb 1964 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4065 |
| 5086 | Viscount Horne | — | Dec 1937 | Nov 1958 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4066 |
| 5087 | Tintern Abbey | — | Nov 1940 | Aug 1963 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4067 |
| 5088 | Llanthony Abbey | — | Feb 1939 | Sep 1962 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4068 |
| 5089 | Westminster Abbey | — | Oct 1939 | Sep 1964 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4069 |
| 5090 | Neath Abbey | — | Apr 1939 | May 1962 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4070 |
| 5091 | Cleeve Abbey | — | Dec 1938 | Oct 1964 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4071. Temporarily fitted with oil firing October 1946–November 1948.[2][1] |
| 5092 | Tresco Abbey | — | Apr 1938 | Jul 1963 | Rebuilt from Star Class 4072 |
| 5093 | Upton Castle | — | Jun 1939 | Sep 1963 | |
| 5094 | Tretower Castle | — | Jun 1939 | Sep 1962 | |
| 5095 | Barbury Castle | — | Jun 1939 | Aug 1962 | |
| 5096 | Bridgwater Castle | — | Jun 1939 | Jun 1964 | |
| 5097 | Sarum Castle | — | Jul 1939 | Mar 1963 | |
| 5098 | Clifford Castle | — | May 1946 | Jun 1964 | |
| 5099 | Compton Castle | — | May 1946 | Feb 1963 | |
| 7000 | Viscount Portal | — | May 1946 | Dec 1963 | |
| 7001 | Denbigh Castle | Sir James Milne | May 1946 | Sep 1963 | Renamed February 1948 |
| 7002 | Devizes Castle | — | Jun 1946 | Mar 1964 | |
| 7003 | Elmley Castle | — | Jun 1946 | Aug 1964 | |
| 7004 | Eastnor Castle | — | Jun 1946 | Jan 1964 | |
| 7005 | Lamphey Castle | Sir Edward Elgar | Jun 1946 | Sep 1964 | Renamed August 1957 |
| 7006 | Lydford Castle | — | Jun 1946 | Dec 1963 | |
| 7007 | Ogmore Castle | Great Western | Jul 1946 | Feb 1963 | Renamed January 1948 |
| 7008 | Swansea Castle | — | May 1948 | Sep 1964 | |
| 7009 | Athelney Castle | — | May 1948 | Mar 1963 | |
| 7010 | Avondale Castle | — | Jun 1948 | Mar 1964 | |
| 7011 | Banbury Castle | — | Jun 1948 | Feb 1965 | |
| 7012 | Barry Castle | — | Jun 1948 | Nov 1964 | |
| 7013 | Bristol Castle | 4082 Windsor Castle | Jul 1948 | Feb 1965 | Swapped name and number with 4082 Windsor Castle and hauled the funeral train at the state funeral of George VI in February 1952.[5] |
| 7014 | Caerhays Castle | — | Jul 1948 | Feb 1965 | |
| 7015 | Carn Brea Castle | — | Jul 1948 | Apr 1963 | |
| 7016 | Chester Castle | — | Aug 1948 | Nov 1962 | |
| 7017 | G. J. Churchward | — | Aug 1948 | Feb 1963 | Only Castle class name with full stops |
| 7018 | Drysllwyn Castle | — | May 1949 | Sep 1963 | |
| 7019 | Fowey Castle | — | May 1949 | Sep 1964 | |
| 7020 | Gloucester Castle | — | May 1949 | Sep 1963 | |
| 7021 | Haverfordwest Castle | — | Jun 1949 | Sep 1963 | |
| 7022 | Hereford Castle | — | Jun 1949 | Jun 1965 | |
| 7023 | Penrice Castle | — | Jun 1949 | Feb 1965 | |
| 7024 | Powis Castle | — | Jun 1949 | Feb 1965 | |
| 7025 | Sudeley Castle | — | Aug 1949 | Sep 1964 | |
| 7026 | Tenby Castle | — | Aug 1949 | Oct 1964 | |
| 7027 | Thornbury Castle | — | Aug 1949 | Dec 1963 | Preserved |
| 7028 | Cadbury Castle | — | May 1950 | Dec 1963 | |
| 7029 | Clun Castle | — | May 1950 | Dec 1965 | Last Castle to be withdrawn. Preserved |
| 7030 | Cranbrook Castle | — | Jun 1950 | Feb 1963 | |
| 7031 | Cromwell's Castle | — | Jun 1950 | Jul 1963 | |
| 7032 | Denbigh Castle | — | Jun 1950 | Sep 1964 | |
| 7033 | Hartlebury Castle | — | Jul 1950 | Jan 1963 | |
| 7034 | Ince Castle | — | Aug 1950 | Jun 1965 | |
| 7035 | Ogmore Castle | — | Aug 1950 | Aug 1965 | |
| 7036 | Taunton Castle | — | Aug 1950 | Sep 1963 | |
| 7037 | Swindon | — | Aug 1950 | Mar 1963 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes. 1940 to Preservation. Oxford: Oxford Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 0902888218.
- ^ a b c d e "GWR oil - fired locomotives". The Great Western Archive. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Workings of Royal Special Trains in connection with the Funeral of the late King". The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review. 42 (522): 42–43. 15 February 1936. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Our Locomotives". Icons of Steam. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Daniel, John. "Castle Class - Windsor Castle". www.greatwestern.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- Haresnape, Brian (1978). Collett and Hawksworth Locomotives—A Pictorial History. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0869-8.
- Daniel, John. "4073 'Castle' class". The Great Western Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2008.