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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4076 on 07/02/1924

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/02/1924 CARMARTHEN CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 224
To Service Fri 07/02/1924 to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Withdrawal Fri 08/02/1963 off Llanelli (87F)
Service Life 39 yrs , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping Hayes (Bridgend)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Churchward 3,500g 2225 07/02/1924 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Dean 4,000g 1513 10/1927 GWR 4,000g
Collett 4,000g 2413 30/01/1929 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2438 17/08/1929 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2418 23/12/1930 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2414 05/03/1931 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2574 15/05/1934 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Dean 4,000g 1561 08/06/1935 GWR 4,000g
Collett 4,000g 2444 26/08/1935 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2566 16/05/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2624 21/01/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 3,500g 2246 13/11/1937 GWR 3,500g 5t 10cwt
Collett 4,000g 2626 04/12/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2662 22/08/1938 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2594 12/06/1940 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2636 18/07/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2616 16/05/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2893 21/05/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2859 07/08/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2756 12/03/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2847 28/02/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2569 28/02/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4011 08/08/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4001 28/01/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4120 29/07/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2613 27/10/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4114 04/02/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4066 30/07/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2841 23/10/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2780 15/08/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
PDN   Old Oak Common (New) on 07/02/1924
BRD   Bristol Bath Road on 30/11/1932
PDN   Old Oak Common on 04/01/1933
BRD   Bristol Bath Road on 20/01/1933
CARM   Carmarthen on 20/05/1934
LDR   Landore m/e 11/1934
EXE   Exeter on 30/08/1935
SDN   Swindon on 28/08/1938
NA   Newton Abbot m/e 10/1938
4A   Shrewsbury on 17/06/1940
PDN   Old Oak Common on 24/07/1942
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
SRD   Stafford Road m/e 08/1948
SRD   Stafford Road 4w/e 04/09/1948
CHR   Chester West on 25/12/1948
TYS   Tyseley on 04/02/1949
CHR   Chester West m/e 03/1949
83A   Newton Abbot on 27/10/1954
84K   Chester West m/e 01/1955
87E   Landore on 30/11/1957
87F   Llanelli on 15/08/1961
87A   Neath (Court Sart) on 28/05/1962
87F   Llanelli on 16/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 08/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SRD Stafford Road 4w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 17/06/1961
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/05/1926 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4659)
17/08/1929 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4639)
05/03/1931 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4654)
18/11/1932 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4611)
26/08/1935 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4642)
22/08/1938 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4633)
18/07/1942 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4608)
21/05/1946 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6635)
28/02/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6647)
28/01/1952 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6688)
29/07/1953 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6658)
27/10/1954 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6633)
04/02/1957 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6669)
30/07/1959 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6674)
15/08/1961 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6683)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 26/01/1925 21/02/1925 27 days Heavy   66364
Swindon Works 01/02/1926 22/05/1926 111 days Heavy Boiler number 4659 (Diagram HA)
 120882
Swindon Works 08/09/1926 14/10/1926 37 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 24/08/1927 08/10/1927 46 days Light Repair Tender number 1513 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 25/06/1928 22/09/1928 90 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 16/01/1929 04/02/1929 20 days Light Repair Tender number 2413 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 03/06/1929 29/08/1929 88 days Heavy Boiler number 4639 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2438 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 276295
Swindon Works 15/01/1931 10/03/1931 55 days General Boiler number 4654 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2414 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 365624
Swindon Works 28/09/1932 30/11/1932 64 days General Boiler number 4611 (Diagram HA)
 460946
Swindon Works 06/01/1933 20/01/1933 15 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 30/05/1933 07/1933   Light Repair    
Swindon Works 27/03/1934 20/05/1934 55 days Intermediate Tender number 2574 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 543113
Swindon Works 27/03/1935 30/08/1935 157 days General Boiler number 4642 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 1561 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
 600348
Swindon Works 08/05/1936 19/05/1936 12 days Light Repair Tender number 2566 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 01/12/1936 02/02/1937 64 days Intermediate Tender number 2624 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 684546
Swindon Works 01/11/1937 07/12/1937 37 days Light Repair Tender number 2246 (Collett 3,500g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 28/06/1938 28/08/1938 62 days General Boiler number 4633 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 762542
Swindon Works 23/12/1938 23/01/1939 32 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 30/04/1940 17/06/1940 49 days Intermediate Tender number 2594 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 850257
Swindon Works 10/05/1942 24/07/1942 76 days General Boiler number 4608 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2636 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 923539
Swindon Works 28/03/1944 20/05/1944 54 days Intermediate Tender number 2616 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1002258
Swindon Works 10/04/1946 21/05/1946 42 days Intermediate Boiler number 6635 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2893 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1078129
Swindon Works 04/06/1947 07/08/1947 65 days Light Repair Tender number 2859 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 30/01/1948 12/03/1948 43 days Intermediate Tender number 2756 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1150447
Swindon Works 20/01/1950 28/02/1950 40 days Heavy General Boiler number 6647 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2847 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1222659
Swindon Works 22/01/1951 28/02/1951 38 days Light Casual Tender number 2569 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 18/06/1951 08/08/1951 52 days Light Casual Tender number 4011 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 28/11/1951 28/01/1952 62 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4001 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1290712
Swindon Works 18/05/1953 29/07/1953 73 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 6658 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4120 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1346547
Swindon Works 15/09/1954 27/10/1954 43 days Heavy General Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2613 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1402815
Swindon Works 12/10/1956 04/02/1957 116 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6669 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4114 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1480795
Swindon Works 12/03/1957 03/04/1957 23 days Light Casual    
Swindon Works 31/03/1959 30/07/1959 122 days Heavy General Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4066 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1555862
Swindon Works 29/09/1959 23/10/1959 25 days Light Casual Tender number 2841 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 05/06/1961 15/08/1961 72 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2780 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1631858

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during January included: Nos. 198, 250, 1009, 1531, 2793, 2859/80/99, 2929/51, 3011/12/44, 3800/07/09/14, 4076/83/87, 4375, 4408, 4542/61,.4854, 4917/87, 5000/01/19/22/30/33/35/48/65/69/75/91/99, 5928/39/46/58/77/94, 6000/03/17/22, 6357/80, 6821/23/62/74, 6906/32, 7001/07, 7308, 9083, W.D. 77005/58/64, 78543/714/717, 79226/34 an 79303. Engines condemned during the same period included Nos. 242, 504, an 3585. Works pilots recently have been: Nos. 198, 905, 1713, an 1781, while 3561 has been on the carriage side. New work: Nos. 6981 , 6982 and 6983 were completed on 20/1, 26/1, and 3/2 respectively; the construction of the 0-6-0 Diesel-electric shunters (Lot 364) is now under way, and the engine of the first one has been mounted on the frames. The first engine to be lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and to bear the prefix 'W' in yellow paint, under the numberplate was No. 4946 , which was ex Works on 8/1 (right-hand side only) and later emerged with both sides done on 16/1. Additional locomotives leaving the Works have been dealt with in various styles, as follows: Nos. 4100, 4217, an 5514 with 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' on the tank sides and prefixed with a yellow 'W' (Subsequently to 26/1, all prefixes have been in white paint). Nos. 1017, 4062, 4084, 4087, an 4951 were lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and prefixed 'W'; 2880, 5388, 5529, an 6736 with plain tenders and tanks and prefixed with a 'W,' while 2830 carried 'G.W.R.' on the tender and prefixed 'W.' On 23/1 No. 7007 had the old nameplates removed and was renamed Great Western, and on 30/1 No. 7001 emerged from the Works renamed Sir James Milne, with the tender bearing 'G.W.R.' and crest; the number had not been prefixed. All W.D.'s now entering the Works have had the Westinghouse pump removed, presumably at the running sheds SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1924 Tender Tender fitted: Churchward 3,500g number 2225    
07/02/1924 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4076, name: CARMARTHEN CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Diagram HA boiler fitted		    
26/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 26/01/1925. Dep: 21/02/1925.    
01/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 01/02/1926. Dep: 22/05/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4659 (Diagram HA)
    
08/09/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/09/1926. Dep: 14/10/1926.    
24/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/08/1927. Dep: 08/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 1513 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
    
25/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/06/1928. Dep: 22/09/1928.    
16/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/01/1929. Dep: 04/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2413 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
03/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 03/06/1929. Dep: 29/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4639 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2438 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
23/12/1930 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2418    
15/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1931. Dep: 10/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4654 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2414 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
28/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1932. Dep: 30/11/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4611 (Diagram HA)
    
30/11/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
04/01/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
06/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/01/1933. Dep: 20/01/1933.    
20/01/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
30/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/05/1933. Dep: ?/07/1933.    
27/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 27/03/1934. Dep: 20/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2574 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
20/05/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (CARM)    
11/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
27/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1935. Dep: 30/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4642 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 1561 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
    
30/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (EXE)    
08/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/05/1936. Dep: 19/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2566 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 01/12/1936. Dep: 02/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2624 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/11/1937. Dep: 07/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2246 (Collett 3,500g) attached.
    
28/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1938. Dep: 28/08/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4633 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
28/08/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
23/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/12/1938. Dep: 23/01/1939.    
30/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 30/04/1940. Dep: 17/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2594 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
17/06/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
10/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1942. Dep: 24/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4608 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2636 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
24/07/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
28/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 28/03/1944. Dep: 20/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2616 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
10/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 10/04/1946. Dep: 21/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6635 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2893 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
04/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/06/1947. Dep: 07/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2859 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
30/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 30/01/1948. Dep: 12/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2756 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (CHR)    
04/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (CHR)    
20/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 20/01/1950. Dep: 28/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6647 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2847 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
22/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/01/1951. Dep: 28/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2569 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
18/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/06/1951. Dep: 08/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4011 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
28/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/11/1951. Dep: 28/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4001 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
18/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 18/05/1953. Dep: 29/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6658 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4120 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
15/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 15/09/1954. Dep: 27/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2613 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
27/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
12/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/10/1956. Dep: 04/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6669 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4114 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
12/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/03/1957. Dep: 03/04/1957.    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
31/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 31/03/1959. Dep: 30/07/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4066 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
29/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/09/1959. Dep: 23/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2841 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
05/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/06/1961. Dep: 15/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2780 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
28/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
16/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
08/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 4076 from Llanelli (87F)    

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