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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4077 on 10/02/1924

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/02/1924 CHEPSTOW CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 224
To Service Thu 10/02/1924 to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Withdrawal Thu 02/08/1962 off St Philips Marsh (82B)
Service Life 38 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Churchward 3,500g 2217 10/02/1924 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Churchward 3,500g 2227 05/1925 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Dean 4,000g 1515 07/1928 GWR 4,000g
Collett 3,500g Intermediate 2385 30/04/1929 GWR 3,500g
Collett 4,000g 2544 14/11/1930 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2424 07/04/1934 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2564 03/07/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2578 25/02/1938 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2536 31/07/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2622 10/01/1940 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2785 26/11/1941 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2805 02/02/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2593 11/09/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2661 20/09/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2400 30/07/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2902 25/01/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2569 14/06/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2813 22/04/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4058 28/03/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4006 06/07/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4015 16/05/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2729 02/01/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2770 15/01/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4117 28/06/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2696 19/03/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2869 02/11/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4077 08/01/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2701 10/11/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
PDN   Old Oak Common (New) on 10/02/1924
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 08/10/1929
CARM   Carmarthen on 10/07/1932
LA   Laira m/e 10/1933
NA   Newton Abbot on 14/03/1935
EXE   Exeter m/e 01/1939
NA   Newton Abbot on 01/03/1939
PZ   Penzance m/e 04/1939
LA   Laira on 14/01/1940
PZ   Penzance m/e 03/1941
NA   Newton Abbot on 30/11/1941
LA   Laira m/e 11/1946
NA   Newton Abbot m/e 01/1947
NA   Newton Abbot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83D   Laira on 11/09/1954
83A   Newton Abbot on 05/05/1959
82A   Bristol Bath Road on 10/02/1960
88A   Cardiff Canton on 10/11/1960
82B   St Philips Marsh m/e 30/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 02/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 09/10/1954
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 16/05/1959
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 05/10/1960
WDN   m/e 31/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/03/1926 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4657)
01/10/1929 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4645)
01/07/1932 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4642)
08/03/1935 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4648)
25/02/1938 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4636)
11/09/1943 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6650)
22/04/1948 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4621)
28/03/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6674)
16/05/1952 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6661)
15/01/1954 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4651)
28/06/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6668)
10/11/1960 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6678)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 25/06/1924 03/07/1924 9 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 26/02/1925 28/03/1925 31 days Heavy   66105
Swindon Works 08/01/1926 30/03/1926 82 days Heavy Boiler number 4657 (Diagram HA)
 118707
Swindon Works 31/08/1926 21/10/1926 52 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 13/11/1926 11/12/1926 29 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 04/02/1927 12/02/1927 9 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 30/04/1927 28/05/1927 29 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 10/06/1927 30/07/1927 51 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 09/05/1928 11/08/1928 95 days Light Repair Tender number 1515 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 14/09/1928 01/10/1928 18 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 03/05/1929 13/05/1929 11 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 08/08/1929 08/10/1929 62 days Heavy Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
 281334
Swindon Works 24/09/1930 21/11/1930 59 days Heavy Tender number 2544 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 371134
Swindon Works 14/01/1931 07/02/1931 25 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 11/05/1932 10/07/1932 61 days General Boiler number 4642 (Diagram HA)
 457701
Swindon Works 08/01/1935 14/03/1935 66 days General Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
 611306
Swindon Works 20/05/1936 09/07/1936 51 days Intermediate Tender number 2564 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 686506
Swindon Works 13/01/1938 05/03/1938 52 days General Boiler number 4636 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2578 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 763836
Swindon Works 28/06/1939 1 day Light Repair    
Swindon Works 22/11/1939 14/01/1940 54 days Intermediate Tender number 2622 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 848022
Swindon Works 30/09/1941 30/11/1941 62 days Intermediate Tender number 2785 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 938074
Swindon Works 06/01/1942 03/02/1942 29 days Light Repair Tender number 2805 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 25/07/1943 18/09/1943 56 days General Boiler number 6650 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1002067
Swindon Works 11/08/1945 20/09/1945 41 days Intermediate Tender number 2661 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1089674
Swindon Works 19/06/1946 30/07/1946 42 days Light Repair Tender number 2400 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 12/03/1948 22/04/1948 42 days General Boiler number 4621 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2813 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1156959
Swindon Works 20/02/1950 28/03/1950 37 days Heavy General Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4058 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1234629
Swindon Works 04/06/1951 06/07/1951 33 days Light Casual Tender number 4006 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 04/04/1952 16/05/1952 43 days Heavy General Boiler number 6661 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4015 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1325259
Swindon Works 28/11/1952 02/01/1953 36 days Light Casual Tender number 2729 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 14/11/1953 15/01/1954 63 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2770 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1393412
Swindon Works 14/05/1955 28/06/1955 46 days Heavy General Boiler number 6668 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4117 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1475597
Swindon Works 24/11/1956 19/03/1957 116 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2696 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1564461
Swindon Works 10/11/1958 08/01/1959 60 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 4077 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1667217
Swindon Works 12/09/1960 10/11/1960 60 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6678 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2701 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1750268

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during March included: Nos. 1006/16, 1434, 1861, 2943/44, 3015, 3803/53/60, 4012/16/23/26/30/35/77/90/94, 4803, 4941/98, 5006/09/25/59/68/80/97, 5339/50/78, 5901/07/48/83, 6011/13/19/22, 6318/20/22/65, 6903/20/23/42/51, 7001, 9089 an 9302. New work: Nos. 6986-89 and 0-6-0 Diesel-electric No. 15101, the latter with cast brass number plates and 'British Railways' on the sides; also numbers in 3' letters in the centre of the buffer beams. W.D. Nos. 77060/145/280/335, 79244 (all ex repair in Belgium) and 78624 arrived in the Works on 23/3 from Marston sidings. W.D. Nos. 77027 an 77165 are ex Works with G.W. type top feed and Wakefield lubricator. Works' pilots recently have been and are Nos. 198, 250, 410, 1713 an 2781; 905 ceased to work on these duties W/E 13/3 and has gone for scrapping. No. 1358 was in the Works W/E 13/3 for scrapping, while No. 3004 was cut up in the same week. No. 6022 LA went on the test plant on 18/3 for several days and is now being prepared to go to the L.N.E.R. Engines ex Works are now emerging without the prefix W. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1924 Tender Tender fitted: Churchward 3,500g number 2217    
10/02/1924 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4077, name: CHEPSTOW CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Diagram HA boiler fitted		    
25/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/06/1924. Dep: 03/07/1924.    
26/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 26/02/1925. Dep: 28/03/1925.    
05/1925 Tender Tender fitted: Churchward 3,500g number 2227    
08/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 08/01/1926. Dep: 30/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4657 (Diagram HA)
    
31/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/08/1926. Dep: 21/10/1926.    
13/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/11/1926. Dep: 11/12/1926.    
04/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/02/1927. Dep: 12/02/1927.    
30/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/04/1927. Dep: 28/05/1927.    
10/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/06/1927. Dep: 30/07/1927.    
09/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/05/1928. Dep: 11/08/1928.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 1515 (Dean 4,000g) attached.
    
14/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/09/1928. Dep: 01/10/1928.    
30/04/1929 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 3,500g Intermediate number 2385    
03/05/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/05/1929. Dep: 13/05/1929.    
08/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 08/08/1929. Dep: 08/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
    
08/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
24/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 24/09/1930. Dep: 21/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2544 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
14/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1931. Dep: 07/02/1931.    
11/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1932. Dep: 10/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4642 (Diagram HA)
    
10/07/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (CARM)    
10/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
07/04/1934 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2424    
08/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1935. Dep: 14/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
    
14/03/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
20/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 20/05/1936. Dep: 09/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2564 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
13/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1938. Dep: 05/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4636 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2578 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (EXE)    
01/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Penzance (PZ)    
28/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/06/1939.    
31/07/1939 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2536    
22/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 22/11/1939. Dep: 14/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2622 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
14/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
03/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Penzance (PZ)    
30/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 30/09/1941. Dep: 30/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2785 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
30/11/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
06/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/01/1942. Dep: 03/02/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2805 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
25/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6650 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
11/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 11/08/1945. Dep: 20/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2661 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
19/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/06/1946. Dep: 30/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2400 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
11/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
25/01/1947 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2902    
14/06/1947 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2569    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Abbot (NA)    
12/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1948. Dep: 22/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4621 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2813 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
20/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 20/02/1950. Dep: 28/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4058 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
04/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/06/1951. Dep: 06/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4006 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
04/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 04/04/1952. Dep: 16/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6661 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4015 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
28/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/11/1952. Dep: 02/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2729 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
14/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/11/1953. Dep: 15/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2770 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
11/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
14/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 14/05/1955. Dep: 28/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6668 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4117 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
24/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/11/1956. Dep: 19/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2696 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
02/11/1957 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2869    
10/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/11/1958. Dep: 08/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4077 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
05/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
10/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
12/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/09/1960. Dep: 10/11/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6678 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2701 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
10/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
30/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
02/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 4077 from St Philips Marsh (82B)    

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