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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5020 on 05/08/1932

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/08/1932 TREMATON CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 280
To Service Tue 05/08/1932 to Laira (LA)
Withdrawal Tue 20/11/1962 off Llanelli (87F)
Service Life 30 yrs, 3 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2612 05/08/1932 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2582 20/03/1935 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2662 13/06/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2535 26/05/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2683 08/01/1938 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2733 20/06/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2781 22/10/1940 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2578 29/03/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2799 08/09/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2543 13/10/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2750 05/01/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2845 25/01/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2738 01/07/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2881 08/04/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4059 14/12/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4056 01/06/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4088 20/05/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4067 02/02/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2890 23/11/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2708 06/11/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2619 05/04/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4114 18/03/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4068 27/01/1962 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
LA   Laira (New) on 05/08/1932
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 18/02/1934
LDR   Landore on 27/03/1935
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 26/06/1939
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83D   Laira on 26/01/1957
86C   Cardiff Canton on 20/04/1957
83D   Laira on 30/11/1957
83G   Penzance on 27/12/1958
83B   Taunton on 22/05/1960
83C   Exeter on 18/06/1960
88A   Cardiff Canton on 07/10/1961
87F   Llanelli on 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 20/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 83G Penzance m/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 18/06/1960
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Canton 4w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 14/07/1962
WDN   on 20/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/06/1936 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6604)
29/03/1942 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6651)
05/01/1946 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4645)
01/07/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6652)
08/04/1949 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6689)
14/12/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6671)
20/05/1952 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6657)
23/11/1955 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4603)
05/04/1960 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 6693)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 01/01/1934 18/02/1934 49 days Intermediate   104601
Swindon Works 22/01/1935 27/03/1935 65 days Intermediate Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 184453
Swindon Works 05/05/1936 21/06/1936 48 days General Boiler number 6604 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 260013
Swindon Works 19/04/1937 30/05/1937 42 days Light Repair Tender number 2535 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 26/11/1937 12/01/1938 48 days Intermediate Tender number 2683 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 351603
Swindon Works 04/05/1939 26/06/1939 54 days Intermediate Tender number 2733 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 07/08/1939 03/09/1939 28 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 09/09/1940 24/10/1940 46 days Intermediate Tender number 2781 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 497899
Swindon Works 09/02/1942 31/03/1942 51 days General Boiler number 6651 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2578 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 563895
Swindon Works 26/07/1943 18/09/1943 55 days Intermediate Tender number 2799 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 652645
Swindon Works 30/08/1944 13/10/1944 45 days Light Repair Tender number 2543 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 29/11/1945 05/01/1946 38 days Intermediate Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2750 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 771926
Swindon Works 02/06/1947 01/07/1947 30 days Intermediate Boiler number 6652 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2738 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 861922
Swindon Works 08/03/1949 08/04/1949 32 days Heavy General Boiler number 6689 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2881 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 964000
Swindon Works 07/11/1950 14/12/1950 38 days Heavy General Boiler number 6671 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4059 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1055086
Swindon Works 09/1951 10/1951   Intermediate    
Swindon Works 09/1955 11/1955   Heavy    
Swindon Works 01/11/1957 30/11/1957 30 days Heavy General Tender number 2708 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1425959
Swindon Works 12/1960 22/05/1960   Heavy    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1945 Swindon Works Locos entering works during November: 13, 28, 1003, 1785, 2189, 2202/39/91, 2669, 2741, 2854, 2921/34/81, 3004/44, 3183, 3366, 3435/43, 3638, 3775/98, 3802/4/13/4/7/38/57/65, 4000/16/53/74/82/95/8, 4272 4543, 4643/58, 4826, 4965/82; 5005/17/20/6, 5125/37, 5327/50/84, 5413, 5502/23, 5735/8/59/69, 5905/16/23/32/3/9/58/69, 6002/8, 6125/57, 6353/97; 6846, 6951/4, 7243, 7712/8/73/4/7/84, 8755, 9797. The advent of a K3 to Swindon works has been commented upon in the January Journal: it has a hole in its blast pipe, a bad regulator blow-through.and a hot box on one of the driving wheels. It may be recalled that B12/3 8539 was seen on the works turntable in 1944 when she was on loan to W.D. for working Ambulance Trains, but it is not known whether, on that occasion, she had entered the works or was merely using the turntable due to some defect of the one at the shed.
The scale of withdrawals has been so great that the concentration yard has been overwhelmed, and some of the locos are stored in a road adjacent to the main line-2381/5, 2406, 1161, 3439, 2732/59 being noted- there on 21/12. Both latter engines had been dead at the home sheds for some time before their withdrawal.		 SLS/194602
31/03/1949 Swindon Works New Work March: Nos. *7901 Dodington Hall (23/3), *7902 Eaton Mascot Hall (31/3); 9675 MTHR 4/3), 9676 CYS (10/3), 9677 CED (17/3). *Not allocated. Locomotives entering Works 28/2/49 to 30/3/49: Nos. 1002/09, 1086 (re-numbered 1147), 1213 (re-numbered 9), 1415, 1758 SDN (condemned), 1894 NPT (condemned), 2011/12, 2226/40/92/99, 2724 CYS (condemned), 69, 2806/36/71/82/83, 2902/15/31/81/87, 3032/33/43, 3175, 3386, 3562 OXF (condemned), 3616/45/55/88, 3719/44/47, 3819/29, 3901/55 (both for re-conversion), 4000/03/07/13/49, 4213/37/60/70, 4527/35/38/58/65/69/98, 4624, 4703, 4806/51 (both for re-conversion), 4936/55, 5020/33/55/57/75/89/91/95, 5166, 5310/30/41/72/96, 5509/66, 5719/28/98, 5931/79/88, 6017/24/25/28, 6132/53, 6341/53, 6720/47, 6803/22/54, 6900/02/07/33/46/55/62/64, 7202/09, 7302, 7415, 7766/84, 8753, 9311, 9600, 9704/08 and Class '8' W.D. 77234 (re-numbered 90201). Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include:-Nos. 1002/28, 2947, 4990, 6917/24, while Nos. 4007/20 are painted green and also lined. Works' pilots recently have been:-Nos. *212/13/46 and **1900. *Condemned 7/48. **Condemned 4/48.
No. 3150 has been fitted with the curved front end frames and cylinders (outside steam pipes) of No. 3184 (condemned in 1948). The original frames of No. 3150 had a square front end and the cylinders had internal steam pipes. No. 2123 has been fitted with auto gear.		 SLS/194905
10/09/1961 Britannia class 7s The remaining 12 B.R. Britannias on the W.R. (70016/8/9/20/2-9) (from 88A, Cardiff Canton) were transferred to the L.M.R. on 10th September. In the small hours of that morning 6 went light-engine to Shrewsbury, one worked a freight to Shrewsbury and another the 7-10 a.m. to London. Two more (70019/26) were at that time stopped at Worcester and Swindon and will presumably go direct from there. 70023/4 were retained in service against non-arrival of replacements and finally worked the 8-55 a.m. passenger and 12-55 a.m. freight to Shrewsbury respectively on 13th September. In replacement, Canton has been allocated 4083, 5020/53/73/91/6, 6010/24 an 7016 together with seven Halls. The two Kings are to strengthen the power on the Shrewsbury road. There are indications that this is only a part of re-arrangements involving redistribution of steam power from the west of England as 5058 (ex Laira) was observed in transit to Gloucester the same weekend. 70025/7/8 subsequently arrived at Bescot and are working goods and mineral trains. 70026 arrived at Aston. SLS/196110
17/03/1963 Swindon Works (Dismantling Shed) Triangle: 4612, 4915, 5027/95, 5931, 6112, 8472. Works Yard: 3769/84, 4082, 5072/78, 5659, 6011/18/25/26, 6369, 6815, 6933, 7314, 8773/76, 9725, D6352. Weigh House: 6944, 7822. 'C' Shop: W.D. 71528. Dump: 2883, 4939, 5023, 6101, 6342/48, 6422, 6962, 8770, 9652, 9727/44/47/59/75, 7334. Dismantling Shed: 5020. 'A' Shop: D35, D101, D809, D813/18, D825/29, D1001/7/11/35. D1018-27 new - in various stages of oonstruction, D3189, D3365/98, D3424, D3505/06/22/25, D4000, D6311, D7002/32/38, 3687, 3755, 3836, 4623/73/77, 5006, 5775, 6855, 6918/22/61/72, 7919/25/28, 8109, 8433/81, 9437, 9648/66/80, 15100/05. Stock Shed: D7072 New. On Running Shed: 6000. Ex Works: 3837, 6819/78, 7913, 8459, 9405. SLS/196304
24/04/1963 Derby MPD (Dismantling Shed) 42636 was badly damaged when it fell into the pit at Derby on 24th April. It is now on works undergoing assessment. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1932 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2612    
05/08/1932 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5020, name: TREMATON CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Laira (LA)
Diagram HB boiler fitted		    
01/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 01/01/1934. Dep: 18/02/1934.    
18/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
22/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 22/01/1935. Dep: 27/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
27/03/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
05/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1936. Dep: 21/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6604 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
19/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/04/1937. Dep: 30/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2535 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
26/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 26/11/1937. Dep: 12/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2683 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
04/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 04/05/1939. Dep: 26/06/1939.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2733 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
26/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
07/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/08/1939. Dep: 03/09/1939.    
09/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 09/09/1940. Dep: 24/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2781 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
09/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1942. Dep: 31/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6651 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2578 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
26/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 26/07/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2799 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
30/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/08/1944. Dep: 13/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2543 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
29/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 29/11/1945. Dep: 05/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2750 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
25/01/1947 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2845    
02/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 02/06/1947. Dep: 01/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6652 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2738 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
08/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 08/03/1949. Dep: 08/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6689 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2881 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
07/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 07/11/1950. Dep: 14/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6671 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4059 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
01/06/1951 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4056    
09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: ?/09/1951. Dep: ?/10/1951.    
20/05/1952 Modification Diagram HB number 6657 boiler fitted    
20/05/1952 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4088    
02/02/1954 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4067    
09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: ?/09/1955. Dep: ?/11/1955.    
23/11/1955 Modification Diagram HA number 4603 boiler fitted    
23/11/1955 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2890    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
01/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 01/11/1957. Dep: 30/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2708 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
27/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Penzance (83G)    
05/04/1960 Modification Diagram HC number 6693 boiler fitted    
05/04/1960 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2619    
22/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: ?/12/1960. Dep: 22/05/1960.    
18/03/1961 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4114    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
27/01/1962 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4068    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
20/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5020 from Llanelli (87F)    
03/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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