- Source: GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a member of the GWR 4073" target="_blank">4073 Class built in August 1923.
In service
The lead locomotive of its class, after a brief period of running-in service, between April and October 1924, the locomotive was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition, which was held at Wembley Park, Wembley, north-west London. Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its August 1950 shed allocation was Bath Road, Bristol. Its last shed allocation was Cardiff Canton in March 1959.
Preservation
Withdrawn in May 1960, it was made part of the National Collection. Refurbished for display purposes at Swindon Works, on 2 June 1961 she was formally handed over by Dr Richard Beeching at Paddington Station to the director of the Science Museum. Pickfords hauled the engine from Park Royal Goods Depot to the museum in Kensington, using Scammell Constructor units on Sunday 4 June. She was then placed on display in the new land transport gallery.
After the Science Museum decided to refurbish the gallery into the Making the Modern World, it was decided to transfer the locomotive to STEAM at Swindon. After a period on display at the National Railway Museum, York, she moved to Swindon on the museum's opening.
Notes
References
le Fleming, H.M. (November 1960) [1953]. White, D.E. (ed.). Part 8: Modern Passenger Classes. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (2nd ed.). Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-19-3.
External links
YouTube video of handover and transportation to the Science Museum, June 1961
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- GWR 4073 Class
- GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle
- List of GWR 4073 Class locomotives
- Museum of the Great Western Railway
- GWR 111 The Great Bear
- George Jackson Churchward
- GWR 5600 Class
- Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
- LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3
- Charles Collett
