GWR 4073 Class 4079 Pendennis Castle
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GWR 4073 "Castle" Class No. 4079 Pendennis Castle is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1924 for the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Swindon Works to a design of Charles Collett. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the GWR and its successor, British Railways' Western Region.
Pendennis Castle in 1977
At Steamtown, Carnforth in May 1975
Undergoing restoration at Didcot Railway Centre in October 2005
At Didcot in March 2023.
GWR 4073 Class
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The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. They could reach speeds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h).
A 4073 Class at Didcot Railway Centre in 2023
4079 Pendennis Castle at Chester General station in March 1967
Castle class locos 5051 Earl Bathurst and 5029 Nunney Castle climb St Germans bank
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is one of two preserved Castles to be fitted with a double chimney