Castle class 4-6-0 5032 "Usk
Castle".
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The
Castle class 4-6-0s were designed under the leadership of the
Great Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles
Collett. With their distinctive curved outside steam pipes
they were officially known as the 4073 class and were introduced
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Castle class 4-6-0 5035 "Coity
Castle".
Castle class 4-6-0 5035 "Coity
Castle" at High Wycombe carrying shed code 81A (Old Oak Common depot).
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Class:
Builder:
Driving Wheels:
Cylinders:
Boiler Pressure:
Tractive Effort:
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Castle Class (or 4073
class)
GWR Swindon Works
6' 8.5"
4 (16 x 26 ins)
225 lbs / sq in
31,625 lbs
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Castle class 4-6-0 5018 "St Mawes
Castle".
Castle class 4-6-0 5051 "Earl
Bathurst" at Didcot 3rd June 2001.
Diagram of GWR Castle class 4-6-0 steam
locomotive
Castle class 4-6-0 4079 "Pendennis
Castle" at Didcot 3rd June 2001.
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