Rail Album - GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 Steam Engines

Castle class 4-6-0 5032 "Usk Castle".


	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 to traffic in 1923.

Castle class 4-6-0 5035 "Coity Castle".


	The following DVDs covering the GWR may interest you Great Western Railway Locomotives Along GWR Lines. Part 3

Castle class 4-6-0 5035 "Coity Castle" carrying shed code 81A (Old Oak Common depot).


	Class: Builder: Driving Wheels: Cylinders: Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort:	Castle Class (or 4073 class) GWR Swindon Works 6' 8.5" 4 (16 x 26 ins) 225 lbs / sq in 31,625 lbs

Castle class 4-6-0 5018 "St Mawes Castle".


	The following books covering the GWR may interest you GWR 4-6-0s in Colour Paddington to Ealing Steam on West of England Main Lines

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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