Collett GWR Castle class

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 7029 Clun Castle built 1950
Including a rather run down looking Clun Castle
https://tinyurl.com/kh8c3ny8
I have added over 30 new photo of Clun Castle starting here with
7029 Clun Castle 1X82 special unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/fzcnk49r

Neil

 

I have added the final collection of photos of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 7028, 7030-7037 of which 7037 had just 13 years’ service
Including these 3 photos of a ex works 7037, and a dumped and stripped 7037
7037 Swindon at Swindon 22nd April 1956 (last Castle built 1950, withdrawn 1963 only 13 years in service)
https://tinyurl.com/htsn8533
7037 Swindon at Swindon ex works awaiting tender (last Castle built 1950, withdrawn 1963 only 13 years in service)
https://tinyurl.com/cd43ea78
7037 Swindon stripped of all name and number plates at Old Oak Common 14th November 1963 (last Castle built 1950, withdrawn 1963 only 13 years in service)
https://tinyurl.com/5yfbvdj6

New photos start here with
7028 Cadbury Castle at Cardiff 14th August 1962
https://tinyurl.com/daywnhjw
to
7035 Ogmore Castle Bristol T.M.
https://tinyurl.com/348f725x
to
7037 Swindon
https://tinyurl.com/2umw45s8

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the collection of rebuilt locos that were converted to Castles
Mainly Churchward Star class locos but also the rebuilt Great Bear
111 Viscount Churchill (Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear) unknown location c1948
https://tinyurl.com/2p87ynsj
4037 The South Wales Borderers (with Hawksworth tender) unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/yd6jr2k3
rebuilt Churchward Star class Abbey series locos start here with
5084 Reading Abbey at Dawlish 24th June 1961
https://tinyurl.com/mpn98hyz

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the Collet Castle class collections
This collection features 4075-4082 built 1924
Including now preserved 4079 Pendennis Castle
https://tinyurl.com/yxuuydb2
New photos start here with
4078 Pembroke Castle at Patchway
https://tinyurl.com/bddfjawf

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 4083-4092 built 1925
Including this photo of
4089 Donnington Castle ex works at Swindon works 16th February 1958
https://tinyurl.com/2p9x3s9u
14 new photos start here with
4083 Abbotsbury Castle Bristol Bath Road shed 16th April 1955
https://tinyurl.com/3aemr6cw
to
4092 Dunraven Castle Old Oak Common
https://tinyurl.com/5xdsjbrh

Neil

 

4073 Caerphilly Castle withdrawn at Swindon awaiting preservation 21st August 1960,
Loco withdrawn 31st May 1960, and still carrying name and number plates 3 months later
https://tinyurl.com/2u6vex7f

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 4093-5002 Built 1926
Including this photo of
5000 Launceston Castle (with Hawksworth tender) at Swindon shed 22nd November 1959
https://tinyurl.com/4e2h3ak7
10 new photos start here with
4093 Dunster Castle (with Hawksworth tender) Old Oak Common
https://tinyurl.com/288rwycd
to
5002 Ludlow Castle at Paddington July 1934 running with a small tender
https://tinyurl.com/ysy6utu5

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5003-5012 Built 1927
Including this photo of
5003 Lulworth Castle (with small tender) crew poses for the camera unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/uavt838v

Full collection starts here with
5005 Manorbier Castle fully streamlined
https://tinyurl.com/yc66cfxb

Neil

 

I have added 4 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5013-5022 Built 1932
5014 Goodrich Castle (with Hawksworth tender) Old Oak Common
https://tinyurl.com/yzbwd6c7
5018 St Mawes Castle unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/2p98tw5w
5022 Wigmore Castle unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/4ddu4axs
5022 Wigmore Castle unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/2p9fnxep

Neil

 

I have added some new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5023-5032 Built 1934
Including this photo of
5025 Chirk Castle at Paddington
https://tinyurl.com/2p8fj475
new photos start here with
5024 Carew Castle climbing Dainton Bank
https://tinyurl.com/mrxn7srs

Neil

 

I have added 4 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5033-5042 Built 1935

5033 Broughton Castle unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/ye2xdv3m
5034 Corfe Castle at Paddington
https://tinyurl.com/2p8m5rnn
5036 Lyonshall Castle Reading 16th August 1953
https://tinyurl.com/yckzh23h
5037 Monmouth Castle at Swindon station
https://tinyurl.com/26mncw7a

Neil

 

I have added 10 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5043-5057 Built 1936

Including now preserved 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe seen her in 1961
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Bristol T.M. July 1961
https://tinyurl.com/3t4rkfep
new photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/7a54psuy

Neil

 

I have added 6 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5058-5067 Built 1937

Including this photo of
5066 Wardour Castle Bristol Bath Road June 1949 (later renamed in 1956 Sir Felix Pole)
https://tinyurl.com/2p9enhvz

new photos start here with
https://tinyurl.com/3cnd3mpv

Neil

 

I have added 6 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5078-5082+5093-5097 Built 1939
New photos start here with
5082 Swordfish at Cardiff 14th August 1954
https://tinyurl.com/2p8kxv6u

Neil.

 

I have added 3 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5068-5077 Built 1938
5074 Hampden on Banbury shed 30th July 1960
https://tinyurl.com/3e6sjzh2
5075 Wellington unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/fmndzkp
5076 Gladiator (with Hawksworth tender) at Shrewsbury
https://tinyurl.com/34enmn4h

Neil

 

I have added 3 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 5098-5099+7000-7007 Built 1946
Including the last Castle class loco built by the GWR
7007 Great Western unknown location (final GWR built Castle built in 1946 with GWR coat of arms under nameplate)
https://tinyurl.com/2j65vyvc

The 2 other new photos are
7000 Viscount Portal arrives at Bristol T.M. (attached to a Hawksworth tender)
https://tinyurl.com/yc6sshp8
7003 Elmley Castle Bristol T.M.
https://tinyurl.com/jr7vf7tk

Neil

 

I have added a new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class

This collection features 7029 Clun Castle Built 1950

7029 Clun Castle with Warwickshire Railway Society 'The Hants & Dorset Rail Tour' at Weymouth 5th September 1965
https://tinyurl.com/5h9vcake
full collection of over 90 photos of Clun Castle (pre 68) start here
https://tinyurl.com/yha4ek3j

Neil

 

I have added 3 new photos to the final collection of Collett’s Castle class

This final collection features 7028, 7030-7037 Built 1950

7031 Cromwell's Castle at Paddington
https://tinyurl.com/yz25967w
7033 Hartlebury Castle at Bristol Bath Road 11th October 1959
https://tinyurl.com/3ezzu8hj
7037 Swindon
https://tinyurl.com/4wpbjwxx

Neil

 

26/94 7029 Passing Swindon Works
73/94 7029 Weymouth, see 89/94
84-87/94 7029 Torquay

Cheers, Neil

 

Hi Neil,

A few more locations -
26/93 7032 Reading General
36/93 7033 Royal Oak / Paddington area
51/93 7034 Paddington - Bishops Bridge and the roof of the goods depot visible in the background
53/93 7034 Not PGT - no road overbridge at either platform end at Paignton

Cheers, Neil