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Final Castles built by the GWR 5098-5099 & 7000-7007

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Aug 19, 2019.

  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a large collection of photos of the final batch of Castles built by the GWR in 1946


    5098 Clifford Castle Bicester

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-ZSVbtSW

    5098 Clifford Castle Swindon works 3rd December 1961

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-KVHT2Nj

    5098 Clifford Castle leads a BR Std at Dainton tunnel signal with a Torquay to York express September 1958

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-V5mXr3D

    7000 Viscount Portal Shrewsbury July 1949

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-Hq4gtBG

    7000 Viscount Portal unknown location

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-gS3jSWj

    7001 Sir James Milne Swindon 6th May 1956

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-D5QNxXs

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-7sxF4mw

    7002 Devizes Castle Swindon works October 1955

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-5JW8qXh

    7002 Devizes Castle Patchway

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-LxZBS4Z

    7003 Elmley Castle

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-x66sBsh



    7004 Eastnor Castle Laira 7th June 1960

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-WPL8T4W

    7004 Eastnor Castle Reading General minus front number plate 23rd October 1963

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-t5rckvd

    7004 Eastnor Castle missing front buffer beam Swindon works

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-BCmj374

    7005 Sir Edward Elgar Reading 27th September 1959

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-PM5G4MQ

    7005 Sir Edward Elgar unknown location

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-X6r5rsM

    7006 Lydford Castle nameplate

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-vMhZJcM



    Last Castle built by the GWR

    7007 Great Western

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-MWVdPNL

    7007 Great Western Swindon works

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-f6mgpsr

    7007 Great Western Swindon shed 3rd June 1956

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-8WcnKcF

    7007 Great Western at Paddington with the 'Cathedrals Express' 18th September 1961

    https://railway-photography.smugmug...0-built/5098509970007007-Built-1946/i-g6QGCg2



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