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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5031 on 24/05/1934

Names Carried
Date From Name
24/05/1934 TOTNES CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 295
To Service Tue 24/05/1934 to Stafford Road (SRD)
Withdrawal Tue 22/10/1963 off Oxley (2B)
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964 at Cohens (Morriston)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2644 24/05/1934 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2640 20/03/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2409 16/11/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2721 17/04/1941 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2413 18/05/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2579 18/04/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2812 31/03/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2412 24/10/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2673 02/07/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2449 15/05/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2845 20/12/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2697 07/09/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4013 18/06/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4041 09/11/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2856 01/02/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2545 03/01/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2747 10/01/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2855 24/06/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2394 08/08/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SRD   Stafford Road (New) on 24/05/1934
SRD   Stafford Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Stored (Swindon Works) on 14/09/1950
84A   Stafford Road (Reinstated) on 07/11/1950
84K   Chester West on 01/02/1955
84A   Stafford Road m/e 03/1955
2B   Oxley on 09/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 84B St Blazey 5w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   on 22/10/1963
WDN   w/e 26/10/1963
WDN   5w/e 02/11/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/03/1936 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6600)
02/12/1938 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6605)
18/05/1942 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4626)
31/03/1944 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4618)
24/10/1945 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6683)
15/05/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6606)
20/12/1948 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4651)
07/09/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6687)
18/06/1952 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4651)
09/11/1953 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4648)
01/02/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6676)
03/01/1956 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6679)
10/01/1958 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6632)
24/06/1959 Double Chimney fitted
24/06/1959 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7654)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 03/02/1936 27/03/1936 54 days General Boiler number 6600 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
114391
Swindon Works 08/09/1937 01/12/1937 85 days Intermediate Tender number 2409 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
232321
Swindon Works 17/10/1938 12/12/1938 57 days Light Repair Boiler number 6605 (Diagram HB)
296689
Swindon Works 18/07/1939 11/09/1939 56 days Intermediate   341002
Swindon Works 21/02/1941 22/04/1941 61 days Light Repair Tender number 2721 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 02/04/1942 22/05/1942 51 days General Boiler number 4626 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2413 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
466870
Swindon Works 26/03/1943 24/04/1943 30 days Light Repair Tender number 2579 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 15/02/1944 03/04/1944 49 days Intermediate Boiler number 4618 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2812 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
555269
Swindon Works 08/09/1945 24/10/1945 47 days General Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2412 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
629782
Swindon Works 03/04/1947 15/05/1947 43 days Intermediate Boiler number 6606 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2449 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
692467
Swindon Works 12/11/1948 20/12/1948 39 days Intermediate Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2845 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
776167
Swindon Works 27/07/1950 07/09/1950 43 days Heavy General Boiler number 6687 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2697 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
858215
Swindon Works 15/05/1952 18/06/1952 35 days Heavy General Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4013 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
940443
Swindon Works 13/10/1953 09/11/1953 28 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4041 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1017686
Swindon Works 29/12/1954 01/02/1955 35 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 6676 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2856 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1077263
Swindon Works 24/11/1955 03/01/1956 41 days Heavy General Boiler number 6679 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2545 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1120488
Swindon Works 03/10/1957 10/01/1958 100 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6632 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2747 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1204766
Swindon Works 24/04/1959 24/06/1959 62 days Heavy General Boiler number 7654 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2855 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
1273020
Swindon Works 27/05/1961 08/08/1961 74 days Light Intermediate Tender number 2394 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1357375

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1943 Sheds noted 1/43 2870 ABDR; 8710, 9797 ABG; 3821, 4909, 6835/9, 7800/11 (BAN); 2220, 5025/76, 5564, 6014/7/24, 7802 (BL); 6863 BL/SPM; 4094, 5049, 5970, 6353 (CDF); 5951, 7815 (GLO); 3446, 5060, 6000, 6911 (LA); 6857 (LDR); 5028 (NA); 2636 (NPT); 9317 (OXF); 8302 (OXY); 2881, 4037/89, 4900/98, 5027, 5922/41/96(); 6155, 6902/20, 9306/8 (PDN); 5975 (PPR); 9315 (RDG); 4956, 5566, 6387, 7253 (SDN); 5994 (SLP); 2838/62, 6873 (STJ); 4013/53, 5031, 5957, 6321 (SRD); 5346 (TYS); 5954/99 (TN); 4045, 5406 (WES); 5983, 6877, 6921 (WOS). SLS/194302
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901
23/07/1961 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) 'A' Shop: D602/4, D805/11/28/70, D1000-11, D2137, D2372-9, D3257, D3431, D3744, D6306/11/9, 13186, 13264/5, 15100/2, 2829, 3817/43, 4090, 4922/8/56/78, 5000/1/31/49/60, 5306/51, 5903/4/36/9/67, 6000/4/7, 6363/95, 6871, 6919/46/59/86/97/8, 7020, 7209/15/21/2, 7826, 82031, 92226/34. Works Yard: D804/15/23/41/51/2, D2188/9/94, 1604/34/47, 2516, 3667/70, 3822/41, 4003, 4203, 4916/98, 5015/80/1, 5103/10/76/7/95, 5336, 5949, 6027, 6349, 6831, 6969, 7745/56/75/98, 8789/98, 9400/14, 9749, 78001/8. 92215/45. Triangle: 6021, 9736/67. Dump: 1361/2/4/6, 1419/33, 3657/76, 3724, 6426, 7700/61, 8429, 8705/22/40/77/96, 9735/62/71/81. 'C' Shop: 8457 intact, Outside 'C' Shop: 5771, 8726 being cut up. SLS/196109
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/05/1934 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5031, name: TOTNES CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Stafford Road (SRD)
Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g
Diagram HB boiler fitted
   
03/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1936. Dep: 27/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6600 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
08/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 08/09/1937. Dep: 01/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2409 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
17/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/10/1938. Dep: 12/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6605 (Diagram HB)
   
18/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 18/07/1939. Dep: 11/09/1939.    
21/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/02/1941. Dep: 22/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2721 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
02/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1942. Dep: 22/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4626 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2413 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
26/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/03/1943. Dep: 24/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2579 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 15/02/1944. Dep: 03/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4618 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2812 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
08/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1945. Dep: 24/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2412 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
02/07/1946 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2673    
03/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 03/04/1947. Dep: 15/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6606 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2449 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stafford Road (SRD)    
12/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 12/11/1948. Dep: 20/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2845 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 27/07/1950. Dep: 07/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6687 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2697 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
14/09/1950 To Store To Store (Swindon Works)    
07/11/1950 Reinstated Reinstated to Stafford Road (84A)    
15/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 15/05/1952. Dep: 18/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4651 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4013 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
13/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/10/1953. Dep: 09/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4041 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
29/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/12/1954. Dep: 01/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6676 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2856 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
01/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
24/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 24/11/1955. Dep: 03/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6679 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2545 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
03/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/10/1957. Dep: 10/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6632 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2747 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
24/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 24/04/1959. Dep: 24/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7654 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2855 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
   
27/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 27/05/1961. Dep: 08/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2394 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
09/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
22/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 5031 from Oxley (2B)    
05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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