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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7009 on 27/05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
27/05/1948 ATHELNEY CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 367
To Service Fri 27/05/1948 to Landore (LDR)
Withdrawal Fri 22/03/1963 off Old Oak Common (81A)
Service Life 14 yrs, 9 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Coopers Metals (Sharpness)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Hawksworth 4,000g 4052 27/05/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4009 31/05/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2694 27/06/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2667 14/11/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2593 04/11/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4030 25/05/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2921 28/06/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2411 19/03/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4072 07/01/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2929 10/06/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2403 14/06/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2918 03/06/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2744 13/07/1963 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
LDR   Landore (New) on 27/05/1948
87G   Carmarthen on 27/06/1961
81A   Old Oak Common on 05/07/1961
85A   Worcester on 24/02/1962
85B   Gloucester Horton Road on 03/11/1962
81A   Old Oak Common on 17/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 22/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYQ   m/e 31/05/1948
1STALLOC LDR Landore m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 15/07/1961
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 24/02/1962
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 06/04/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/05/1950 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7602)
14/11/1951 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7622)
07/01/1958 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7602)
03/06/1959 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7609)
27/06/1961 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7642)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 24/04/1950 31/05/1950 38 days Heavy General Boiler number 7602 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4009 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
87089
Swindon Works 09/10/1951 14/11/1951 37 days Heavy General Boiler number 7622 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2667 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
165391
Swindon Works 10/04/1954 25/05/1954 46 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 4030 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
263579
Swindon Works 27/04/1955 28/06/1955 63 days Light Casual Tender number 2921 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 28/01/1956 19/03/1956 52 days Heavy General Tender number 2411 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
346611
Swindon Works 18/11/1957 07/01/1958 51 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7602 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4072 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
436436
Swindon Works 14/04/1959 03/06/1959 51 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7609 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2918 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
507424
Swindon Works 27/04/1961 27/06/1961 62 days Heavy General Boiler number 7642 (Diagram HC)
589945

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. 1903, 2031, 2808/89, 2924/36/37/54, 3827, 4021/22/32/51/80/89/91/96, 4386, 4938/40/92, 5010/21/23, 5158, 5258, 5317/36/74, 5526/48/59/65, 5914/68, 6001/11/25/29, 6369/89, 6426, 6807/71, 6900/06/27/29, 7007, 7301/15, 77028, 77429 an 78714. New work (May): Nos. 7008 OXF, 7009 LDR (the latter is fitted with smokebox number plate); D.E. 15103/04 PDN; 9667-70. No. 7010 is nearly ready (28/5) and is painted pea green, as also is No. 4089, which is undergoing a general repair. Nos. 6009/26 have been painted royal blue and lined out in grey, yellow and red. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 1713, 2730/49/81, 3561 and D.E. 15103/04. Locomotives condemned include: Nos. 3391, 2980 an 2988. SLS/194807
30/06/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during June included: Nos 1003, 1338, 1436/49, 1782, 2135, 2816/18/29/57/85/95, 2920/40, 3802, 4031/34/83, 4805, 4908/16/52/99. 5013/16/17/26/43/51/54/72/83, 5341/53/71/79, 5411, 5908/54/72/87/99, 6007/16, 6300/01/05/16, 6400, W.D. 77325, 77407, 79266. New work (June): Nos. 7010 OXF, 7012 NYA, 7013 PDN are all painted pea green and lined out in red, cream and grey, while No. 7014 is being painted G.W. green-they are all fitted with smokebox number plates. No. 6910 has been painted black and lined out in red, cream and grey -a smokebox number plate has been fitted, while No. 7007 has had the G.W. coat of arms transfer placed on each middle splasher. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 and D.E. 15105 PDN. Nos. 1196 an 1197 were noted cut-up in the concentration yard, early in the month. Locomotives painted in the new livery, apart from new construction include: Nos. 4091, 5010/21 (green) and No. 6025 (blue); it is under-stood that No. 6001 has also been painted blue. All locomotives in the new livery have smokebox number plates, the actual figures being in brass. No. 7009, although in G.W.R. livery, has a smokebox number plate, as has No. 6022. SLS/194808
28/05/1961 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Gas Works: 4203, 5103/10/76, 9414. Stock Shed Yard: D817, D6319/21, 5815. Triangle: 1361/2/4, 1433, 1647, 3657/67/70/7, 3724, 5001, 6027, 6959, 8457, 8705, 9762. Works Yard: D804/38, D2144/88/91/6, D7000, 1029, 1501/2/9, 1604, 2516, 2884, 4090, 4950/72/8/85, 5022/97, 5949/58, 6004, 6937/62, 7007, 7221, 7304/40, 7761/75, 9400, 9749, 82031, 92226/45. Weigh House: D808, 4984. 'A' Shop: D602, D801/15/8/36/40/3/50/69/70, D1000-7, D2195/7-9, D2372-4, D3257, D6305/9, 3817, 4088, 4264/75, 4704, 4912/4/42/70/88/94, 5015/51/70/2/99, 5914/48/51/3/70/87, 6020, 6333/72, 6828/44/50, 6911/69/77/9, 7002/9/32/6, 7232/3, 13187, 13256/62, 15100/2, 82020/1, 92234. Dump: 1366, 1419/31/54/73, 2207/27, 3676, 5158/75/94, 5771/91, 6426, 7748, 8429, 8722/6/40/69/77, 9735/81. 'C' Shop: 5207, 8101. Field: 78001/8. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/05/1948 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7009, name: ATHELNEY CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Landore (LDR)
Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g
Diagram HC boiler fitted
   
24/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 24/04/1950. Dep: 31/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7602 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4009 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
27/06/1951 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2694    
09/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 09/10/1951. Dep: 14/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7622 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2667 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
04/11/1953 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2593    
10/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/04/1954. Dep: 25/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4030 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
27/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/04/1955. Dep: 28/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2921 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
28/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 28/01/1956. Dep: 19/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2411 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
18/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/11/1957. Dep: 07/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7602 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4072 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
10/06/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2929    
14/06/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2403    
14/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/04/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7609 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2918 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 27/04/1961. Dep: 27/06/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7642 (Diagram HC)
   
27/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
05/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
24/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
17/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
22/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7009 from Old Oak Common (81A)    
13/07/1963 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2744    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Coopers Metals: Sharpness    

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