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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
GWR 4085   10/06/1925

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/06/1925 BERKELEY CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
To Service Wed 10/06/1925 to Laira (LA)
Withdrawal Wed 02/05/1962 off Old Oak Common (81A)
Scrapping During 10/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)
Service Life 36 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Churchward 3,500g 1645 05/1925 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Churchward 3,500g 1657 03/1927 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Collett 3,500g Intermediate 2375 07/1927 GWR 3,500g
Collett 4,000g 2386 12/06/1929 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2543 26/03/1930 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2590 06/07/1933 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2636 30/04/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2704 27/09/1938 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2814 05/03/1940 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2813 08/07/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2654 15/06/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2823 06/06/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4003 12/12/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2584 13/10/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2583 09/10/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2736 12/07/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2837 24/03/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2603 10/11/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4046 25/03/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2617 25/08/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4018 23/05/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2562 08/08/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4037 18/08/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2920 06/1962 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Name From Date
LA Laira (New) 10/06/1925
PDN Old Oak Common 01/04/1930
CARM Carmarthen 12/02/1932
LDR Landore m/e 06/1932
CARM Carmarthen m/e 07/1932
EXE Exeter 17/07/1934
PDN Old Oak Common 02/05/1937
RDG Reading (W.R.) m/e 01/1939
85A Worcester 15/04/1958
85B Gloucester Horton Road 20/05/1958
85A Worcester 18/02/1960
81A Old Oak Common 18/08/1960
   Withdrawn 02/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 26/03/1960
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 10/09/1960
WDN   m/e 31/05/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/06/1925 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4615)
25/10/1928 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4627)
26/03/1930 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4609)
04/02/1932 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4652)
07/12/1935 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4623)
27/09/1938 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4648)
15/06/1944 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4637)
06/06/1946 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6644)
17/09/1948 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4641)
13/10/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6669)
24/03/1953 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6672)
25/08/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6675)
08/08/1958 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6650)
18/08/1960 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6643)


Works Visits
Works Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Swindon Works 07/12/1926 12/03/1927 96 days Light Repair
Tender number 1657 (Churchward 3,500g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 20/06/1927 03/08/1927 45 days Light Repair
Tender number 2375 (Collett 3,500g Intermediate) attached.
  
Swindon Works 03/09/1928 02/11/1928 61 days Heavy
Boiler number 4627 (Diagram HA)
 194218
Swindon Works 19/04/1929 17/06/1929 60 days Light Repair
Tender number 2386 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 27/01/1930 01/04/1930 65 days Heavy
Boiler number 4609 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2543 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 275299
Swindon Works 13/04/1931 04/06/1931 53 days Intermediate 355162
Swindon Works 15/12/1931 12/02/1932 60 days General
Boiler number 4652 (Diagram HA)
 391726
Swindon Works 04/05/1933 07/1933   Intermediate  
Swindon Works 08/05/1934 17/07/1934 71 days Intermediate 525931
Swindon Works 23/10/1935 12/12/1935 51 days General
Boiler number 4623 (Diagram HA)
 607538
Swindon Works 03/03/1937 02/05/1937 61 days Intermediate
Tender number 2636 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 687713
Swindon Works 04/04/1938 15/05/1938 42 days Light Repair  
Swindon Works 16/08/1938 09/10/1938 55 days General
Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2704 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 766096
Swindon Works 22/01/1940 09/03/1940 48 days Intermediate
Tender number 2814 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 834446
Swindon Works 21/05/1942 09/07/1942 50 days Intermediate
Tender number 2813 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 919589
Swindon Works 25/04/1944 23/06/1944 60 days General
Boiler number 4637 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2654 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 992547
Swindon Works 01/05/1946 06/06/1946 37 days Intermediate
Boiler number 6644 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2823 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1066457
Swindon Works 08/11/1946 12/12/1946 35 days Light Repair
Tender number 4003 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 16/08/1948 17/09/1948 33 days General
Boiler number 4641 (Diagram HA)
 1143279
Swindon Works 12/09/1950 13/10/1950 32 days Heavy General
Boiler number 6669 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2584 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1226606
Swindon Works 27/09/1951 09/10/1951 13 days Light Casual
Tender number 2583 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 11/02/1953 24/03/1953 42 days Heavy General
Boiler number 6672 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2837 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1316995
Swindon Works 17/09/1953 10/11/1953 55 days Light Casual
Tender number 2603 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 12/01/1955 25/03/1955 73 days Light Casual
Tender number 4046 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 25/06/1955 25/08/1955 62 days Heavy Intermediate
Boiler number 6675 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2617 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1393691
Swindon Works 05/11/1956 23/05/1957 200 days Heavy General
Tender number 4018 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 10/06/1958 08/08/1958 60 days Heavy General
Boiler number 6650 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2562 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1479446
Swindon Works 26/05/1960 18/08/1960 85 days Heavy Intermediate
Boiler number 6643 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4037 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 1569055

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1925 Tender Tender fitted: Churchward 3,500g number 1645    
10/06/1925 To Service To service as GWR Number 4085, name: BERKELEY CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Laira (LA)
Diagram HA boiler fitted		    
07/12/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/12/1926. Dep: 12/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 1657 (Churchward 3,500g) attached.
    
20/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/06/1927. Dep: 03/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2375 (Collett 3,500g Intermediate) attached.
    
03/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 03/09/1928. Dep: 02/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4627 (Diagram HA)
    
19/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/04/1929. Dep: 17/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2386 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
27/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 27/01/1930. Dep: 01/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4609 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2543 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/04/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
13/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 13/04/1931. Dep: 04/06/1931.    
15/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1931. Dep: 12/02/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4652 (Diagram HA)
    
12/02/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (CARM)    
06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
07/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (CARM)    
04/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 04/05/1933. Dep: ?/07/1933.    
06/07/1933 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2590    
19/12/1933 Sightings This locomotive was working a Paddington - Fishguard express when it struck and killed a man on the down line near Swindon. The man was none other than George Jackson Churchward who had been checking a loose sleeper.    
08/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 08/05/1934. Dep: 17/07/1934.    
17/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (EXE)    
23/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1935. Dep: 12/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4623 (Diagram HA)
    
03/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 03/03/1937. Dep: 02/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2636 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
02/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
04/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/04/1938. Dep: 15/05/1938.    
16/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1938. Dep: 09/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4648 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2704 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (RDG)    
22/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 22/01/1940. Dep: 09/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2814 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
21/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 21/05/1942. Dep: 09/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2813 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
25/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1944. Dep: 23/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4637 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2654 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 01/05/1946. Dep: 06/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6644 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2823 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
08/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/11/1946. Dep: 12/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4003 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
16/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1948. Dep: 17/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4641 (Diagram HA)
    
12/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 12/09/1950. Dep: 13/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6669 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2584 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
27/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/09/1951. Dep: 09/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2583 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
12/07/1952 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2736    
11/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 11/02/1953. Dep: 24/03/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6672 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2837 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
17/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/09/1953. Dep: 10/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2603 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
12/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/01/1955. Dep: 25/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4046 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
25/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 25/06/1955. Dep: 25/08/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6675 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2617 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
05/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 05/11/1956. Dep: 23/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4018 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
20/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
10/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 10/06/1958. Dep: 08/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6650 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2562 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
18/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
26/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/05/1960. Dep: 18/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6643 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4037 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
18/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
02/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 4085 from Old Oak Common (81A)    
06/1962 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2920    
10/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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