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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5010 on 26/07/1927

Names Carried
Date From Name
26/07/1927 RESTORMEL CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 234
To Service Mon 26/07/1927 to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Withdrawal Mon 05/10/1959 off Reading (W.R.) (81D)
Service Life 32 yrs, 2 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Churchward 3,500g 0 26/07/1927 GWR 3,500g 7t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2416 22/03/1929 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2561 12/07/1930 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2438 03/06/1931 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2565 12/04/1932 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2662 13/04/1935 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2416 03/07/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2792 05/09/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2436 20/08/1941 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2827 07/09/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2539 11/01/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2819 13/10/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2761 19/05/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2784 07/04/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2701 24/07/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2436 13/01/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2841 18/01/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4008 11/06/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2582 08/05/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4005 25/01/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4068 14/05/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4006 19/06/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4069 05/01/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2674 17/05/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2795 21/02/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4061 06/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
PDN   Old Oak Common (New) on 26/07/1927
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 26/07/1930
LA   Laira on 15/06/1931
NA   Newton Abbot on 19/12/1933
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 24/04/1934
PDN   Old Oak Common on 14/12/1935
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 31/12/1935
LDR   Landore m/e 08/1938
CDF   Cardiff Canton m/e 10/1938
SRD   Stafford Road on 26/04/1940
CDF   Cardiff Canton m/e 12/1940
SDN   Swindon on 20/01/1943
CDF   Cardiff Canton m/e 04/1943
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
LDR   Landore on 11/06/1948
LDR   Landore 4w/e 10/07/1948
84A   Stafford Road on 08/05/1950
     Stored (Stafford Road) on 23/05/1950
84A   Stafford Road (Reinstated) on 26/07/1950
84A   Stafford Road 4w/e 12/08/1950
83D   Laira on 04/03/1953
84A   Stafford Road on 14/05/1953
81A   Old Oak Common on 20/03/1958
81D   Reading (W.R.) on 10/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 05/10/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LDR Landore 4w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 12/08/1950
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) m/e 28/02/1959
WDN   m/e 31/10/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
22/03/1929 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4654)
12/07/1930 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4618)
05/09/1932 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4660)
03/07/1936 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4645)
11/01/1943 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6688)
24/07/1946 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6659)
11/06/1948 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4660)
08/05/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6664)
25/01/1952 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4632)
14/05/1953 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6681)
05/01/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6618)
21/02/1957 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6633)
17/06/1958 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6605)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 11/04/1928 04/07/1928 85 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 25/01/1929 27/03/1929 62 days Heavy Boiler number 4654 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2416 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
105441
Swindon Works 26/05/1930 26/07/1930 62 days Heavy Boiler number 4618 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2561 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
194382
Swindon Works 23/04/1931 15/06/1931 54 days Light Repair Tender number 2438 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
262352
Swindon Works 18/07/1932 13/09/1932 58 days General Boiler number 4660 (Diagram HA)
324537
Swindon Works 25/01/1934 24/04/1934 90 days Intermediate   419511
Swindon Works 20/02/1935 19/04/1935 59 days Intermediate Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
489011
Swindon Works 21/05/1936 14/07/1936 55 days General Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2416 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
566693
Swindon Works 21/09/1937 12/11/1937 53 days Intermediate   644886
Swindon Works 11/07/1939 12/09/1939 64 days Intermediate Tender number 2792 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
741871
Swindon Works 03/06/1941 31/08/1941 90 days Intermediate Tender number 2436 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
827400
Swindon Works 05/08/1942 12/09/1942 39 days Light Repair Tender number 2827 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 03/11/1942 20/01/1943 79 days General Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2539 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
893741
Swindon Works 08/09/1943 16/10/1943 39 days Light Repair Tender number 2819 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 27/04/1944 22/05/1944 26 days Light Repair Tender number 2761 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 24/02/1945 07/04/1945 43 days Intermediate Tender number 2784 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
996301
Swindon Works 04/06/1946 24/07/1946 51 days Intermediate Boiler number 6659 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2701 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1066105
Swindon Works 14/01/1947 18/01/1947 5 days Light Repair Tender number 2841 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 04/05/1948 11/06/1948 39 days General Boiler number 4660 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4008 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1154166
Swindon Works 29/03/1950 08/05/1950 41 days Heavy General Boiler number 6664 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1237214
Swindon Works 13/12/1951 25/01/1952 44 days Heavy General Boiler number 4632 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4005 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1301104
Swindon Works 13/03/1953 14/05/1953 63 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4068 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1368274
Swindon Works 22/11/1954 05/01/1955 45 days Heavy General Boiler number 6618 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4069 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1454807
Swindon Works 14/03/1956 17/05/1956 65 days Light Casual Tender number 2674 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 26/11/1956 21/02/1957 88 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2795 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1551078
Swindon Works 06/05/1958 17/06/1958 43 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6605 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4061 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1619214
Swindon Works 18/09/1959   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1942 Sightings No. 5813 seen at RDG various dates early Jan.: Thought this was CARM! 5010 fresh out SDN on 8/1 appeared to be marked SLO, but probably GLO. SLS/194302
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1927 Tender Tender fitted: Churchward 3,500g number 0    
26/07/1927 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5010, name: RESTORMEL CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Diagram HA boiler fitted
   
11/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/04/1928. Dep: 04/07/1928.    
25/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 25/01/1929. Dep: 27/03/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4654 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2416 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
26/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy) - Arr: 26/05/1930. Dep: 26/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4618 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2561 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
26/07/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
23/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/04/1931. Dep: 15/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2438 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
12/04/1932 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2565    
18/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1932. Dep: 13/09/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4660 (Diagram HA)
   
19/12/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
25/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 25/01/1934. Dep: 24/04/1934.    
24/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
20/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 20/02/1935. Dep: 19/04/1935.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2662 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
31/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
21/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1936. Dep: 14/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4645 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2416 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
21/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 21/09/1937. Dep: 12/11/1937.    
08/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
11/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 11/07/1939. Dep: 12/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2792 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
26/04/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
12/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
03/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 03/06/1941. Dep: 31/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2436 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
05/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/08/1942. Dep: 12/09/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2827 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
03/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1942. Dep: 20/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2539 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
20/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
08/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/09/1943. Dep: 16/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2819 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/04/1944. Dep: 22/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2761 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
24/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 24/02/1945. Dep: 07/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2784 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
04/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 04/06/1946. Dep: 24/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6659 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2701 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
13/01/1947 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2436    
14/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1947. Dep: 18/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2841 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
04/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1948. Dep: 11/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4660 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4008 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
11/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
29/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 29/03/1950. Dep: 08/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6664 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
08/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
23/05/1950 To Store To Store at Stafford Road (84A)    
26/07/1950 Reinstated Reinstated to Stafford Road (84A)    
12/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
13/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 13/12/1951. Dep: 25/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4632 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4005 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
04/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
13/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/03/1953. Dep: 14/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4068 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
14/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
19/06/1953 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4006    
22/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 22/11/1954. Dep: 05/01/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6618 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4069 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
14/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/03/1956. Dep: 17/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2674 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
26/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/11/1956. Dep: 21/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2795 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
20/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
06/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/05/1958. Dep: 17/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6605 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4061 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
18/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (No repairs) - Arr: 18/09/1959.    
05/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 5010 from Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
11/1959 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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