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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5052 on 15/05/1936

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/05/1936 EASTNOR CASTLE
13/07/1937 EARL OF RADNOR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 303
To Service Fri 15/05/1936 to Cardiff Canton (CDF)
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1962 off St Philips Marsh (82B)
Service Life 26 yrs, 4 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2691 15/05/1936 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2681 16/12/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2636 10/08/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2571 03/03/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2721 15/04/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2640 30/05/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2432 15/10/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2394 23/08/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2692 22/10/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2541 12/09/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2810 17/11/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2706 04/08/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2546 15/07/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2910 14/03/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2771 03/09/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2403 27/09/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4018 30/01/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2730 12/03/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4090 17/11/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2624 05/11/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2783 15/01/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2752 12/09/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4055 26/08/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CDF   Cardiff Canton (New) on 15/05/1936
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81A   Old Oak Common on 15/01/1957
82A   Bristol Bath Road on 06/09/1960
82B   St Philips Marsh on 16/09/1960
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 10/09/1960
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
23/08/1944 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6647)
12/09/1946 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4652)
17/11/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6688)
04/08/1949 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4605)
14/03/1951 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6617)
12/02/1953 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6685)
17/11/1954 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6654)
15/01/1957 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6620)
12/09/1958 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6685)
26/08/1960 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6677)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 02/11/1937 19/12/1937 48 days Intermediate Tender number 2681 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
113919
Swindon Works 14/06/1939 1 day Intermediate    
Swindon Works 22/10/1940 27/11/1940 37 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 08/01/1942 06/03/1942 58 days Intermediate Tender number 2571 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
348157
Swindon Works 06/04/1942 17/04/1942 12 days Light Repair Tender number 2721 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 15/04/1943 03/06/1943 50 days Light Repair Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 27/09/1943 22/10/1943 26 days Light Repair Tender number 2432 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 10/07/1944 23/08/1944 45 days General Boiler number 6647 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2394 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
457512
Swindon Works 06/09/1945 22/10/1945 47 days Light Repair Tender number 2692 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 12/08/1946 12/09/1946 32 days Intermediate Boiler number 4652 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2541 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
569356
Swindon Works 14/10/1947 17/11/1947 35 days Intermediate Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2810 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
638327
Swindon Works 17/06/1949 04/08/1949 49 days Heavy General Boiler number 4605 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2706 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
731575
Swindon Works 12/02/1951 14/03/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6617 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2910 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
814970
Swindon Works 08/01/1953 12/02/1953 36 days Heavy General Boiler number 6685 (Diagram HB)
922121
Swindon Works 11/02/1954 12/03/1954 30 days Light Casual Tender number 2730 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 16/10/1954 17/11/1954 33 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6654 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4090 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1017764
Swindon Works 06/12/1956 15/01/1957 41 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6620 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2783 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1118200
Swindon Works 25/06/1958 12/09/1958 80 days Heavy General Boiler number 6685 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2752 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1206422
Swindon Works 25/06/1960 26/08/1960 63 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6677 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4055 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1312887

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during September included:-907, 1011, 1012, 2054, 2066, 2262, 2737, 2804, 2814, 2826, 3014, 3036, 3562, 3809, 3840, 4033, 4054, 4090, 4092, 4920, 4929, 4930, 4944, 4983, 4985, 4997, 5041, 5052, 5056, 5060, 5061, 5065, 5076, 5080, 5086, 5905, 5912, 5938, 5991, 6808, 6831, 6876, 7817, 7819, W.D.77508 an 78542; the latter having been stored since last July. The following were ex Works as follows:-Nos. 6972 (4/10), 6973 (8/10), 6974 (14/10), 6975 (18/10), 6976 (29/10), 79274 (7/10), 78543 (16/10). Works' pilots recently have been Nos. 200, 242, 2723, 2731, 3561. SLS/194712
30/06/1949 Swindon Works (entering Works) New Work June: Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle LDR (7/6), 7022 Hereford Castle CDF (14/6), 7023 Penrice Castle CDF (23/6), *7024 Powis Castle (30/6); *1500 (22/6), 41501 (1/7). *Not allocated. Nos. 7021-24 are painted dark green and lined, while Nos. 1500/1 are unlined black. No. 1500 has so far been tried on a variety of jobs, and it is possible that they all may go to Cardiff Docks. Locomotives entering Works during June included: Nos. 1001/29, 1335/63, 1458, 2216, 2534/72, 2823/81/82/84/92, 2945, 3031/34, 3161/67, 3649, 3851, 4016/37/40/83/84, 4259, 4381, 4504/13/93, 4651, 4807/54/56 (for reconversion to coal-burning), 4961, 5008/28/52/53/82, 5151, 5303/32/61, 5510/57/58, 5760/80/92, 5800, 5910/35/40/66, 6007/20, 6105/08, 6314/35/44/70/79, 6409, 6739, 6814/21/26/63/70, 6904/20/68, 7016, 7239, 7700/10/24/28/35, 7803, 7900, 8762/98 and E1066. Condemned: 53, 1731, 2651/55, 3364, 9072. No. 7900 came in for rebalancing, while No. E1066 had a hot box. No. 2848 has been reconverted to coal-burning. No. 6000 was ex Works on 17/6 painted in the new blue and lined, with crest on the tender, while No. 6011 has also appeared in the same livery, but, as yet, has no crest on the tender. Nos. 4052/58 are ex Works painted green and lined, while further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1017/29, 6931/43 an 6936 (with the crest on the tender). Stock Shed: Nos. 4914, 5919, 6997-99 and 7902-04 have now been taken out of store and put into traffic, Nos. 4914, 6997/99 and 7902 have gone to BRD, No. 6998 to CDF and Nos. 7903/04 to PDN. SLS/194908
31/07/1962 Withdrawn GWR engines It is understood that the following have been withdrawn and are lying at their home sheds mainly: 1004/26, 1462, 2200/29/56/71/94, 3211, 3623/30/88/94, 3741/50/83, 4037/99, 4102/6/16/8/29/52, 4236/91, 4557/67, 4906/9/13/7/21/34/7/41/4/7/8/52/60/7/9/84/99, 5007/8/11/6/7/9/21/30/2/3/4/6/45/6/7/52/61/4/6/8/75/88/94, 5190, 5357/99, 5520/5/44/50/4/62, 5617/31/46/98, 5746, 5910/1/7/8/26/30/1/40/59/64/6/73/80/1/2/99, 6001/2/7/9/12/4/5/6/9/21/2/6/7, 6146, 6330/42/62/6/88/91, 6617/30/40/1/7, 7300/1/5/11/6/21/31/6/41, 8449, 9785, 42385, 90355/6/565/693. LTE has 7749 on loan pending permanent transfer. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/05/1936 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5052, name: EASTNOR CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)
Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g
Diagram HB boiler fitted
   
13/07/1937 Naming Renamed 'EARL OF RADNOR'    
02/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 02/11/1937. Dep: 19/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2681 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
14/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 14/06/1939.    
10/08/1939 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2636    
22/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/10/1940. Dep: 27/11/1940.    
08/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 08/01/1942. Dep: 06/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2571 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
06/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/04/1942. Dep: 17/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2721 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/04/1943. Dep: 03/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/09/1943. Dep: 22/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2432 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
10/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1944. Dep: 23/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6647 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2394 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
06/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/09/1945. Dep: 22/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2692 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
12/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 12/08/1946. Dep: 12/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4652 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2541 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
14/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 14/10/1947. Dep: 17/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2810 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
17/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 17/06/1949. Dep: 04/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4605 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2706 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/07/1950 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2546    
12/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/02/1951. Dep: 14/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6617 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2910 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
03/09/1952 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2771    
08/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 08/01/1953. Dep: 12/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6685 (Diagram HB)
   
27/09/1953 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2403    
30/01/1954 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 4018    
11/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/02/1954. Dep: 12/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2730 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
16/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/10/1954. Dep: 17/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6654 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4090 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
05/11/1955 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2624    
06/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/12/1956. Dep: 15/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6620 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2783 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
25/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 25/06/1958. Dep: 12/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6685 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2752 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
25/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 25/06/1960. Dep: 26/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6677 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4055 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
06/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
16/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
09/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    
21/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5052 from St Philips Marsh (82B)    

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