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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5061 on 09/06/1937

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/06/1937 SUDELEY CASTLE
27/10/1937 EARL OF BIRKENHEAD

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 303
To Service Fri 09/06/1937 to Shrewsbury (4A)
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1962 off Cardiff Canton (88A)
Service Life 25 yrs, 3 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2725 09/06/1937 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2582 17/09/1941 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2618 15/02/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2415 27/04/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2610 07/11/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4017 24/01/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2447 19/10/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4002 04/07/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2593 23/06/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2854 23/10/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2625 14/06/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
4A   Shrewsbury (New) on 09/06/1937
SRD   Stafford Road m/e 10/1938
4A   Shrewsbury m/e 11/1938
SRD   Stafford Road on 16/04/1943
4A   Shrewsbury on 22/04/1943
SALOP   Shrewsbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Stored (Swindon) on 07/03/1950
84A   Stafford Road (Reinstated) m/e 11/1950
84A   Stafford Road m/e 31/01/1951
84K   Chester West m/e 05/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 14/07/1951
81D   Reading (W.R.) on 05/09/1958
86C   Cardiff Canton on 09/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 14/07/1951
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 14/06/1958
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 12/07/1958
1STALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/02/1943 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6607)
07/11/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6633)
19/10/1949 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6626)
03/06/1952 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4606)
23/06/1954 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7653)
23/10/1956 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7654)
05/09/1958 Double Chimney fitted
05/09/1958 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7677)
21/09/1962 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7654)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 22/03/1939 20/05/1939 60 days Intermediate   119474
Swindon Works 16/07/1941 21/09/1941 68 days Intermediate Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
211750
Swindon Works 10/01/1943 03/03/1943 53 days General Boiler number 6607 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2618 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
281072
Swindon Works 09/03/1944 23/04/1944 46 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 13/03/1945 27/04/1945 46 days Light Repair Tender number 2415 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
376209
Swindon Works 30/09/1947 07/11/1947 39 days Intermediate Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2610 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
465055
Swindon Works 07/01/1949 24/01/1949 18 days Light Casual Tender number 4017 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 
Swindon Works 15/09/1949 19/10/1949 35 days Heavy General Boiler number 6626 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2447 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
536452
Swindon Works 03/06/1952 04/07/1952 32 days Heavy General Boiler number 4606 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4002 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
619317
Swindon Works 14/05/1954 23/06/1954 41 days Heavy General Boiler number 7653 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
699788
Swindon Works 04/04/1956 23/10/1956 203 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7654 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2854 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
776687
Swindon Works 10/06/1958 05/09/1958 88 days Heavy General Boiler number 7677 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2625 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
859003
Swindon Works 15/11/1960 04/01/1961 51 days Heavy Intermediate    

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
31/01/1949 Swindon Works New Work January: Nos. 6996 Blackwell Hall (RDG (4/1)), 6997 Bryn-Ivor Hall (17/1), 6998 Burton Agnes Hall (28/1); 6769 BRY (6/1). Locomotives entering Works 30/12/48 to 28/1/49: These included Nos. p24 (Petrol), 213/46 (Both acting as Works' pilots), 1007/08/19, 1369, 1426/29, 2016 (open cab), 2235/64/94, 2445, 2807/59, 2843, 2942/79/87, 3020/44, 3631/33, 3751, 3811/57 (damaged), 3818/28/55, 4017/41/46/53/59/74/78/79/86, 4122/37, 4225/82,, 4507/10/50/94, 4601, 4801 (Ex-Carriage Stock Shed-for conversion to coal-burning), 4912/15/21/35/58, 5014/27/29/49/57/61/92/93, 5108/34, 5225, 5307/33/48/58, 5502/05/12/31/53/72, 5909/49/61/97 , 6013/23/29, 6104/38/58/66, 6304/07/32/34/59/81, 6432, 6640, 6802/03/64/65/69, 6967, 7412, 7731/62/66/86/87, 7805, 8724/26, 9604/11/53, 9732/53/69, W.D. 77049 (badly damaged), 79279, 79309. Condemned: Nos. *1538, *1713, 2717 (all to Concentration Yard), 1889/97, 2767 (open cab), 2935, 3049, 3446/48, 4320. *After acting as Works' pilot.
Further locomotives painted black and fully lined, include Nos. 4900, 5997, 6930/39, while No. 2166 came out black and unlined-with the original boiler again. No. 3020 has had a heavy repair (with a change of boiler), fitted with a smokebox numberplate, but not re-painted
SLS/194903
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
09/06/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5061, name: SUDELEY CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Shrewsbury (4A)
Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g
Diagram HB boiler fitted
   
27/10/1937 Naming Renamed 'EARL OF BIRKENHEAD'    
10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
22/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 22/03/1939. Dep: 20/05/1939.    
16/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 16/07/1941. Dep: 21/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2582 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
10/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1943. Dep: 03/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6607 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2618 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
16/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
22/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
09/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/03/1944. Dep: 23/04/1944.    
13/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/03/1945. Dep: 27/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2415 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (SALOP)    
30/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 30/09/1947. Dep: 07/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2610 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
07/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/01/1949. Dep: 24/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4017 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
15/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 15/09/1949. Dep: 19/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6626 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2447 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
07/03/1950 To Store To Store at Swindon (82C)    
11/1950 Reinstated Reinstated to Stafford Road (84A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
03/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 03/06/1952. Dep: 04/07/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4606 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4002 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
14/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 14/05/1954. Dep: 23/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7653 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
04/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/04/1956. Dep: 23/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7654 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2854 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
10/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 10/06/1958. Dep: 05/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7677 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2625 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
   
05/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
09/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
15/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/11/1960. Dep: 04/01/1961.    
21/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5061 from Cardiff Canton (88A)    
21/09/1962 Modification Diagram HD number 7654 boiler fitted    
12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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