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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7006 on 28/06/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
28/06/1946 LYDFORD CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 357
To Service Mon 28/06/1946 to Shrewsbury (4A)
Withdrawal Mon 16/12/1963 off Old Oak Common (81A)
Service Life 17 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Birds (Risca)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 4018 28/06/1946 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2913 01/12/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4056 18/05/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4049 28/05/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2389 27/05/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4069 25/05/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2779 24/01/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4115 13/08/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4092 20/11/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4102 12/07/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2754 03/06/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2427 19/03/1962 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
4A   Shrewsbury (New) on 28/06/1946
SALOP   Shrewsbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
CDF   Cardiff Canton m/e 06/1948
CDF   Cardiff Canton m/e 30/06/1948
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 25/08/1948
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 14/10/1948
SDN   Swindon on 20/01/1950
85B   Gloucester Horton Road on 28/05/1951
81A   Old Oak Common on 26/02/1958
83D   Laira m/e 03/1958
86C   Cardiff Canton on 22/09/1959
85A   Worcester on 05/07/1960
81A   Old Oak Common on 19/03/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CDF Cardiff Canton m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC GLO Gloucester Horton Road on 14/10/1948
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 16/07/1960
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 10/09/1960
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 24/03/1962
WDN   on 16/12/1963
WDN   4w/e 31/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/08/1948 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 6699)
20/01/1950 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 6692)
28/05/1951 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7611)
25/05/1953 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 6694)
20/11/1956 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7622)
09/07/1958 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7623)
03/06/1960 Double Chimney fitted
03/06/1960 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7692)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 13/03/1947 29/03/1947 17 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 26/07/1948 25/08/1948 31 days Intermediate Boiler number 6699 (Diagram HC)
 86093
Swindon Works 21/12/1949 20/01/1950 31 days Heavy General Boiler number 6692 (Diagram HC)
 144303
Swindon Works 20/04/1951 28/05/1951 39 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7611 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4049 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 207707
Swindon Works 05/09/1951 17/09/1951 13 days Unclassified    
Swindon Works 03/10/1951 19/10/1951 17 days Light Casual    
Swindon Works 07/05/1952 27/05/1952 21 days Light Casual Tender number 2389 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 22/04/1953 25/05/1953 34 days Heavy General Boiler number 6694 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4069 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 301337
Swindon Works 01/06/1954 12/08/1954 73 days Light Casual    
Swindon Works 11/12/1954 24/01/1955 45 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2779 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 378580
Swindon Works 03/09/1956 20/11/1956 79 days Heavy General Boiler number 7622 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4092 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 457840
Swindon Works 12/05/1958 09/07/1958 59 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7623 (Diagram HC)
 533609
Swindon Works 23/03/1960 03/06/1960 73 days Heavy General Boiler number 7692 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2754 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
 632213
Swindon Works 15/01/1962 19/03/1962 64 days Light Intermediate Tender number 2427 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 735844

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos 1367, 1446, 2165, 2229/36, 2385, 2809/84/98, 3778, 3832/40/59, 4075/82, 4519/28/73/85, 4698, 4965/77/88, 5077, 5191, 5261, 5306, 5403, 5805, 5904/15/43, 6157, 6343/78, 6439, 6637, 6702, 6818/25/33/46/55, 7006, 7218, 7318, 7727, 7812, 8764/87, 9312/17, 9706/81;
New work: Nos. 7014 BRD and 7015 SDN, both are painted G.W.R. green, as is No. 7016; the construction Of Nos. 4160-79 and 7430-39 is under way. During W/E 24/7 Nos. 5023, 6009 an 6910 were ex Works after having been in for the new British Railways' crest to be placed on the tenders, while during W/E 31/7 No. 5954 was ex general repair, having been painted black and lined out in red, cream and grey together with the new crest on the tender. During W/E 14/8 Nos. 7016 Chester Castle CDF and 7430 STB were completed; No. 8393 also entered Works during this week.
It is understood that the next batch of 'Castle's' (Nos. 7018-27) has been cancelled. Works' pilots lately have been and are: Nos. 906, 1758, 1900 an 2751; The following locomotives came in for cutting-up during W/E 24/7: Nos. 2680, 3002/27, 4386, 5127 an 5349		 SLS/194809
04/03/1962 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Triangle: 1435, 3636, 4123/6, 4929, 5167, 5509/11/49, 6152/3/66, 6348, 7421, 7796, 8441, 8700/79, 9738. Works Yard: D3437, 1009/21/7, 3809/49, 4093, 4632, 4905/44, 5924, 6006, 6408, 6820, 6965/7, 7002/4/27/37, 7306, 8489/94, 8721/33/62/75, 9460, 9765. Weigh House: 5967. 'C' Shop: 8735, 9416. Dump: 1642, 2205/6/30/88, 4207, 5069, 5770, 7771/2, 8451, 8768, 9454/74, 9720. 'A' Shop: D600/2/3, D808, D1002-17, D2182-6, D3035, D3354/6/60/6/97, D3425, D4009, D6315/23/37, 8, 1013/5/9/28, 2516, 2859/73/6, 3440, 4003, 4286, 4920/50, 5026/43/56, 5990/1, 6012, 6821/7/39, 6906/13/36/50/71/3/93, 7001/3/6/13/26, 7226, 7320/37, 7918, 9400, 82040, 92222/37. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/06/1946 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7006, name: LYDFORD CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Shrewsbury (4A)
Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g
Diagram HC boiler fitted		    
13/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/03/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (SALOP)    
06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
30/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
26/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 26/07/1948. Dep: 25/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6699 (Diagram HC)
    
25/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
14/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
01/12/1949 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2913    
21/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 21/12/1949. Dep: 20/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6692 (Diagram HC)
    
20/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
18/05/1950 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4056    
20/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/04/1951. Dep: 28/05/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7611 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4049 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
28/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
05/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/09/1951. Dep: 17/09/1951.    
03/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/10/1951. Dep: 19/10/1951.    
07/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/05/1952. Dep: 27/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2389 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
22/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 22/04/1953. Dep: 25/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6694 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4069 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
01/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/06/1954. Dep: 12/08/1954.    
11/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/12/1954. Dep: 24/01/1955.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2779 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
13/08/1955 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4115    
03/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 03/09/1956. Dep: 20/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7622 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 4092 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
26/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
12/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/05/1958. Dep: 09/07/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7623 (Diagram HC)
    
12/07/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4102    
22/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
23/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 23/03/1960. Dep: 03/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7692 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2754 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
    
05/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
15/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 15/01/1962. Dep: 19/03/1962.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2427 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
19/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
16/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7006 from Old Oak Common (81A)    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Birds: Risca    

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