Collett GWR Castle class

I have added a lot of new photos to the collections of Collett’s Castle class.This collection features The Great Bear pacific and the Stars rebuilt as Castles

100/111/4000/4009/4016/4032/4037 & 5083-5092

https://railway-photography.smugmug...ett-Castles/Star-Rebuilds-1924-1926/i-C8xsCrg

Neil

 

I have added new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class

This collection features the first 2 locos 4073 & 4074 built 1923

https://railway-photography.smugmug...Collett-Castles/40734074-Built-1923/i-QWKRL7W

Neil

 

I have added over 40 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 4075-4082 built 1924

4075 Cardiff Castle
https://tinyurl.com/y56nfgep

Neil

 

I have added over 20 new photos to the collection of Collett’s Castle class
This collection features 4083-4092 built 1924
Starting with
4083 Abbotsbury Castle on the sea front at Dawlish
https://tinyurl.com/y4d5vtou

Neil

 

I have added 4 new photos of former Churchward Stars rebuilt at Castles
111 Viscount Churchill Old Oak Common June 1934 (Rebuilt from 111 The Great Bear)
https://tinyurl.com/yyp5lg2u
4000 North Star (rebuilt from Churchward Star loco) Old Oak Common 24th September 1932
https://tinyurl.com/yygae3bd
4016 Knight of the Golden Fleece (rebuilt from Churchward Star loco) at Laira c1926
https://tinyurl.com/y68chz6y
4037 The South Wales Borderers (rebuilt from Churchward Star 4037 Queen Philippa)
https://tinyurl.com/yxk2pnjb

Neil

 

I have added 7 new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class
This collection features 4075-4082 built in 1924
Including these photos of
4079 Pendennis Castle at Chester General with the 'Birkenhead Flyer' 4th March 1967
https://tinyurl.com/y5f5bq6x
https://tinyurl.com/yxwdvbfu
New photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/yxltxoag

Neil.

 

Hi Neil
27 & 29/136 4079 Probably Beaconsfield
102/136 4077 Bristol TM
136/136 4079 Didcot Duplicates 87/136

Cheers, Neil

 

I have added 9 new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class
This collection features 4083-4092 built in 1925
Including this photos of
4087 Cardigan Castle with 'The Royal Duchy' at Chirk Road Jct 19th April 1958
https://tinyurl.com/1qvph297
New photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/sup072tu

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 4093-4099/5000-5002 built 1926
Including this photo of
5002 Ludlow Castle (not sure of colour of nameplates)
https://tinyurl.com/j2z5wbt9
Full collection of new photos starts here with
4093 Dunster Castle un the snow Swindon works 1st January 1960
https://tinyurl.com/t9gqdo38

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5003-5012 built 1927
This collection also features the streamlined Castle 5005 Manorbier Castle
Which looked the best
Original condition after streamlining removed
https://tinyurl.com/5ak1v56a
semi streamlined
https://tinyurl.com/jfpkzu02
fully streamlined
https://tinyurl.com/3b7er58v

Full collection of new photos starts here with
5003 Lulworth Castle at Didcot with empty milk tanks 13th April 1964
https://tinyurl.com/yg6nyvgh

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5013-5022 built 1932
Including these photos taken inside Swindon works
5014 Goodrich Castle and various other locos Swindon works
https://tinyurl.com/13l9so04
5021 Whittington Castle and various other locos Swindon works
https://tinyurl.com/wsuyhron
Full collection of 26 new photos starts here with
5013 Abergavenny Castle waiting to deaprt Paddington with the 'Pembroke Coast Express' 16th May 1959
https://tinyurl.com/1nwolg9r

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5023-5032 Built 1934
Full collection of 15 new photos starts here with
5023 Brecon Castle Laira shed 9th August 1960
https://tinyurl.com/4tapjcm7

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5033-5042 Built
Including double headed Castles
5035 Coity Castle double heads another Castle at Unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/37p24cc2
and brand new
5033 Broughton Castle Raneleigh Bridge 22nd May 1935
https://tinyurl.com/4bct29z7
Full collection of 30 new photos starts here with
5034 Corfe Castle at Old Oak Common August 1962
https://tinyurl.com/8xe8bn9z

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5043-5057 Built 1936
Including these photos taken pre 1968 of now preserved locos
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe with the 'Pembroke Coast Express' at Newport c1956 (Now preserved)
https://tinyurl.com/zxpkkyr3
5051 Earl Bathurst Old Oak Common June 1960 (now preserved)
https://tinyurl.com/mmcffvtb
Castles that were renamed
5056 Ogmore Castle Swindon (later renamed Earl of Powis)
https://tinyurl.com/h8ewvvww
5057 Penrice Castle unknown location (later renamed Earl Waldegrave)
https://tinyurl.com/29hkynwv
Full collection of over 45 new photos starts here with
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe with 'The Inter-City' headboard fixed unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/4exryjxm

Neil.

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5058-5067 Built 1937
Including this photo of
5062 Earl of Shaftesbury with express freight consisting of Milk Tanks
https://tinyurl.com/36rmadrs

New photos start here
5058
https://tinyurl.com/2dx5jujy
https://tinyurl.com/2euvxvz2
to 5061
https://tinyurl.com/88twxmw
to 5063
https://tinyurl.com/yf7xvjps
to 5067
https://tinyurl.com/2btcmrzt

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5068-5077 Built 1938
Including this photo of
5070 Sir Daniel Gooch (unsure what colour) unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/2aa5uh4x

New photos start here with
5069 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Old Oak Common shed c1961
https://tinyurl.com/zdzn5ms7
to
5070 Sir Daniel Gooch at Oxford 15th July 1954
https://tinyurl.com/2r7f7pd6
to
5073 Blenheim
https://tinyurl.com/kzzm8wrm
to
5077 Fairey Battle at Shrewsbury
https://tinyurl.com/pk6a5nxd

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 5078-5082 & 5093-5097 built 1939

Including this wartime photo of
5081 Penrice Castle at Cheltenham 11th April 1940 (later renamed Lockheed Hudson)
https://tinyurl.com/xp98cyb6
now named Lockheed Hudson
5081 Lockheed Hudson at Oxford
https://tinyurl.com/3nsv7cu8
and eventually
5081 minus Lockheed Hudson nameplates and smokebox number plate withdrawn but still with cabside number plate
https://tinyurl.com/y2567saw

New photos start here with
5080 Defiant
https://tinyurl.com/y4a7hk42
to
5082 Swordfish
https://tinyurl.com/3h583hns
and
5093 Upton Castle
https://tinyurl.com/u7dr8wzf
to
5097 Sarum Castle with 'The Red Dragon' unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/rpnwkrta

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features the last batch built under the GWR
5098-5099 & 7001-7007 built 1946
With 7007 specially named Great Western in tribute
7007 Great Western unknown location (final GWR built Castle built in 1946 with GWR coat of arms under nameplate)
https://tinyurl.com/y75jype7
new photos start here with
5098 Clifford Castle Old Oak Common 7th July 1963
https://tinyurl.com/utnjxybk
to
7001 Sir James Milne Plymouth North Road 10th August 1959
https://tinyurl.com/yfrn4jam
to
7005 Sir Edward Elgar Paddington
https://tinyurl.com/245h6s7u
to
7007 Great Western
https://tinyurl.com/4ctmyppp

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features the first batch built under B.R. ownership 7008-7017 built in 1948
Including this photo of
7010 in 'pea green livery' plus non-standard smokebox numberplate Bristol 1947 (according to info on back of photo)
https://tinyurl.com/3xjmhbar
over 45 new photos start here with
7008 Swansea Castle passing Southall shed
https://tinyurl.com/3apbjpde
to
7009 Athelney Castle minus tender at Swindon works November 1951
https://tinyurl.com/3wn993cj
7011 Banbury Castle on Oxley shed
https://tinyurl.com/fx4psbbk
to
7015 Carn Brea Castle Swindon running shed 24th April 1955
To
7017 G.J. Churchwood Bristol T.M. after working the Ian Allan 'Lickey Limited' from London will return to Birmingham later 16th April 1955
https://tinyurl.com/45ekcu8t

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of Collett Castle class locos
This collection features 7018-7027 built 1949
Including this photo of
7023 Penrice Castle at Kingham (not sure of the event)
https://tinyurl.com/ytndcw6y
new photos start here with
7018 Drysllwyn Castle inside Swindon works 3rd June 1956
https://tinyurl.com/627fx63u
to
7019 Fowey Castle pilots another Castle away from Shrewsbury
https://tinyurl.com/j24szmbu
to
7022 Hereford Castle on Swindon shed 4th January 1960
https://tinyurl.com/3pazn6ay
to
7025 Sudeley Castle on Shrewsbury shed 11th March 1962
https://tinyurl.com/bfz2wvpm
to
now preserved 7027 seen here at
7027 Thornbury Castle at Dawlish Warren with the 'Torbay Express' 25th June 1956
https://tinyurl.com/kkmt87dp

Neil