GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle
Science Museum
Caerphilly Castle is a member of the GWR 4073 Class built in August 1923.
In service
The lead locomotive of its class, after a brief period of running-in service, between April and October 1924, the locomotive was exhibited at the
Cardiff Canton
in March 1959.
Preservation
Withdrawn in May 1960, it was made part of the
Science Museum. Pickfords hauled the engine from Park Royal Goods Depot to the museum in Kensington, using Scammell Constructor units on Sunday 4 June.[2][3]
She was then placed on display in the new land transport gallery.
After the Science Museum decided to refurbish the gallery into the Making the Modern World,Swindon Steam Railway Museum. After a period on display at National Railway Museum, York, she moved to Swindon on the museum's opening.
References
- le Fleming, H.M. (November 1960) [1953]. White, D.E. (ed.). Part 8: Modern Passenger Classes. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (2nd ed.). Kenilworth: ISBN 0-901115-19-3.
Notes
- ^ le Fleming 1960, p. H16.
- ^ Pickfords 1961 ~ Scammell Junior Constructor Heavy Haulage ~ GWR 4073 Caerphilly Castle ~ BTF. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
- ^ British Railways Magazine: Western Region Vol 12 No 8, page 238-9
- ^ Rooney, David. "Making the Modern World". David Rooney. Retrieved 3 February 2022.[dead link]
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