2023 marked a special milestone in the GWR's history, with Charles Collett's 4073 'Castle' Class design celebrating it's centenary year. The Castle's 100th year was marked by a number of gatherings and mainline runs across the country, many of which we were fortunate to attend. This compilation includes visits to Didcot Railway Centre, the Severn Valley Railway, STEAM Museum of the GWR and Tyseley Locomotive Works, as well as mainline runs on the Settle & Carlisle Railway and the Chiltern Mainline.

This video also features seven of the eight Castle Class locomotives which survived into preservation. Only 5029 'Nunney Castle' is absent, with the locomotive currently undergoing overhaul in Crewe. This compilation also features nameplates from a number of longlost Castle Class locomotives, displayed at the STEAM museum in Swindon.

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LOCOS & STOCK
GWR Castle Class 4079 'Pendennis Castle'
GWR Castle Class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
GWR Castle Class 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle'
BR(W) Castle Class 7029 'Clun Castle'
GWR Castle Class 4073 'Caerphilly Castle'
BR(W) Castle Class 7027 'Thonbury Castle'
GWR Castle Class 5080 'Defiant'

Also featured are nameplates from 4000 'North Star', 5069 'Sir Isambard Kingdom Brunel', 5070 'Sir Daniel Gooch', 7037 'Swindon', 5039 'Rhuddlan Castle', 5040 'Stokesay Castle', 5028 'Llantilio Castle' and 5008 'Raglan Castle'.

VIDEO CONTENTS
0:00 Didcot Railway Centre 4079, 5043, 5051 & 7029
4:44 Yarnton 5043 & 7029
5:33 Severn Valley Railway 4079
8:55 Selside 7029
10:46 Great Strickland 7029
11:57 STEAM Swindon 4073
13:14 STEAM Swindon Castle Class Nameplates
13:45 Great Central Railway 7027
13:57 Tyseley Locomotive Works 5043 & 4079
14:49 Tyseley Locomotive Works 5080
15:24 Tyseley Station 7029
16:29 Widney Manor Station 7029