Invention and Engineering

GWR 4073 Class 7027 Thornbury Castle

7027 Thornbury Castle is a steam locomotive of the GWR 'Castle' Class, built in August 1949. Its first shed allocation was Plymouth Laira. Its March 1959 shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its last shed allocation was Reading. It was withdrawn in December 1963 and arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in May 1964. Stored at various locations for 50+ years, the locomotive has now been broken up with the boiler to be used for a 47XX freight locomotive.

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• ▸Conveyor belt
• ▸Fort Bliss
• ▸DRG Class 99.73–76

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