Most websites about individual engines are either because they were famous or are today preserved.
5028 was “Unsung” and is long gone, but she was well liked by the Great Western footplate men who drove and fired her. She worked mainly in the Newton Abbot & Laira Areas.
The following pages trace her story from “Birth” in 1934 to her untimely “Death” in 1960.
History of 5028 boilers
During her life 5028 used 11 different boilers - see below. Follow the links to the right for information on the other engines which carried these boilers.
|
Date |
Milage |
Boiler # |
|
May 1934 |
|
6615 |
|
31-03-1936 |
125488 |
6615 |
|
20-12-1937 |
234935 |
6616 |
|
20-09-1939 |
335228 |
6616 |
|
10-02-1941 |
402209 |
6637 |
|
14-02-1942 |
454835 |
6637 |
|
14-03-1945 |
587498 |
4635 |
|
16-10-1947 |
689489 |
6658 |
|
22-07-1949 |
769465 |
4638 |
|
01-06-1951 |
852513 |
6625 |
|
07-04-1953 |
957133 |
6673 |
|
26-01-1955 |
1063951 |
6601 |
|
03-06-1957 |
1177333 |
6612 |
|
13-01-1959 |
1282680 |
6643 |
|
20-05-1960 |
1345291 |
6643 |
All eleven boilers which 5028 carried during her lifetime had Two Row Superheaters.
When built she had a tall chimney, making overall height of loco Thirteen feet five & half inches.
From 1936 a shorter chimney was introduced which reduced overall height to:-
Thirteen feet two & half inches.
A comparison of Gallery photos with overhaul dates shows that from:-
HG 02.06.49 short fitted,
H I 06.02.57 tall fitted - and finally
HG28.11.58 short fitted until scrapped in May 1960.
She never carried a double chimney.