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
Boiler 6601
|
Engine name |
Loco No |
From |
To |
|
Goodrich Castle |
5014 |
--/06/32 |
to 11/12/55 |
|
Treago Castle |
5019 |
09/06/1936 |
28/01/1939 |
|
Earl of St Germans |
5050 |
14/06/1940 |
06/10/1945 |
|
Newport Castle |
5065 |
03/12/1945 |
20/02/1948 |
|
Launceston Castle |
5000 |
19/03/1948 |
06/01/1950 |
|
The South Wales Borderers |
4037 |
04/10/1950 |
04/07/1952 |
|
Tintagel Castle |
5011 |
21/08/1952 |
14/06/1954 |
|
Llantilio Castle |
5028 |
26/01/1955 |
03/06/1957 |
|
Wigmore Castle |
5022 |
11/04/1957 |
18/02/1959 |