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 6643
|
Engine Name |
Loco No |
From |
To |
|
Ogmore Castle/Earl of Powis |
5056 |
20/06/36 to |
14/09/1939 |
|
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|
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|
Earl Cairns |
5043 |
05/02/1941 |
19/06/1943 |
|
Earl of Devon |
5048 |
19/09/1943 |
18/01/1946 |
|
Pembroke Castle |
4078 |
02/02/1946 |
05/05/1947 |
|
The Somerset Light Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) |
4016 |
13/04/1948 |
01/03/1950 |
|
Chirk Castle |
5025 |
09/03/1950 |
10/10/1951 |
|
Viscount Horne |
5086 |
29/01/1952 |
11/05/1953 |
|
Carew Castle |
5024 |
11/06/1953 |
24/02/1955 |
|
Whittington Castle |
5021 |
22/06/1955 |
28/12/1956 |
|
Monmouth Castle |
5037 |
10/12/1956 |
20/08/1958 |
|
Llantilio Castle |
5028 |
13/01/1959 |
20/05/1960 |
|
Berkeley Castle |
4085 |
18/08/1960 |
02/05/1962 |