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 6658
|
Engine Name |
Loco No. |
From |
To |
|
Clifford Castle/Spitfire |
5071 |
--/06/38 |
09/05/1942 |
|
Carew Castle |
5024 |
12/09/1942 |
04/04/1946 |
|
Earl of Plymouth |
5049 |
15/04/1946 |
26/09/1947 |
|
Llantilio Castle |
5028 |
16/10/1947 |
27/07/1949 |
|
Tregenna Castle |
5006 |
31/01/1950 |
02/08/1951 |
|
Tintern Abbey |
5087 |
12/10/1950 |
26/09/1952? |
|
Builth Castle |
4086 |
20/08/1951 |
11/08/1953 |
|
Carmarthen Castle |
4076 |
29/07/1953 |
27/10/1954 |
|
Neath Abbey |
5090 |
21/04/1955 |
24/04/1957 |
|
Westminster Abbey |
5089 |
25/10/1957 |
03/07/1959 |
|
Abbotsbury Castle |
4083 |
09/10/1959 |
19/12/1961 |