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KaneTakerfan701 — First Time Meeting Pendennis Castle
Published: 2017-08-27 10:18:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 735; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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This was a moment that will never leave me. When I was wondering around the Dicot Works I came across this engine and when I took a look at the nameplates at the sides it was non other that Flying Scotsman's old rival and old friend, GWR Pendennis Castle! This was my first time meeting her where she is still undergoing an overhaul for the last 17 years since she arrived in 2000. But right after this photo was taken it was then me and finally met when he spotted me.Related content
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wow she's beautiful
I hope she's return to steam and to the mainline soon
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it might be in a few years time.
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but still I'd like to see her run again and who knows maybe they get her with scotsman to double head like they did back in Australia.
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oh yes me too
that would be great
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Amazing engine! I've always had a soft spot for the GWR Castles.
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many this was the engine that beat flying scotsman when in fact it beat one of scotsman's sisters who looked like her.
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here it is as proof to show at the time flying scotsman and many of the class were in their original A1 looks before their rebuilds into A3's. The engine beside Pendennis Castle is Flying Fox.
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#4079 Pendennis Castle was built at Swindon Works on February 29th, 1924 and was first allocated at Old Oak Common depot. The locomotive became famous in 1925 when the GWR lent it to the LNER as part of trials against the LNER's Flying Scotsman Running from Kings Cross to Grantham, and King's Cross to Doncaster. Back at Old Oak Common, it continued to run the routes to South Wales and the West Country until after the GWR was nationalised post-WW2 to become part of British Railways. In August 1950 it was allocated to Gloucester shed, in March 1959 to its last shed allocation was Bristol. Pendennis Castle was later withdrawn from service on May 31st, 1964.
In May 1964 it was booked to work the London Paddingtom to Taunton leg of Z48 on Sat 9 May, where upon arrival at Westbury it was discovered that it had melted its firebars. As there was no standby Castle at Westbury and the closest Castle was in Taunton GWR 6999 Capel Dewi Hall took its train onto Taunton where 7025 Sudeley Castle took over for the journey to Plymouth. After aquirement by Mike Higston, she was later displayed at the Great Western Society's open days, later to be put on display in Ditcot. In 1977, she even spent a good long term in Australia, returning to the UK in 1999. She's currently at the Ditcot Railway Centre in Ditcot today.
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