The 'Castle' class stream locomotives were designed by Charles Benjamin Collett (1871-1952) to provide the Great Western Railway with a more powerful locomotive than their existing 'Star' class locomotives. 171 Castle class locomotives were built between August 1923 and August 1950, the first of which was 'Caerphilly Castle', numbered 4073. Caerphilly Castle was displayed alongside Gresley's famous 'Flying Scotsman' at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, Wembly, London.

Picture Reference: 10319403
Subject: TRANSPORT > Railway History, 1923-1947 > Railway Travel, Uk
Credit: Science Museum

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