#postit#raf#namedlocos For anyone interested, here is a full list of the Castle class locos renamed by the GWR in tribute to the RAF, along with the original names. 5071 Clifford Castle Spitfire Jun 1938 Oct 1963 Renamed September 1940 5072 Compton Castle Hurricane Jun 1938 Oct 1962 Renamed November 1940 5073 Cranbrook Castle Blenheim Jul 1938 Mar 1964 Renamed January 1941 5074 Denbigh Castle Hampden Jul 1938 May 1964 Renamed January 1941 5075 Devizes Castle Wellington Aug 1938 Sep 1962 Renamed October 1940 5076 Drysllwyn Castle Gladiator Aug 1938 Sep 1964 Renamed January 1941 5077 Eastnor Castle Fairey Battle Aug 1938 Jul 1962 Renamed October 1940 5078 Lamphey Castle Beaufort May 1939 Nov 1962 Renamed January 1941 5079 Lydford Castle Lysander May 1939 May 1960 Renamed November 1940. Temporary fitted with oil firing in the 1940s.[1] 5080 Ogmore Castle Defiant May 1939 Apr 1963 Renamed January 1941. Preserved 5081 Penrice Castle Lockheed Hudson May 1939 Oct 1963 Renamed January 1941 5082 Powis Castle Swordfish Jun 1939 Jul 1962 Renamed January 1941

Posted by Ged at 2021-11-11 10:28:17 UTC