5051 was built at Swindon Works in May 1936 and was named after Drysllwyn Castle, carrying this name for the first 18 months of its working life before being renamed to Earl Bathurst in August 1937 (the name coming from a de-named Dukedog Class No. 3208/9008).[citation needed] It would carry this name for the rest of its Great Western and British Railways working career. Its original name would later be applied to classmate No. 7018.
It was first allocated to Landore depot in Swansea and remained there until June of 1961, when it was transferred to Neath (shed code 87A). It was transferred to Llanelly (87F) in February 1963 and remained there until withdrawal in May that same year, having run 1,300,000 miles. It was later sold to Woodham Brothers in Oct of the same year.[1]
Preservationedit
5051 remained in the scrapyard until March 1969, when it was purchased by John Mynors and sold to the Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre for restoration. It was restored to steam in 1979 and was reunited with its original Drysllwyn Castle nameplates. It was regularly steamed during the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Great Western Railway in 1985.
It returned to steam in 1998 following an overhaul at Didcot and it was later returned to mainline service. On one occasion in the summer of 2003, it stood in for No. 7802 Bradley Manor working the Torbay Express, promoted by Past-Time Rail (7802 was booked to work the trains from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return, but on the first train of the season Bradley Manor developed a hot axle box and was unable to haul the next two outings, which saw 5051 take the Manor's place). Being faster than 7802 (which could only run at 60 mph, compared to 75 mph for 5051), it managed to keep to the timetable without any issues. 7802 later returned for the 31 August and 7 September trips.[2]
It ran for most of its preserved life in lined GWR green with the letters GW on its tender. Prior to withdrawal, it was painted in BR lined green with the early emblem on its tender. Its boiler ticket later expired in 2008. At present, 5051 remains a static display. [3]
In preservation, it has run with both Collett and Hawksworth tenders; it was initially paired with a Collett tender following its restoration from scrapyard condition in the 1970s, and briefly used a Churchward tender following its overhaul in 1998. It was later paired with a Hawksworth tender, which it used for its previous boiler ticket. It has now once again been paired with a Collett tender while on display in the Great Western Society's engine shed at Didcot.
Referencesedit
^Daniel, John (16 April 2013). "The Barry Scrapyard story, part 1". The Great Western Archive.
^Wilcock, David (2003). "Down Main". Steam Railway. Vol. 288. p. 70.
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fullTender weight47 long tons 6 cwt 106 000 lb or 48 1 t 53 0 short tons fullFuel typeCoalFuel capacity6 long tons 0 cwt 13 400 lb or 6 1 t 6 long tons 0 hundredweight 6 10 t 6 72 short tons Water cap 4 000 imp gal 18 000 L 4 800 US gal Firebox Grate area29 36 sq ft 2 728 m2 BoilerGWR Standard Number 8Boiler pressure225 lbf in2 1 55 MPa Heating surface Firebox162 7 sq ft 15 12 m2 Collett 163 5 sq ft 15 19 m2 Hawksworth Tubes1 857 7 sq ft 172 59 m2 Collett 1 799 5 sq ft 167 18 m2 Hawksworth CylindersFour two inside two outside Cylinder size16 in 26 in 406 mm 660 mm Valve gearInside cylinders WalschaertsOutside cylinders derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars Valve typePiston valvesLoco brakeVacuumPerformance figuresTractive effort31 625 lbf 140 68 kN CareerOperatorsGreat Western RailwayBritish RailwaysPower classGWR DBR 7PAxle load classGWR RedWithdrawnMay 1963Current ownerDidcot Railway CentreDispositionStatic Display Contents 1 Service life 2 Preservation 3 References 4 External linksService life edit5051 was built at Swindon Works in May 1936 and was named after Drysllwyn Castle carrying this name for the first 18 months of its working life before being renamed to Earl Bathurst in August 1937 the name coming from a de named Dukedog Class No 3208 9008 citation needed It would carry this name for the rest of its Great Western and British Railways working career Its original name would later be applied to classmate No 7018 It was first allocated to Landore depot in Swansea and remained there until June of 1961 when it was transferred to Neath shed code 87A It was transferred to Llanelly 87F in February 1963 and remained there until withdrawal in May that same year having run 1 300 000 miles It was later sold to Woodham Brothers in Oct of the same year 1 Preservation edit5051 remained in the scrapyard until March 1969 when it was purchased by John Mynors and sold to the Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre for restoration It was restored to steam in 1979 and was reunited with its original Drysllwyn Castle nameplates It was regularly steamed during the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Great Western Railway in 1985 It returned to steam in 1998 following an overhaul at Didcot and it was later returned to mainline service On one occasion in the summer of 2003 it stood in for No 7802 Bradley Manor working the Torbay Express promoted by Past Time Rail 7802 was booked to work the trains from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return but on the first train of the season Bradley Manor developed a hot axle box and was unable to haul the next two outings which saw 5051 take the Manor s place Being faster than 7802 which could only run at 60 mph compared to 75 mph for 5051 it managed to keep to the timetable without any issues 7802 later returned for the 31 August and 7 September trips 2 It ran for most of its preserved life in lined GWR green with the letters GW on its tender Prior to withdrawal it was painted in BR lined green with the early emblem on its tender Its boiler ticket later expired in 2008 At present 5051 remains a static display 3 In preservation it has run with both Collett and Hawksworth tenders it was initially paired with a Collett tender following its restoration from scrapyard condition in the 1970s and briefly used a Churchward tender following its overhaul in 1998 It was later paired with a Hawksworth tender which it used for its previous boiler ticket It has now once again been paired with a Collett tender while on display in the Great Western Society s engine shed at Didcot References edit Daniel John 16 April 2013 The Barry Scrapyard story part 1 The Great Western Archive Wilcock David 2003 Down Main Steam Railway Vol 288 p 70 5051 Drysllwyn Castle GWS Didcot website External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to GWR 4073 Class 5051 Earl Bathurst Castle class details 5050 5099 Great Western Archive The Devonian Steam Train Galleries Retrieved from https en 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