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{{DISPLAYTITLE:GWR 4073 Class 4073 ''Caerphilly Castle''}}
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[[File:4073 in Science Museum.jpg|thumb|4073 ''Caerphilly Castle'' in the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]]]]
'''''Caerphilly Castle''''' is a member of the [[GWR 4073 Class]] built in August 1923.
==In service==
The lead locomotive of its class, after a brief period of running-in service, between April and October 1924, the locomotive was exhibited at the [[British Empire Exhibition]], which was held at [[Wembley Park]], Wembley, north-west London.{{sfn|le Fleming|1960|p=H16}} Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its August 1950 shed allocation was Bath Road, Bristol. Its last shed allocation was [[Cardiff Canton]] in March 1959.
==Preservation==
Withdrawn in May 1960, it was made part of the [[National_Railway_Museum#National_Collection|National Collection]]. Refurbished for display purposes at [[Swindon Works]], on 2 June 1961 she was formally handed over by [[Richard Beeching|Dr Richard Beeching]] at [[Paddington Station]] to the director of the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]]. [[Pickfords]] hauled the engine from Park Royal Goods Depot to the museum in [[Kensington]], using [[Scammell]] Constructor units on Sunday 4 June.<ref>{{cite AV media |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/inYllg8hs6c |archive-date=10 December 2021 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYllg8hs6c| title = Pickfords 1961 ~ Scammell Junior Constructor Heavy Haulage ~ GWR 4073 Caerphilly Castle ~ BTF | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>British Railways Magazine: Western Region Vol 12 No 8, page 238-9</ref> She was then placed on display in the new land transport gallery.
[[File:At Swindon Steam Railway Museum 2024 112.jpg|thumb|''Caerphilly Castle'' in the STEAM museum]]
After the Science Museum decided to refurbish the gallery into the ''Making the Modern World'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Making the Modern World |url=https://www.davidrooney.uk/exhibitions/making-the-modern-world |website=David Rooney |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203170857/https://www.davidrooney.uk/exhibitions/making-the-modern-world |url-status=dead }}</ref> it was decided to transfer the locomotive to [[Museum of the Great Western Railway|STEAM]] at Swindon. After a period on display at the [[National Railway Museum]], [[York]], she moved to Swindon on the museum's opening.
==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book |last=le Fleming |first=H.M. |editor-last=White |editor-first=D.E. |title=Part 8: Modern Passenger Classes |edition=2nd |series=The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway |date=November 1960 |orig-date=1953 |publisher=[[Railway Correspondence and Travel Society|RCTS]] |location=Kenilworth |isbn=0-901115-19-3 }}
==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYllg8hs6c YouTube video of handover and transportation to the Science Museum, June 1961]
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[[Category:GWR 4073 Class|4073]]
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[[Category:Preserved Great Western Railway steam locomotives|4073]]
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[[Category:4-6-0 locomotives]]