GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Location Shed code From
Old Oak Common PDN 13 March 1936
Swindon SDN December 1941
Old Oak Common PDN 4 April 1942
( Stored ) - Old Oak Common PDN 17 February 1951
Carmarthen 87G 14 June 1952
Landore 87E 21 February 1953
Carmarthen 87G 13 June 1953
Landore 87E 26 March 1955
Carmarthen 87G 23 April 1955
Old Oak Common 81A 25 February 1956
Cardiff Canton 88A 21 April 1962
Cardiff East Dock 88L 8 September 1962
Allocations
The shed locations of 5043 during her career with the GWR & BR on particular dates . [ 3 ]
The GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is a steam locomotive of the GWR 'Castle' Class, built in March 1936. It was originally named Barbury Castle, and was renamed Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in September 1937 (the name coming from the GWR Dukedog Class no 3200/9000). It had a double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted in October 1958. Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common; from June 1952 to February 1956 it was based at Carmarthen, before returning again to Old Oak Common. Like all other steam locomotives based there, with the dieselisation of Cardiff Canton TMD it was transferred to Cardiff East Dock shed in September 1962, its last shed allocation. It was withdrawn in December 1963, and acquired by Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in June 1964.