7027 Thornbury Castle, GWR Castle Class

Running number (BR/operator)	7027
Name	Thornbury Castle
Locomotive class	GWR 4073 Castle Class
Owner / preservation society	JJP Holdings SW
Operating status	Under restoration
Current livery	Ex-Barry condition
Withdrawn from BR	1963
Year built	1949

A preserved GWR Castle Class 4-6-0, built at Swindon Works in 1949 as one of the later Castle class examples. Withdrawn from British Railways service in 1963. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry, South Wales.

7027 Thornbury Castle is privately owned and under restoration at a private site in Weston-super-Mare.

Last recorded as under restoration at a private site, Weston-super-Mare, owned by JJP Holdings SW. Operating status: Under restoration.

Location last confirmed 2024, Weston-super-Mare (private site). Subject to change — check with the owning organisation for current information.

Notable history

7027 Thornbury Castle was built at Swindon Works in 1949 as one of the late-series Castle class built under Charles Collett's successor Frederick Hawksworth and withdrawn in 1963. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry, she is privately owned and currently under restoration at a private site in Weston-super-Mare.

Additional notes

Location last confirmed: 2024, Weston-super-Mare (private site, not a heritage railway).