Pendennis Castle locomotive 4079, gauge 0 (Vic Reader)

Exhibit
Pendennis Castle locomotive 4079, gauge 0 (Vic Reader)
location:
Arch Three , Area 61 1930s Layout, station side

Original loco details:

GWR	No.4079	4-6-0
Originally built:		1924

A green Castle-class (GWR 4073-class) 4-6-0 gauge 0 locomotive, "Pendennis Castle" with GWR running number 4079.

The model is from Vic Reader (who had contacts with a number of ex-Bassett-Lowke employees), and was painted by Chris Littledale.

The original loco was built in 1923/4, and is currently undergoing restoration at the Didcot Railway Centre.

External links

• Pendennis Castle, at Didcot Railway Centre
• GWR 4073 Class (Wikipedia)