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<p>GWR's 4-6-0 No.4073 'Caerphilly Castle' on display in STEAM - Swindon's Museum of the Great Western Railway<br />
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For details about this wonderful old locomotive see:<br />
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<p>Largest castle in Wales and 2nd largest castle in UK after Windsor<br />
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Welsh origin postcard<br />
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Also sent to:<br />
João (J-Vic), Portugal 08/08/2026 as GB-1979233<br />
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<p>Caerphilly Castle / Castell Caerffili. The Great Tower remains intact, but another tower has split and leans towards the moat on the south side. This evening view, very close to sunset, shows the eastern wall, with tops of the Great Tower and the 'leaning tower' visible above the battlements.<br />
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Caerphilly Castle / Castell Caerffili is the biggest castle in Wales and the second largest in the United Kingdom after Windsor. Construction started in 1268 as a purely defensive work, the main body being completed in three years, but over the years it was turned into more of a palace. <br />
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By the 15th century it was just about in use, but survived more or less on a 'care and maintenance' basis. By the end of the century it had been more or less abandoned, and was soon being robbed for its stone. Although the castle played little part in the Civil Wars (1644-1651), afterwards Cromwell wanted to remove the possibility of it being used as a defence against his forces and ordered it to be 'slighted', effectively demanding it be pulled down and renderered useless as a fortification. The result of an attempt to bring down the South-east tower by gunpowder can still be seen in the 'leaning tower'. <br />
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In the 18th century the castle came into the hands of the Marquesses of Bute, who did little with it until the fourth Marquess, who had made a fortune in coal and industry in South Wales, started what was essentially a job-creation scheme in 1928, trying to recreate as far as possible the structure as it would have been at the height of its power. Work continued until 1939, and some restarted after the war, the site being handed over to the government in 1950. It is now looked after by CADW.<br />
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For more information, see:<br />
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<a href="http://www.castlewales.com/caerphil.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.castlewales.com/caerphil.html</a></p>

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<p>Headboard view.<br />
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The lead locomotive of its class, built in 1923, as displayed in the Steam Museum, Swindon, with the 'Cheltenham Flyer' headboard.<br />
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The Cheltenham Flyer was more formally known as the Cheltenham Spa Express, and from 1929 it was recorded as the world's fastest train.<br />
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No 4073 was the first member of the Castle Class, built in 1923. 171 were built.<br />
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22May2026</p>

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<p>The lead locomotive of its class, built in 1923, as displayed in the Steam Museum, Swindon, with the 'Cheltenham Flyer' headboard.<br />
<br />
The Cheltenham Flyer was more formally known as the Cheltenham Spa Express, and from 1929 it was recorded as the world's fastest train.<br />
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No 4073 was the first member of the Castle Class, built in 1923. 171 were built.<br />
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22May2026</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jahenton/55298643496/" title="GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' - Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire - England"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55298643496_4ea5fec877_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' - Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire - England" /></a></p>

<p>The lead locomotive of its class, built in 1923, as displayed in the Steam Museum, Swindon, with the 'Cheltenham Flyer' headboard.<br />
<br />
The Cheltenham Flyer was more formally known as the Cheltenham Spa Express, and from 1929 it was recorded as the world's fastest train.<br />
<br />
No 4073 was the first member of the Castle Class, built in 1923. 171 were built.<br />
<br />
22May2026</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jahenton/55298887184/" title="GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' - Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire - England"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55298887184_fac0b79a71_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' - Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire - England" /></a></p>

<p>The lead locomotive of its class, built in 1923, as displayed in the Steam Museum, Swindon, with the 'Cheltenham Flyer' headboard.<br />
<br />
The Cheltenham Flyer was more formally known as the Cheltenham Spa Express, and from 1929 it was recorded as the world's fastest train.<br />
<br />
No 4073 was the first member of the Castle Class, built in 1923. 171 were built.<br />
<br />
22May2026</p>

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