Talk:GWR 4073 Class

message: I disagree with the move from GWR Castle class to this.  Only strong GWR enthusiasts remember that the Castles were numbered starting with 4073; everyone else knows them as the Castles, and I think they should have remained at a name with Castle in it.  Wikipedia has a policy of Use common names which should generally be kept unless there are good reasons not to. —Morven 22:31, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)
* That is true, but following this approach keeps the name in line with the title for other pages on GWR classes, reflects their official classification, and avoids potential confusion with the Broad Gauge Classes (which were referred to by a name rather than a number). Musicandcomedy 17:59, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I absolutely agree with Morven - removing the obvious and proper name of 'Castle' from the title is utterly absurd. This has happened across the GWR range now and it has made searching for many locos unreliable. Frankly - it's a totally 'anorakish' move and needs sorting pronto. I grew-up with these locos and NO ONE ever referred to them as anything else buy 'Castles'. Someone needs to look at this stupidity right across the range of GWR locos now and ensure the proper name is in ALL of the locos titles. S. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.232.58  (talk • contribs)  10:57, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I’d prefer 4073 class to castle class, because “4073” is four characters, but “castle” is six characters, therefore being more complicated to type. Ilovejames5🚂:) 04:50, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  This thread was started eighteen years ago. The issues raised are long since settled. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 00:19, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Article title

message: The article states: "on June 6th 1932, pulled by 5006 Tregenna Castle, the train covered 77 miles (124 km) from Swindon to Paddington at an average speed of 81.68 miles per hour (131.45 km/h). This world record for steam traction was widely regarded as an astonishing feat." Does anyone know which world record this refers to? Obviously not the all-out speed record for steam, so what? I think the article would benefit from spelling this out if anyone knows. Gwernol 21:36, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This claim for Tregenna Castle has always puzzled me. I once ran the 2.5 miles from my front door to my place of work in 15 minutes 25 seconds. To    the best of my knowledge, my performance has never been bettered, yet to claim a world record would not be meaningful.  Mabzilla (talk) 18:14, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  World Record 

message: In common with similar sections on many other Wikipedia pages, this refers to trivial incidents which are not noteworthy and simply happened to be recorded in books of photographs. They also have no connection with the engines themselves. Meanwhile, the far more serious and significant collision at Dolphin Junction, Slough, in 1941, causing 5 fatalities and involving 4091 Dudley Castle, is not mentioned (I may add it). There is a case for deleting this section entirely. Hyperman 42 (talk) 19:11, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accidents and incidents 

message: Hi Redrose64, I see you have had occasion to correct this before, thanks for the heads-up.  The vagaries of AWB, it perhaps requires an exclusion in this case (Whyte configuration).  Neils51 (talk) 10:50, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyphenation/dashes