Talk:GWR 4073 Class

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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)

[edit] World Record

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)