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===New builds=== The new-builds were as follows.{{sfnb |le Fleming|1953 |p=H17βH18}} Great Western Railway *Lot 224: Nos. 4073β4082, delivered August 1923 to April 1924. *Lot 232: Nos. 4083β4092, delivered May to August 1925. *Lot 234: Nos. 4093β4099 and 5000 to 5012, delivered May 1926 to July 1927. *Lot 280: Nos. 5013β5022, delivered June to August 1932. *Lot 295: Nos. 5023β5032, delivered June to August 1932. *Lot 296: Nos. 5033β5042, delivered May to July 1933. *Lot 303: Nos. 5043β5067, delivered March 1936 to July 1937. (Nos. 5043β5063 were originally named after Castles, but were renamed in 1937 after Earls) *Lot 310: Nos. 5068β5082 delivered June 1938 to June 1939. (Nos. 5069 and 5070 were named after [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] and [[Daniel Gooch|Sir Daniel Gooch]]; In 1941 5071β5082 were renamed after aircraft used by the [[Royal Air Force]]) *Lot 324: Nos. 5093β5097, delivered June to July 1939. *Lot 357: Nos. 5098β5099, 7000β7007 delivered May to July 1946. [[Western Region of British Railways|British Railways (Western Region)]] *Lot 367: Nos. 7008β7027, delivered May 1948 to August 1949. *Lot 375: Nos. 7028β7037, delivered May 1950 to August 1950. These locomotives were built with minimal changes to the dimensions. However, from 5013 ''Abergavenny Castle'' there was an alteration to the shape of the front-end casing over the inside cylinders, and from 5043 ''Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'' a shorter chimney was fitted.<ref name=KCGWR/> Those built before 1926 were fitted with a {{convert|3500|impgal|abbr=on}} tender but thereafter {{convert|4000|impgal|abbr=on}} became standard for the class.
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