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Am I right to think that 5051 carried a somewhat mis-spelt nameplate? The accepted name I can find for the actual castle is "Dryslwyn", but the name plate (at least in preservation) does seem to show "Drysllwyn", which most railway sites agree with. I wouldn't put it past the GWR to have done it, as they weren't always the best with Welsh names... --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) | Am I right to think that 5051 carried a somewhat mis-spelt nameplate? The accepted name I can find for the actual castle is "Dryslwyn", but the name plate (at least in preservation) does seem to show "Drysllwyn", which most railway sites agree with. I wouldn't put it past the GWR to have done it, as they weren't always the best with Welsh names... --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) | ||
| + | :The Great Western Archive confirms it was originally built as Drysllwyn Castle. Welsh and typing don't feature on my list of strong points, maybe the same was true of the GWR. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 18:57, 31 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
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Am I right to think that 5051 carried a somewhat mis-spelt nameplate? The accepted name I can find for the actual castle is "Dryslwyn", but the name plate (at least in preservation) does seem to show "Drysllwyn", which most railway sites agree with. I wouldn't put it past the GWRGreat Western Railway to have done it, as they weren't always the best with Welsh names... --Danny252 (talk)
