Great Western Saint Class Locomotives
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1473850347
ISBN-13
9781473850347
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint
Pen & Sword Transport
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2017
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
912 grams
Dimensions
25.20 x 24.80 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Trains & railways: general interest
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Written by a well-respected author of Great Western Locomotive history.
Churchwards 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design of their own mixed traffic locomotives. Over the years the Saints saw a number of modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership. The last member of the class, no. 2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. However, the Great Western Society are now constructing a replica Saint at Didcot Railway Centre. Numbered 2999 it will be named Lady of Legend.In this book author Laurence Waters charts the remarkable history of the class from the construction of the prototype Saint at Swindon in 1902, right through to the final withdrawals in 1953. Using many previously unpublished black and white photographs, accompanied by informative captions, each member of the class is illustrated. This book should appeal to those interested in the history of Great Western Locomotive development as well as modellers of the Great Western and Western Region.
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