Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965

Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965
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Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781399095372
ISBN-13 : 1399095374
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Book Synopsis Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965 by : David Maidment

Download or read book Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965 written by David Maidment and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author’s second volume about the Great Western’s classic express locomotives covers their final six years in British Railways service. In 1960 the Castles, many now modernized with double chimneys and 4-row superheaters, were still in charge of most of the Western Region’s expresses, but by the summer of 1963 their regular express work was limited to the London – Worcester route. Their declining numbers in the last couple of years covered special summer and relief trains, parcels and freight work, deputizing for failed or unavailable diesels and a flurry of excursions and railtours where their prowess could still be demonstrated. The author worked and lived alongside them in these years and the book includes much of his own personal experience on the footplate, on their trains and on shed. The book recaps briefly their first 25 years and covers their history, operation and performance in their final years and is copiously illustrated including over 100 color photographs.


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