Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives in the Preservation Era

by Bob Meanley and David Maidment

This third volume in the series on the Great Western Castle class locomotives focuses on the eight that have been preserved and goes into depth on the reconstruction of three of them, the two Tyseley ones, 5043 and 7029 described by Bob Meanley and Didcot's 4079 recounted by David Maidment from the records of the Great Western Society, including the full story of 4079's prolonged stay in Western Australia, its return to the UK and subsequent restoration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399022660
• ISBN13: 9781399022668
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 168 Pages