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

by David Maidment

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139909534X
• ISBN13: 9781399095341
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 184 Pages