Great Western Manor Class

by Laurence Waters

The 30 Manor class 4-6-0s were designed by CB Collett in 1938, and built by the Great Western, and the Western Region at Swindon in two batches, 20 in 1938/9, and 10 in 1950. In order to save money the first 20 members of the class were built using parts from withdrawn 4300 class 2-6-0s, and were coupled to refurbished Churchward 3,500 gallon tenders. The lighter 4-6-0s Manors were given 'blue' route classification which allowed them to work over...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783831464
• ISBN13: 9781783831463
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 160 Pages