Great Western, King Class 4-6-0s
from construction to withdrawal
$108.64
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2020
Summary
Built by Collett in 1927, the thirty Kings were the final development of the Churchward Stars and the 1923 Castles. They were designed to restore the Great Western Railway’s pre-eminence in motive power and cope with increasing traffic to the Devon and Cornwall holiday resorts. These locomotives remained on top-link main line duty until their replacement by the Western’ class 52 diesel hydraulics in 1962.
This book offers an insight into the thinking of some of Collett’s senior staff …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526739858 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526739852 |
| Author: | David Maidment |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.39kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 250mm |
| Series: | Locomotive Portfolio |
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About The Author
David Maidment
David Maidment was a senior manager with British Railways, with widespread experience of railway operating on the Western and London Midland Regions culminating in the role of Head of Safety Policy for the BRB after the Clapham Junction train accident. He retired in 1996, was a Principal Railway Safety Consultant with International Risk Management Services from 1996 to 2001 and founded the Railway Children charity in 1995. He was awarded the OBE for services to the rail industry in 1996 and is now a frequent speaker on both the charity and his railway career and author of four novels, two non-fiction works on street children and over ten books for Pen & Sword’s locomotive portfolio series, the royalties from all being donated to the charity.
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