Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965
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| Publisher | Pen & Sword Transport |
| ISBN 13 | 9781399095341 |
| ISBN 10 | 139909534X |
| Author | David Maidment |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | 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 modernised 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, deputising 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 colour photographs. |
| About the Author | 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 (www.railwaychildren.org.uk) 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 eighteen books for Pen & Sword's locomotive portfolio series, the royalties from all being donated to the charity. |
| Publication Date | 2022-11-08 |
| Number of Pages | 184 pages |
Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives - The Final Years 1960- 1965
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