The excellent photographs of railway historian and former Senior
British Medical Council Researcher B.W.L. `Ben' Brooksbank capture
the twilight years of the steam railways of the Western Region.
Nearly three hundred images are featured, including rare shots of
the post-Nationalisation period, in an impressive hardback book.
The collection includes locomotives running along trunk routes and
branch lines, in stations and goods yards, and at engine depots and
main workshops. Classes characteristic of the area are presented,
such as: Collett's `Castle', `Hall', `Grange' and `Manor' Class
4-6- 0s, `5700' and `8750' Class 0-6-0PTs and `5101' and `6100'
2-6-2Ts, Churchward's `2800' 2-8-0s, `4200' Class 2-8-0Ts and
`4300' 2-6-0s and Hawksworth's `County' Class and `Modified Hall'
Class 4-6-0s and `9400' Class 0-6-0PTs. Several absorbed classes,
particularly in South Wales, are seen, in addition to BR Standard
designs, such as the Standard Pacifics and 9F Class 2-10-0s. The
Western Region covered a wide area and some of the places included
are: Totnes, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Exeter, Bristol, Salisbury,
Taunton, Gloucester, Swindon, Oxford, Reading, Paddington, Old Oak
Common, Southall, Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Cardiff, Newport,
Swansea, Port Talbot, Llanidloes, Fishguard and Wrexham. The
photographs are accompanied by informative captions highlighting
details of the locomotives, the stations, sheds and locations.
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