Churchward's 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the
most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century.
The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most
of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2
cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design of their own mixed traffic
locomotives. Over the years the Saints saw a number of
modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership.
The last member of the class, no. 2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn
from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. However, the
Great Western Society are now constructing a replica Saint at
Didcot Railway Centre. Numbered 2999 it will be named Lady of
Legend. In this book author Laurence Waters charts the remarkable
history of the class from the construction of the prototype Saint
at Swindon in 1902, right through to the final withdrawals in 1953.
Using many previously unpublished black and white photographs,
accompanied by informative captions, each member of the class is
illustrated.This book should appeal to those interested in the
history of Great Western Locomotive development as well as
modellers of the Great Western and Western Region.
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