Great Western Saint Class Locomotives Waters Laurence
Great Western Saint Class Locomotives Waters Laurence Churchward's 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. Over the…
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Great Western Saint Class Locomotives Waters Laurence
Churchward's 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. Over the years the Saints saw a number of modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership. 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.
2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. The last member of the class, no. 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
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