Great Western, King Class 4-6-0s: From Construction to Withdrawal

An in-depth look at the British railway company's celebrated class of steam locomotives, with more than three hundred photos.
Built by Collett in 1927 after pressure to restore the Great Western Railway's pre-eminence in motive power and cope with increasing postwar traffic to Devon and Cornwall holiday resorts, the thirty Kings were the final development of the Churchward Stars and the 1923 Castles and remained on top-link main line duty until their final replacement by the 'Western' class...