The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable workhorses and unsung heroes - which were standout classics in their own right. The most distinctive and immediately recognizable type in terms of shape, all but unique to the GWR, was the six-coupled pannier tank. With hundreds of photographs throughout, Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks covers the supre.
Abstract: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Britain's Biggest Class of Tank Engines; 2 The Inventor and the Innovator; 3 The Ancestry of the 5700 Class; 4 The 57XX Blueprint Takes Shape; 5 The 5700s and their Variants; 6 The Demise of the 57XXs; 7 A Second Life Beneath the Streets; 8 Sisters and Successors: Panniers and Auto-Trains; 9 More Panniers Big and Small; 10 Panniers in Preservation; Index.

The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable workhorses and unsung heroes - which were standout classics in their own right. The most distinctive and immediately recognizable type in terms of shape, all but unique to the GWR, was the six-coupled pannier tank. With hundreds of photographs throughout, Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks covers the supre