Part of a series of books from Irwell Press examining the history of all members of a featured class of steam locomotive. This volume looks in detail at Great Western Railway 2-8-0 tank locomotives in the numbering series 4200–4299 and 5200–5294. The book contains a brief introduction to the class, followed by a list of all locomotives built with allocation histories and scrapping details for all class members. Also includes numerous black & white photographs taken during the 1950s and 1960s. 80 pages.