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Holden, Bryan & Leech, Kenneth H.
PORTRAITS OF 'KINGS'

Portraits of every Western Region “King” Class locomotive in single and double chimney form, with footplate comments, with additional research and drawings by Richard S Potts, double-page plan of locomotive and line-drawings of modifications, 98 pp, pictorial glazed boards (no d/w, but I doubt whether there ever was one), very good condition, Moorland Publishing Co. (Ashbourne, Derbyshire) 1979

24.6 x 18.3 cm, 470g, ISBN 0 90348 593 1

Leech had originally been a fireman on the railways, and on retiring after the war became a photographer.  In the days before health and safety he was allowed to ride on all 30 of the “Kings” (and either to drive or fire 28 of them!) before they were retired in 1962.

See the description (below) from the book’s rear cover. 

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