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UK RAILWAYS. Type : BR Class 7P (Britannia class) BR Class 7P - 70000 'Britannia' at the Crewe International depot open day on 3-MAY-97. Photo: Ross Aitken E-MAIL: aos@cableinet.co.uk

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UK RAILWAYS. Type : BR Class 7P (Britannia class) BR Class 7P - 70000 'Britannia' is seen alongside LMS Class 8F - 48151 at the Crewe International depot open day on 3-MAY-97. Photo: Ross Aitken E-MAIL: aos@cableinet.co.uk

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Bristol_steam_Britannia: Britain is unique in that virtually every week in the year sees one or more high-speed, long-distance, steam-hauled trains running on its main lines. This is especially so in summer where at Bristol in particular, summer Sundays often sees one, sometimes two, trains depart within minutes of each other. Here are three typical Sundays in August 2015. In torrential rain, the doyen British Railways ‘Standard’ locomotive, Class 7 Pacific 70000 “Britannia” makes a dramatically smoky exit from Bristol (TM), with “The Torbay Express” on 23 August. Digital photo by Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Nene Valley Railway Wansford loco shed. 70000 "BRITANNIA" stands face-to-face with a Swedish tank loco. Photo and scan by Les Richardson (les@cirsel.freeserve.co.uk) http://cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/trains.htm

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SVR. BR 4-6-2 70000 Britania. In 1971 this locomotive was stored behind the engine shed at Bridgenorth. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6