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B.R. Std class 'Britannia' Pacifics

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features the first loco of the class 70000 Britannia
    Including these 2 photos of brand new
    70000 still to be named at Crewe
    https://tinyurl.com/ysd39z49
    https://tinyurl.com/2e432p3p
    Full collection starts here
    https://tinyurl.com/ymkv9fec

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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features the 70001-70005
    including this photo of
    70004 William Shakespeare in full Golden Arrow regalia
    https://tinyurl.com/yfa8bd7e
    70001 Lord Hurcomb photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/4e8avdxe
    70002 Geoffrey Chaucer photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/d7f7sx92
    70003 John Bunyan photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/yf6ef7y5
    70004 William Shakespeare photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/2mz86x9z
    70005 John Milton photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/48xs28pp

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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70006-70008
    Including this photo of
    70008 Black Prince brand new on Crewe shed on the day of its release 18th April 1951
    https://tinyurl.com/bdz3nzs3

    70006 Robert Burns photos start here seen on Crewe North shed
    https://tinyurl.com/2p97tt6u
    70007 Coeur-De-Lion photos start here seen here on Crewe North shed 18th June 1955
    https://tinyurl.com/4wjsbbur
    70008 Black Prince (possibly on Crewe North Shed) photos start here
    https://tinyurl.com/y258r4y6

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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70009-70012
    Including this photo of
    70010 Owen Glendower in assorted company at Crewe shed (North or South I am not sure)
    https://tinyurl.com/4t2yhkc6
    photos of
    70009 Alfred the Great Crewe North shed
    start here
    https://tinyurl.com/33xf7w8y
    70010 Owen Glendower on Crewe North shed
    Start here
    https://tinyurl.com/2p97cjax
    70011 Hotspur
    Start here
    https://tinyurl.com/49xdtwuu
    70012 John of Gaunt at Crewe North
    Start here
    https://tinyurl.com/59tznzb4

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    1/.29 = Liverpool St
     
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    25 / 74 = Liverpool St
    26/ 74 As above
    59 / 74 = Birmingham New St
     
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    23 / 55 = Crewe
     
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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70014-70017
    Including this colour photo of
    70014 Iron Duke unknown location but looks like a ex LMS shed
    You can still see the fitments under nameplate for when the ‘Golden Arrow’ was affixed
    https://tinyurl.com/kz5tumem
    70014 photos start here with
    70014 Iron Duke at Preston 6th May 1961 (Tony Gillett)
    https://tinyurl.com/yxzwa9s2
    70015 photos start here with
    70015 Apollo alongside 70021 Morning Star at Crewe South 13th October 1963
    https://tinyurl.com/2p8u6ysy
    70016 photos start here with
    70016 Ariel at Crewe North
    https://tinyurl.com/y67xjbcr
    70017 photos start here with
    70017 Arrow at Crewe North 13th October 1963
    https://tinyurl.com/mprm5jz6

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    22 /71 = Manchester Victoria
    23 / 71 = As above
     
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    4 / 62 = Lancaster ?

    10 /62 = Crewe North [Enlargement of 3/62

    11/62 = Liverpool Lime St cutting

    35 /62 = Reading
     
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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70021-70024
    Including this photo of 70021 passing black 5 44839 unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/2s48cadk
    photos of 70021 start here with
    70021 Morning Star unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/dkeyznn5
    photos of 70022 start here
    70022 Tornado at Crewe North
    https://tinyurl.com/3fa5b7zf
    photos of 70023 start here
    70023 minus Venus plates unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/2zurmanw
    photos of 70024 start here
    70024 minus Vulcan nameplates
    https://tinyurl.com/3vrm4yze

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    15/60 Arrival at Birmingham New Street

    35 / 60 = Birmingham New St
     
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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70025-70028 built Crewe 1952
    Including this photo of
    70021 Morning Star, 70028 Royal Star, 70022 Tornado with 9F's 92208, 92110 & a UID Brit Carlisle Kingmoor c1967
    https://tinyurl.com/nmxnuj3z
    photos of 70025 start here
    70025 Western Star brand new on Crewe North shed
    https://tinyurl.com/3sz9zt6r
    photos of 70026 start here
    70026 Polar Star unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/2p835xzv
    photos of 70027 start here
    70027 Rising Star is piloted by Jubilee 45663 Jervis at Rhyl 1963
    https://tinyurl.com/yzv8xdwb
    photos of 70028 start here
    70028 Royal Star unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/bcf49ruw

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    Collection featuring the B.R. Std ‘Britannia’ class
    This collection features 70029-70034 built Crewe 1952
    Including this photo of
    70031 Byron near Harrow and Wealdstone on a freight service August 1962
    https://tinyurl.com/5n8258p9
    photos of 70029 start here
    70029 Morning Star minus plates at Springs Branch
    https://tinyurl.com/5cvky56d
    photos of 70030 start here
    70030 William Wordsworth Crewe North shed
    https://tinyurl.com/5395f6fz
    photos of 70031 start here
    70031 Byron Derby shed
    https://tinyurl.com/2p8p9msc
    photos of 70032 start here
    70032 Tennyson and UID sister loco
    https://tinyurl.com/jyvuxxrn
    photos of 70033 start here
    70033 Sir Charles Dickens with 'The Comet' unknown location
    https://tinyurl.com/2rz4cdcb
    photos of 70034 start here
    70034 Thomas Hardy at Liverpool St
    https://tinyurl.com/37jzhrh4

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    7 / 75 = Crewe [duplicates 13/75]

    9/75 = Edge Hill ?

    16 / 75 = Liverpool Street

    32 /75 = Wigan North Western heading south

    56 / 75 = Winwick Junction heading north

    66 / 75 = Glasgow Central ?

    67 / 75 = Carlisle taking water at south end of Platform 4
     

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