The first English Riviera Express train of the year turned heads across South Devon. The Britannia Class 4-6-2 Pacific No 70000 Britannia pulled the first of the services operated by Crewe-based ...

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One of the UK’s most revered locomotives passed through Blackburn on Wednesday, September 3. The 70000 Britannia pulled into the station as part of a rail tour from Carlisle to Blackpool North. Rail ...

Steam trains are a big part of British rail history and are loved by many people, who jump at the chance to hop on board on the rare occasion that they do just that. From Agatha Christie’s Murder on ...

AN ICONIC steam locomotive is set to pass through Herefordshire tomorrow as it makes the journey back to its base in Crewe. The loco, 70000 Britannia was built in 1951 and will make the journey from ...

Let off some steam with this beautiful film, documenting the birth of the British Rail Standard Class 7 steam locomotive. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 31 January 1951 1951: Britannia under her ...

Fifty years ago – on August 11 1968 – the very last British Railways steam service ran, an excursion around the north west of England, but East Anglia featured large in the postscript to this big ...

70000 Britannia passed through Shropshire and Staffordshire while on test last year. Photo: David Stubbings Two weeks after Mayflower ran through Shropshire and Staffordshire on test runs, operating a ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: BR Standard Class 7 'Britannia Class' Steam Loco Add-On Experience the beauty of the Britannia with Just Trains' BR Standard Class 7 ...