Britannias in the 50's & 60's

[neildimmer]

Hi All

I have added quite a lot of new photos of BR Standard Britannia class locomotives to my Steam Loco site
These are the first part of the collection from 70000-70010
70000 Britannia Doncaster 1959
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34057.html
70000 Britannia Liverpool Street 1961
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34077.html
70000 Britannia (unknown location, possibly SVR)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34078.html
70002 Geoffrey Chaucer Doncaster
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34081.html
70002 Geoffrey Chaucer (unknown location)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34064.html
70003 John Bunyan Doncaster 1961
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34053.html
70004 William Shakespeare in full Golden Arrow regalia (unknown location)
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34086.html
70005 John Milton Turntable at Liverpool St
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34084.html
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34066.html
70006 Robert Burns Liverpool St
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34073.html
70007 Coeur-de-Lion & 70000 Britannia Possibly Liverpool St
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34060.html
70008 Black Prince Liverpool St
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34070.html
70009 Alfred the Great Liverpool Street ex Works looking very neat with white cab roof
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34072.html
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34056.html
70009 Alfred the Great Liverpool Street now looking very grotty
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34068.html
70010 Owen Glendower & D5556 Liverpool St
http://www.steamlocomotives.photos.gb.n ... 34052.html

Neil

[John Ashworth]

The Britannia is a nice-looking loco. Great to see those old shots of Liverpool Street Station. The new-look clean station doesn't have the same feel to it, although I must say they have restored the train shed roof extremely well and it's very impressive. Thanks, Neil.