Railways On Line - Steam BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 Britannia

BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 Britannia
Built 1951-5x, Designed by Riddles ??. Total Number Built - 55
Introduced 1951. Designed at Derby. Mixed Traffic Locomotive Power Classification 7P6F.
Number Series 70000-70054.
Built at British Railways Crewe Works.
BR did not allocate Lot Nos.
The first loco withdrawn was 70007 Coeur-de-Lion in June 1965 from Carlisle Kingmoor Shed, followed by 70043 Lord Kitchener in August from Crewe South Shed. Eleven more were withdrawn in 1966 and 41 (Forty of them from Carlisle Kingmoor Shed) in 1967. 70013 Oliver Cromwell lasted until the end of steam on BR in August 1968 and is preserved, along with oteres of the class, for main line running.
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BR Standard Britannia Class 70000 Britannia at Crewe Works Open Day 1996.

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BR Standard Britannia Class 70044 (Earl Haig) at Carlisle Station.

Motive Power Details - BR Standard Britannia Class

Data taken from the PC TOPS Steam Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates

Class Region Wheels Class Name Designer BRIT Standard 4-6-2 Britannia (Brit) Weight: Loco 94 tons 4 cwt Driving Wheel: 6' 2" Tend 49 tons 3 cwt BR1 4,200 gallons, 7 tons coal 52 tons 10 cwt BR1A 5,000 gallons, 7 tons coal (a) 54 tons 10 cwt BR1D 4,725 gallons, 9 tons coal (b) Boil Press: 250lb/sq in Su Cylinders: Valve Gear: Walschaerts (piston valves) Two 20" x 28" (outside) TE: 32,150 lb Number Name 70000 Britannia 70001 Lord Hurcomb 70002 Geoffrey Chaucer 70003 John Bunyan 70004 William Shakespeare 70005 John Milton 70006 Robert Burns 70007 Coeur-de-Lion 70008 Black Prince 70009 Alfred the Great 70010 Owen Glendower 70011 Hotspur 70012 John of Gaunt 70013 Oliver Cromwell 70014 Iron Duke 70015 Apollo 70016 Ariel 70017 Arrow 70018 Flying Dutchman 70019 Lightning 70020 Mercury 70021 Morning Star 70022 Tornado 70023 Venus 70024 Vulcan 70025 Western Star 70026 Polar Star 70027 Rising Star 70028 Royal Star 70029 Shooting Star 70030 William Wordsworth 70031 Byron 70032 Tennyson 70033 Charles Dickens 70034 Thomas Hardy 70035 Rudyard Kipling 70036 Boadicea 70037 Hereward the Wake 70038 Robin Hood 70039 Sir Christopher Wren 70040 Clive of India 70041 Sir John More 70042 Lord Roberts 70043 Lord Kitchener 70044 Earl Haig 70045 Lord Rowallan 70046 Anzac 70048 The Territorial Army 1908-1958 70049 Solway Firth 70050 Firth of Clyde 70051 Firth of Forth 70052 Firth of Tay 70053 Moray Firth 70054 Dornoch Firth

Last revised: 24 March 1999