List of BR 'Britannia' Class locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the BR Standard Class 7, or 'Britannia' Class that ran on the British Railways network. They represented an attempt to standardise steam design for ease of maintenance and usage. Celebrating key British historical figures, the class name was based upon a suggestion by Bishop Eric Treacy.

BR No.Name[1][2]BuilderWhen builtWithdrawnNotes
70000 Britannia Crewe January 1951June 1966 Owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust. Operated by Locomotive Services Ltd.
70001 Lord Hurcomb Crewe February 1951August 1966
70002 Geoffrey Chaucer Crewe March 1951January 1967
70003 John Bunyan Crewe March 1951March 1967
70004 William Shakespeare Crewe March 1951December 1967 Delivered 29 March 1951. Received special finish for static display at Festival of Britain exhibition at South Bank, London, from 4 May until 30 September of that year.[3]
70005 John Milton Crewe April 1951July 1967
70006 Robert Burns Crewe April 1951May 1967
70007 Coeur-de-Lion Crewe April 1951June 1965
70008 Black Prince Crewe April 1951January 1967
70009 Alfred the Great Crewe May 1951January 1967
70010 Owen Glendower Crewe May 1951September 1967
70011 Hotspur Crewe May 1951November 1967
70012 John of Gaunt Crewe December 1951December 1967
70013 Oliver Cromwell Crewe May 1951August 1968 Preserved, National Railway Museum. Overhauled on the Great Central Railway (preserved) and now seeing mainline duty, including Scarborough Spa Express in 2008
70014 Iron Duke Crewe June 1951December 1967
70015 Apollo Crewe June 1951August 1967
70016 Ariel Crewe June 1951August 1967
70017 Arrow Crewe June 1951October 1966
70018 Flying Dutchman Crewe June 1951December 1966
70019 Lightning Crewe June 1951March 1966
70020 Mercury Crewe July 1951January 1967
70021 Morning Star Crewe August 1951December 1967
70022 Tornado Crewe August 1951December 1967
70023 Venus Crewe August 1951December 1967
70024 Vulcan Crewe October 1951December 1967
70025 Western Star Crewe September 1952December 1967
70026 Polar Star Crewe October 1952January 1967 Involved in Milton rail crash of 1955, which resulted in 11 fatalities
70027 Rising Star Crewe October 1952July 1967
70028 Royal Star Crewe October 1952September 1967
70029 Shooting Star Crewe November 1952October 1967
70030 William Wordsworth Crewe November 1952June 1966
70031 Byron Crewe November 1952November 1967
70032 Tennyson Crewe December 1952September 1967 Also carried Lord Tennyson nameplates
70033 Charles Dickens Crewe December 1952July 1967
70034 Thomas Hardy Crewe December 1952May 1967
70035 Rudyard Kipling Crewe December 1952December 1967
70036 Boadicea Crewe December 1952December 1966
70037 Hereward the Wake Crewe December 1952November 1966
70038 Robin Hood Crewe January 1953August 1967
70039 Sir Christopher Wren Crewe February 1953September 1967
70040 Clive of India Crewe March 1953April 1967
70041 Sir John Moore Crewe March 1953April 1967
70042 Lord Roberts Crewe April 1953March 1967
70043 Lord Kitchener Crewe June 1953August 1965
70044 Earl Haig Crewe June 1953October 1966
70045 Lord Rowallan Crewe June 1954December 1967
70046 Anzac Crewe June 1954July 1967
70047 Crewe June 1954July 1967 Never named
70048 The Territorial Army 1908-1958 Crewe July 1954May 1967 Aluminium nameplate
70049 Solway Firth Crewe July 1954December 1967
70050 Firth of Clyde Crewe August 1954August 1966
70051 Firth of Forth Crewe August 1954December 1967
70052 Firth of Tay Crewe August 1954April 1967 Involved in Settle rail crash of 1960, which resulted in 5 fatalities
70053 Moray Firth Crewe September 1954April 1967
70054 Dornoch Firth Crewe September 1954November 1966
Preserved 7MT 70013 Oliver Cromwell on the Ely-Norwich line near Hethersett on 11 March 2010.

References

  1. Burridge, Frank (1975). Nameplates of the Big Four. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-902888-43-9.
  2. "Chief Scout names a Britannia". Railway World: 18. 1957.
  3. Weekes, G (1975). BR Standard Britannia Pacifics. Truro: Bradford Barton. Frontispiece. ISBN 0-85153-1954.
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