I'm afraid that when the driver blew the whistle as he came into Vic, I did feel the tears start to come ! No other train in the station could make that noise.
As a keen locospotter in the steam era I had always hoped to see Britannia in the raw before being scrapped. Amazingly, in 1964, I came home from school and found her relegated to freight duty on the nearby line. I thought ‘How the mighty have fallen’. Nevertheless, I went to bed happy that night.
Robert Riddles great design when I was a baby. Loved them as a lad age 12-14. But dieselisation was the way forward. So many good locos that could have worked into the late 1980s.
I read a very amusing comment in one of my magazines that the Standard class with their high running plates looked as though they..‘were being throttled’..!!!!!!
I remember it being restored at the savern valley railway .many of my pocket money in the restoration box . Never been able to see it .since .don't even now where it runs .
How could you not love a Britannia. What a gorgeous locomotive.
Ist DIE schön ! Eleganz, Kraft, Schnelligkeit und Rasse, verkörpert in dieser Lok !
Excellent footage of 7oooo at Victoria thanks Tony Simpson
Thank you. Best Wishes. Magnificent locomotive. 👍🏻🏴
Hansome profile, magnificent, luv the colour. Looks brand new
Marvellous. Even just the sound of the engine makes me happy.
Steam is never boring and in this case also beautiful.
Everything about a steam loco lives and breathes. She is a rare beauty
I'm afraid that when the driver blew the whistle as he came into Vic, I did feel the tears start to come ! No other train in the station could make that noise.
Fantastic locomotive and rolling stock..
I love the Britannia. Merry Christmas
Britannia looking superb! Nice video, great channel, subbed!
Thanks
My favourite, lovely engine ❤
Well looked after in top notch condition just like they were when stabled at Norwich 😊
Ditto Cardiff Canton
As a keen locospotter in the steam era I had always hoped to see Britannia in the raw before being scrapped. Amazingly, in 1964, I came home from school and found her relegated to freight duty on the nearby line. I thought ‘How the mighty have fallen’. Nevertheless, I went to bed happy that night.
Robert Riddles great design when I was a baby. Loved them as a lad age 12-14. But dieselisation was the way forward. So many good locos that could have worked into the late 1980s.
I loved the Evening Star with its gold pipes
Cracking video of a lovely engine 👍👍👍
Thanks
Poetry in motion.
Something else great footage 👍
Is it england or australia. I live here in chile, please make clear my doubt..thanks
London England
Gorgeous, immaculate condition.
I read a very amusing comment in one of my magazines that the Standard class with their high running plates looked as though they..‘were being throttled’..!!!!!!
why didn't they let the steam Loco haul from the front instead of being dragged?
73A shed code - Stewarts Lane - is a nice detail.
I remember it being restored at the savern valley railway .many of my pocket money in the restoration box . Never been able to see it .since .don't even now where it runs .
I think you mean the Severn Valley Railway.
I'm honestly amazed that such a relic like that even still works in the modern day...
It takes a lot of time and very hard work to keep these Locos working
I found that the Brittania class needed those smoke detectors, they looked terrible without them!
Smoke DETECTORS ???
@@richardgrant7055 Never mind as long as people have interest thats what its about keep the steam flag flying. Happy New Year to you.
Yeah lol .😊