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B.R. Standards : Britannia class Pt 1 70000-70024 Built 1951 Crewe

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Feb 26, 2017.

  1. neildimmer

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections

    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe
    Starting off with Britannia herself
    70000 Britannia LCGB The Vectis Rail Tour 4-10-1964
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70000-Britannia-Pre-1968/i-5FS92zL
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    70000 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70000-Britannia-Pre-1968/i-bw46bGV
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    70000 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    Included are older photos by Tony Gillett but well worth another look
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70000-Britannia-Pre-1968/i-b29mQq2
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    70000 - Railway-Photography
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    70000 Britannia Crewe 11/5/66 (Tony Gillett)
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70000-Britannia-Pre-1968/i-pLGwJxR
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    70000 - Railway-Photography
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    70000 Britannia Lostock Hall 11/2/65 (Tony Gillett)

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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections



    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe


    This next collection features 70001-70005
    70001 Lord Hurcomb
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000170005/i-qj3DPN5
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    70001-70005 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70002 Geoffrey Chaucer
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000170005/i-q7Dg7PV
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    70001-70005 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70003 John Bunyan
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000170005/i-4LzhB3b
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    70001-70005 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    70004 William Shakespear
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000170005/i-6nxZkv5
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    70001-70005 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70005 John Milton
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000170005/i-W9B8d7n
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    70001-70005 - Railway-Photography
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    70005 John Milton Lostock Hall 2/7/65 (Tony Gillett)
    Neil
     
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  3. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections







    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe





    This next collection features 70006-70008,

    included are these colour photos by Tony Gillett
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000570008-1/i-jMKnPHJ
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    70006-70008 - Railway-Photography
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    70008 Black Prince Retford 20/5/61 (Tony Gillett)


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000570008-1/i-TLXbmmZ
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    70006-70008 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    new photos ;


    70006 Robert Burns Liverpool St
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000570008-1/i-mCfwH6g
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    70006-70008 - Railway-Photography
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    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70007 Coeur-de-Lion Beattock Summit signal box
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000570008-1/i-CKvkMQj
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    70006-70008 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70008 Black Prince unknown location
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000570008-1/i-RxRHVgP
    Neil
     
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  4. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections







    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe





    This next collection features 70009-70012

    including this photo of 70012 at Preston + Windermere

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000970012/i-5xd343z
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    70009-70012 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    new photos
    70009 Alfred the Great
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000970012/i-gdSK7SB
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    70009-70012 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70011 Hotspur
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000970012/i-gwKcRg3
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    70009-70012 - Railway-Photography
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    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70012 John of Gaunt in the snow
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7000970012/i-rdRbVQm
    Neil
     
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  5. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections







    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe





    This next collection features 70013

    including 70013 looking extremely filthy, date/location unknown
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70013-Oliver-Cromwell-Pre-1968/i-J4NVQZ9
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    70013 Oliver Cromwell Pre 1968 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    compared to this 1967 photo by Tony Gillett
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70013-Oliver-Cromwell-Pre-1968/i-d8ChHJv
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    70013 Oliver Cromwell Pre 1968 - Railway-Photography
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    70013 Oliver Cromwell Lostock Hall 17/10/67 (Tony Gillett)
    70013 Oliver Cromwell 15 GN Special 11th August 1968
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70013-Oliver-Cromwell-Pre-1968/i-vfxDWmZ
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    70013 Oliver Cromwell 15 GN Special 11th August 1968
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    spot the only clean loco here
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/70013-Oliver-Cromwell-Pre-1968/i-sqC6wVf
    Neil
     
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  6. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections

    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe

    This collection features 70014-70017



    including this new photo of

    70014 Iron Duke & 34017 Ilfracombe at Victoria Station

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001470017/i-DHPkC5M



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    70014-70017 - Railway-Photography
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    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    Other new photos include


    70015 Apollo hauling 'The Red Rose'

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001470017/i-h4LdnXK

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    70014-70017 - Railway-Photography
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    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    70016 Ariel Greenholme with a relief Royal Scot 29-7-1967




    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001470017/i-vtSKrnb
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    70014-70017 - Railway-Photography
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    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    70017 Arrow unknown location
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001470017/i-73j9vxV
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    70014-70017 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    plus many more including this super photo by Tony Gillett
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001470017/i-jwSvjck
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    70014-70017 - Railway-Photography
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    70017 Arrow Lostock Hall 14/8/62 (Tony Gillett)

    Neil
     
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  7. neildimmer

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections

    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe

    This collection features 70018-70020


    70018 Flying Dutchman + 60502 Earl Marischal Doncaster

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001870020/i-h6tNhZz



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    70018-70020 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years


    70019 Lightning Plymouth North Rd 27-8-1955


    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001870020/i-QS8JLPJ

    Super night shot of 70019 at night by Tony Gillett
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001870020/i-L6JRNpS
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    70018-70020 - Railway-Photography
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    70019 Lightning Lostock Hall mpd 4/4/63 (Tony Gillett)



    70020 Mercury Gloucester 21st May 1953
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7001870020/i-ZjcM5f6
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    70018-70020 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years

    Neil
     
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  8. neildimmer

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    I have now started to add a lot of new photos to the BR Standards collections







    Collections starts with the 1951 batch 70000-70024 built at Crewe
    This collection features the last batch of the 1951 batch 70021-70024

    including this super nightime shot by Tony Gillett of
    70023 Venus at Preston in 1964
    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7002170024/i-tHMCFCD






    New photos include

    70021 Shooting Star 'The Red Dragon' Severn Tunnel Jct 23-4-1955

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7002170024/i-BCgRFF4


    70022 Tornado at Ais Gill signal box with 1 coal truck and guards van

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7002170024/i-zTFw3VN

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    70021-70024 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years



    70023 Venus Cardiff Canton shed

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7002170024/i-n3J4FZD

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    70021-70024 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years



    70024 Vulcan Chester 7-7-1964

    https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/BRStandardSteam/Britannias/7000070024-Built-1951-Crewe/7002170024/i-zkfsF7s

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    70021-70024 - Railway-Photography
    railway-photography.smugmug.com
    railway photographs from the last 100 years
    Neil
     
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