BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' 4-6-2 Pacifics
70000 Britannia
BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70000 Britannia crosses St Pinnock Viaduct working the 1Z37 0850 Bristol Temple Meads - Par 'Royal Duchy' on 6th September 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvEf4gyLRVI
A very unusual combination, and possibly the first time ever an A4 and 'Brit' have double-headed, well certainly in the far west anyway! LNER A4 Pacific 4464 Bittern + BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 'Britannia' Pacific 70000 Britannia absolutely storm Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z28 1611 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' on 15th September 2012. This was definitely one of the fastest ascents of Hemerdon Incline I have witnessed to date with a 7MT & 8P/6F combination, making the power equilivent to a class 15! Wow!
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In an unusual Pacific pairing, LNER A4 4-6-2 4464 Bittern pilots BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 70000 Britannia at Exminster with the 1Z28 1611 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' on 16th September 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPpbXcn47H8
BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 4-6-2 70000 Britannia leaves Greenway Tunnel with the return 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAgC1sBWTg
70013 Oliver Cromwell
Main Line steam in the glorious Glynn Valley! SR 'Battle of Britain' 4-6-2 34067 Tangmere + BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell cross Drawood Viaduct working the 1Z28 1345 Penzance-Paddington 'Royal Duchy' on 5th May 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtg73iAIxS4
LMS Black Five 44871 + BR Standard 7MT Britannia Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell climb Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z84 1530 Plymouth - Bristol TM 'Great Britain III' on 7th April 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYUlO19IOUU
Evoking memories of double-heading on the Southern Region, we see Bulleid & 'Brit' super-power as SR 'Battle of Britain' 7P5F 4-6-2 Bulleid Pacific 34067 Tangmere + BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell climb Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z22 1302 Penzance - Bristol TM 'Great Britain II' on 7th April 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUSlKUV2DoQ
BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell is seen during an earlier visit to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway when she attended the Winter Steam Gala in February 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-UTspk68nc