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    Britannia tested live over Severn Valley Railway metals before making its main line comeback

    Feb 15, 2022 3 minutes
    By John Titlow

    AFTER final assembly and testing at Locomotive Services Limited in Crewe during January, BR Standard Pacific No. 70000 Britannia and its tender were transported by road on Monday, January 24, to Kidderminster for live testing and running in on the Severn Valley Railway which, closed at the time, made it an ideal test base.

    Most locomotive arrivals take place at Bridgnorth but due to the rebuilding of the embankment at Sterns

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