LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton
Arley Colliery Sidings: mracs1071
BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 No 70000 'Britannia' approaches Arley
Colliery Sidings signal box on Sunday 3rd May 1964. Britannia is on another
diverted express bound for Euston. Built at Crewe works in November 1950, No
70000 survived in service until May 1966 when it was withdrawn from 9D Newton
Heath shed and was ultimately preserved.
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