Up express at Magor, with BR 'Britannia' Pacific
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Up express at Magor, with BR 'Britannia' Pacific
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 5 Jun 1961
(See also Image]). View west, towards Newport and South Wales, also the North via Abergavenny and Hereford. The train is the 08.00 Neyland - Paddington express, headed by Riddles 7P 4-6-2 No. 70016 'Ariel' (built 9/51, withdrawn 8/67). Several 'Britannia's worked on WR to South Wales and the West Country for nearly 10 years from 1952, latterly all working from Cardiff Canton Depot.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.57792
Longitude
-2.832037