What is BR Standard Class 7?
[[File:Newport 3 railway station 2053163 ed78d1a1.jpg|thumb|BR Standard Class 7 No. 70029 ''Shooting Star'']] The '''BR Standard Class 7''', otherwise known as the '''''Britannia'' Class''', is a class of [[4-6-2]] [[steam locomotive]] designed under Robert Riddles for use by [[British Railways]] for mixed traffic duties. Fifty-five were constructed between 1951 and 1954. The design employed results from the 1948 locomotive exchanges undertaken in advance of further locomotive classes being constructed. Three batches were constructed at [[Crewe Works]], before the publication of the 1955 Modernisation Plan. They were numbered 70000–70054. {{BRstds}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:British Rail]] [[Category:British Railways steam locomotives]]