‘Star’ and ‘Britannia’: two gleaming restored early 1900s Burrell Showman’s Road Locomotives photographed in line at the 50th Anniversary Woodcote Steam & Vintage Transport Rally held in July 2013 at Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Britannia, Burrell No. 2668, was built in 1904 at the Chas. Burrell & Sons works at Thetford, Norfolk, while Star, No. 3423, emerged from the factory eight years later in 1912, two years before the outbreak of World War One.
Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom: ‘Star’ and ‘Britannia’ - two gleaming early 1900s Burrell Showman’s Road Locomotives photographed in line at the 50th Anniversary Woodcote Steam & Vintage Transport Rally in July 2013. Britannia, Burrell No. 2668, is the older of these two superbly restored steam locos. It was built in 1904 at the Chas. Burrell & Sons works at Thetford, Norfolk, while Star, No. 3423, emerged from the factory eight years later in 1912, just two years before the outbreak of World War One.
Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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