A legendary steam locomotive with royal ties is set to pass through St Neots next week as part of a special heritage rail journey.
British Railways Standard Class 70000 Britannia—the engine that famously pulled the funeral train of King George VI—will be hauling the service from London King’s Cross to York on Wednesday 23 July.
The northbound train will depart London at 7.48am, stopping at Huntingdon at 9.11am, and will pass through St Neots shortly beforehand. The return journey in the evening is due to stop at Huntingdon at 8.20pm, with another pass through St Neots shortly after.
Built in 1951, Britannia made history just a year later when she was chosen to carry the late King George VI’s funeral train from King’s Lynn to London, following his death at Sandringham in 1952.
After being retired from service in 1966, the engine was saved from museum display and restored to working condition in 1978. In 2000, she was purchased by music producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman, helping preserve her place in British railway heritage.
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