The last of Cardiff Canton's initial allocation of five Britannias, delivered new in late 1952, 70029 Shooting Star was one of the class drafted on to the Southern Region and sent to Exmouth Junction in May1953 to help out when the Bulleid Pacifics were temporarily out of service, but it was back at Canton again by the following month. Canton's initial five Britannias were rated highly by both footplatemen and shed staff, and appeared regularly on the main line express rosters between Cardiff and Paddington until they were all despatched to the Midland Region in the Autumn1961, with Shooting Star spending time at Aston from where it is working a Down relief Edinburgh express then Carlisle and Kingmoor from where it was finally withdrawn in October1967 .