70029 , " Shooting Star " was the last of the five original " Britannias " allocated from new in the early 'fifties to Cardiff Canton from where they were worked to advantage by the crews there on the fast express rosters between that Capital City of Wales , and Paddington.
All fifteen of the Western Region " Britannias " ended up at Canton in the late 'fifties and early sixties , the original five at Canton being joined there by those initially allocated to Laira and Old Oak Common , their previous duties ending with the introduction of Diesel power on the West of England main line in particular