Union of South Africa

Union of South Africa at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway
Power type	Steam
Build date	1937
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Career	London and North Eastern Railway
Class	A4
Number	4488, renum 60009
Official name	Union of South Africa
Current owner	John Cameron
Disposition	Operational, certified for mainline use

60009 Union of South Africa is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 556 KB) Union of South Africa in British Railways Green livery at Bridgnorth station on the Severn Valley Railway. ... High Town from the River Severn Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SO717929, along the Severn Valley. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... LNER timetable for Autumn 1926 detailing the resumption of services after the General Strike. ... Class (locomotive) refers to a group of locomotives built to a common design for a single railroad. ... 60034 Lord Farringdon at Aberdeen Ferryhill, 1965. ... 60034 Lord Farringdon at Aberdeen Ferryhill, 1965. ... Union Pacific Big Boy #4012 at work on a cold November 29, 1941 A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. ...

Built for the LNER in 1937 and originally numbered 4488, it was named after the then newly-formed Union of South Africa although it had previously been allocated the name "Osprey", when it came out of the paint shop after 8 weeks, it had been renamed. "Osprey" name plates were fitted to the locomotive during the 1980s and early 1990s due to the politics of the time. She has since been renamed back to Union of South Africa. The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: From Unity, strength} Anthem Die Stem van Suid-Afrika Capital Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative) Bloemfontein (judicial) Language(s) Afrikaans, Dutch, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1952-1961 Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General  - 1959-1961 Charles Robberts Swart Prime Minister  - 1958-1961 Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd...

On 24th October 1964 it hauled the last booked steam hauled train from Kings Cross. It was twenty minutes late through Grantham owing to broken rail at High Dyke. It was the last loco to be overhauled at Doncaster whilst in service.

Now owned by John Cameron it travels all over the country visiting many preserved railways and hauling mainline steam specials such as the Torbay Express. It has accumulated the highest mileage of any locomotive in the class. As of January 2007, It has left the Severn Valley Railway, where it was based for many years and then went to Crewe for fitment of OMTR. It is now back at Thornton, Fife. The Torbay Express is a passenger charter steam locomotive service which runs on certain summer Sundays each year from Bristol Temple Meads, via Weston-super-Mare to Torquay, Paignton and Kingswear. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ...

It also plays host, with sister 60007/4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, to the annual LNER Gala at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. This usually takes place in either April or May. A diesel train on the NYMR Goathland station. ...