60009 Union of South Africa
Leaving Plymouth for the final time, LNER Class A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa heads the 1Z11 1700 Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads 'Plymouth Christmas Market' railtour on 1st December 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery-O0_n48U
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 60009 Union of South Africa + 66106 climb Goodrington Bank at Oyster Curve as they head the 1Z27 0800 Bristol TM - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALIaRDLROCI
LNER A4 4-6-2 60009 Union of South Africa is turned on Churston Turntable having arrived at Kingswear with the down 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCS-AWTXPEk
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa + Class 66 66106 pass Britannia Crossing with the return 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads 'Torbay Express' on 15th July 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVUK8D-3Q6c
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa storms through Evesham Station with the 1Z24 0808 Paddington - Worcester Shrub Hill 'Cotswold Venturer' on 26th August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWdR880O4bY
An Eastern invader! LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa passes Haresfield Loop near Standish Junction with the 1Z52 1634 Worcester Shrub Hill - Paddington 'Cotswold Venturer' on 26th August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJk4OfUTmg
Goodrington Bank is always a challenge for steam railtours with its tortous 1 in 65 gradient, and on 21st August 2005, LNER A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa came to grief with the 'Torbay Express.' After several attempts to restart, with one almost succeeding, our errant A4 is rescued by 7827 Lydham Manor, which had left its train at Churston. Was this the first ever Manor & A4 pairing? But with even the 'Manor' slipping, the train is restarted, a credit to the crews of the Dartmouth Steam Railway. Hard to believe that this was filmed 12 years ago - Great Western to the rescue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dGVvoOqFk