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60009 Union of South Africa

The former LNER class A4 pacific has been privately owned since 1966 and a regular performer on the main line from 1974. I joined the support crew at the beginning of 1990 and here are some memories from my involvement.
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    60009 and 60532.
    Sunday evening and 60007 and 60009 and their support coaches are marshalled up ready for the run to York the next day. 5/4/2009
    The next day the two locos left for the NRM, York. No7 had the driver and fireman and No9 had the loco inspector to drive it but no one to fire. So as R.O., I made my son Ross the fireman and instructed him so he can say he has fired an A4 on the mainline.