2. Railways

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 with No9.
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    60009 stands next to ex LMS Black Five 45212 which is being worked on. 1/4/08
    60009 stands in the workshop area of the museum, this is off limits to the public as it is a live working area but there is a viewing gallery where I took this photo. 6/6/2008
    The loco is in the workshop to use its wheel drop to remove the cartazzi wheelset so work could be carried out on the journals. Ross and I went down a couple of days before hand to strip down and remove all the pipework around the wheelset and prepare for its removal. This view is looking up to the cab from the wheel drop pit.