60009 Union of South Africa, LNER A4 Class
A preserved LNER A4 Class streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific, built at Doncaster Works in 1937 as LNER No. 4488. Withdrawn from British Railways service in 1966 and privately preserved.
60009 Union of South Africa was named for the Commonwealth dominion in a batch of A4s honoring British overseas territories, and worked the prestige East Coast Main Line expresses including the non-stop Flying Scotsman service. One of the six surviving A4s from the original class of 35, she has been one of the most consistently active on main-line excursion and heritage railway work in preservation, owned by John Cameron.
Last recorded as based at the Severn Valley Railway, owned by John Cameron. Operating status: Static display (on loan / overhaul). Current livery: LNER Garter blue.
Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.
Notable history
60009 Union of South Africa was built at Doncaster in 1937 as LNER No. 4488, named for the Union of South Africa in a batch of A4s named for dominions and commonwealth nations. One of the locomotives that worked the non-stop Flying Scotsman service between King's Cross and Edinburgh. Withdrawn from BR service in 1966 and privately preserved by John Cameron; she has been one of the most active A4s on the main line and at heritage railway galas over several decades.
