| | This programme is about one of Sir Nigel Gresley's famous ‘A4' Pacifics, No. 60009 Union of South Africa. The locomotive emerged from Doncaster Works in June 1937 and amassed the highest mileage total of the class before withdrawal in June 1965. We feature Union of South Africa starting with its triumphant return to Kings Cross in 1994 for its first departure from there for over 30years. This programme then goes back to its days of Overhaul at the Severn Valley Railway Bridge centenary celebrations in 1990. Included are archive sequences of No. 60009 on her run from Kings Cross, which was the last ‘A4' departure until 1994. Other shots are of her in workings north of Glasgow. The production ends with sequences of railtour workings over the whole of Britain, including the North Wales coast; the settle-Carlisle and out of London, finishing with her accent of Shap summit in November 202. No Contents Listing Published, See Description Continent: Europe
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