My first and last sighting 😔 West Coast Railways LNER Class A4 Pacific No.60009 (No.4488) 'Union of South Africa' storms through Wellingborough railway station with The Railway Touring Company "The Yorkshireman" charter from Ealing Broadway to York. Little did we all know that this would be the last time we would see this locomotive run a charter. She suffered a cracked boiler tube at East Lancashire Railway in October 2021 and has been placed on static display at John Cameron's Farming and Rai

2.5K views · 159 reactions | LNER A4 No.60009 'Union of South Africa' powers up Sapperton Bank in fine style. See this locomotive in action while you can, as it will not be long before she will be withdrawn from service forever. | Oldham Video Productions | Facebook

3.5K views · 278 reactions | A little throwback to September, When ex-LNER A4 No. 60009 'Union of South Africa, made one of its last visits to Southern England. Seen at Foxhills, the locomotive powers away from a signal stop, making its way to Swanage. We hope to see 60009 for one last time, later this month when she hauls a railtour to Salisbury. | Transport of Yesteryear Through the Lens | Facebook

11K views · 207 reactions | The A4 Clas No. 60009 Union of South Africa steam train passing through Carnoustie Station this evening on her return trip from Aberdeen to Linlithgow. It's not every day one of these beauties pass through your town so it's always great to see. #streamtrain #unionofsouthafrica #steamrailway #chuffchuff | OurCarnoustie | Facebook

17K views · 1K reactions | Conquering a mountain grade called Montagu Pass with a passenger train is South African Railway's GMA class Garratt locomotive No. 4072. An impressive sight! The locomotive is a 4-8-2+2-8-4 and runs on 3 foot, 6 inch (Cape gauge) rails. From the Machines of Iron show "South African Garratts" https://rfd.video/SAGarratts | Steam Giants | Facebook