LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa

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<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller;">Image:Union-of-South-Africa.jpg
Union of South Africa at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway <tr><th>Build date</th><td>1937</td></tr><tr><th>Gauge</th><td>1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)</td></tr><tr><th style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">Career</th><td style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">London and North Eastern Railway</td></tr><tr><th>Class</th><td>A4</td></tr><tr><th>Number</th><td>4488, renum 60009</td></tr><tr><th>Official name</th><td>Union of South Africa</td></tr><tr><th>Current owner</th><td>John Cameron</td></tr><tr><th>Disposition</th><td>operates in occasional excursion service</td></tr>

**Union of South Africa**
Power type	Steam

60009 Union of South Africa is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive.

Built for the LNER in 1937 and originally numbered 4488. It is named after the then newly-formed Union of South Africa although it had previously been allocated the name "Osprey".

Now owned by John Cameron it travels all over the country visiting many preserved railways and hauling mainline steam specials such as the Torbay Express. As of 2004, currently based at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway it has accumulated the highest mileage of any locomotive in the class.

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