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Published: 2014-09-20 14:57:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 669; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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See this locomotive in the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f1bDa…Seen pressing down the power on the climb out of Milton Keynes Central is preserved London & North Eastern Railway Gresley A4 Pacific number 60009 'Union of South Africa', working north through Wolverton with the 'Cheshireman' railtour from London Euston to Chester.
In bygone days the A4's were built to rival the power of this route, namely the streamlined Coronation Pacifics of the LMS working the Royal Scot services to Glasgow. A strange irony seeing this locomotive powering up the former route of its adversary.
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Looking great.
I have in an old Steam Railways Magazine [2002] saying about this locomotive touring central Europe, like Czech Rep and Hungary but, I can not find any evidence of it online.
I might scan it to show, if there is an interest.
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Thanks, I don't remember this locomotive ever leaving the UK, although Flying Scotsman may have done, I know that went to San Francisco
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Sadly, the trip was cancelled.
Yes, a few British locomotives have been to the USA and the Continent.
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My pleasure Ruairidh!
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