Date: 07/10/2021

A beloved steam locomotive with links to Aberdeen and Fife has been forced into early retirement after a leak was discovered in its boiler.

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A fond farewell from Aberdeen to the Union of South Africa steam locomotive

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A beloved steam locomotive with links to Aberdeen and Fife has been forced into early retirement after a leak was discovered in its boiler. The striking

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A4 Pacific no 60009 Union of South Africa backs out of Buchanan Street station on a misty February morning in 1965.
Location: Buchanan Street
Company: Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
07/02/1965 John Robin

60009 Union of South Africa runs north through Carmont on 1 May 2014 bound for Aberdeen with the Great Britain VII.
Location: Carmont
Company: Aberdeen Railway
01/05/2014 John Gray

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