Union of South Africa


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A Pacific A4 out for a wee jaunt last week.

I believe this one actually used to be called the "Osprey"
04/10/2014 - 13:26RAB
CategoryTransport
Shutter Speed1/125
Aperturef/5.6
LensN/A
ISO100
Focal Length78mm
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davidwozhere

Link Posted 05/10/2014 - 01:06
A lot of them were named after birds but after Mallard became famous the sycophants began renaming them after company directors and political figures and entities.

David
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davidtrout

Link Posted 05/10/2014 - 09:59
This is an original angle from which to photograph a loco.
Union of South Africa was the name this engine carried from new, and was never renamed unlike many that were saddled with the names of LNER company directors.
Osprey was a Class A1 - like Tornado - a later design used on the East Coast main Line.
David

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pauljay

Link Posted 09/10/2014 - 09:25
Osprey was 60003, at least between 1937 and 1942!
I like this shot, despite the fact that part of the locomotive is not visible!
Paul.

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