Heritage Railway

Number nine comes south

CURRENTLY under firebox repair after pulling out of its involvement with ‘Great Britain XI’, A4 4-6-2 No. 60009 Union of South Africa will, says owner John Cameron, be ready to travel south to head a Steam Dreams’redated ‘Cathedrals Express’to Cardiff on Thursday, June 14.

Departing Paddington the‘Express’ is booked to call at Slough, Reading and

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