LEJ80. BR ex- LNER Gresley Class A4 Pacific 4-6-2 Loco & Tender No. 60009 'Union of South Africa'. Paired with a corridor tender and in lined BR green with late crest and shedplate 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill. This is a Limited Edition brass model by F. C. Models of Korea for Golden Age Models and is fitted with all the usual Golden Age refinements including the superb Faulhaber motor, fully working inside motion, opening smokebox door with internal detail and superb cab detail. Additionally factory fitted with DCC and Sound using an ESU Loksound chip (address 6009) and with a Seuthe twin smoke unit (the smoke unit has not been tested). The model will also run on DC power, without sound, using a changeover switch on the underside of the tender. It has a screw coupling on the loco with a Kadee type coupling on the tender. The model is lightly used and is supplied in its original box with loco and DCC instructions. Please note that some modifications have been made to the inner boxes which are incomplete. Also note that due to the box length, insured shipping (UK or International) is by DHL (at cost price). The prototype was into service from Doncaster Works in June 1937 to Edinburgh Haymarket as LNER No. 4488, renumbered to No. 9 in the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme and subsequently becoming BR No. 60009. The Springbok crest was added in 1954. After 25 years at Haymarket it moved to Aberdeen Ferryhill in May 1962 for use on the Glasgow - Aberdeen 3 hour expresses, a swansong for several of the A4's. It was withdrawn from Ferryhill in June 1966 and purchased privately for preservation by John Cameron. After a long career in preservation including much main line running it has now been retired to Mr. Cameron's private museum in Fife. SOLD.
