A1 4-6-2 no.60163 Tornado in platform 4 at Peterborough on 12th April 2014 with the "White Rose". It was heading for York. Tornado was painted in British Railways blue with the early British railways logo on its tender.
This LNER Peppercorn Class A1 number 60163 Tornado is a new build locomotive. It was built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust at Darlington and was only completed in 2008.
All the A1s went under the cutters torch be for any could be saved. 60163 is the next number that would have been built.
A4 60009 Union of South Afica at Peterborough
22th May 2014 and 25th October 2014
A4 4-6-2 no.60009 Union of South Afica coming slowly into platform 4 at Peterborough on Thursday the 22th of May 2014 with on a Cathedrals Express heading for York.
Note the new section of platform added to platform 4 and 5 were I am standing.
K4 61994 and A4 Union of South Africa heading into platforn 7 with a steam movment on the 2nd of July 2014
The Jublee Requem.
A4 4-6-2 no.60009 Union of South Afica coming under Crecent Bridge and into platform 4 at Peterborough on the 25th of October 2014 with The Jublee Requem.
A4 4-6-2 no.60009 Union of South Afica is leaving platform 4 at Peterborough on the 25th of October 2014 with The Jublee Requem, after picking up any passengers who had got on at Peterborough . This train was going to Newcastle.
This A4 steam locomotive, Union of South Afica on the 9 September 2015 hauled the train carrying H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to officially re-open the new relaid Borders Railway between Edinburgh Waverley station and Tweedbank.