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LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”

LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built in Doncaster in 1937
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LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”

Summary

LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” is a tender locomotive[1]. LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (tender_locomotive category, ranking #43 of 188).[2]

Key Facts

  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s image is recorded as 60009 Union of South Africa at Condover 01.jpg[4].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s instance of is recorded as tender locomotive[5].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s owned by is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[6].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s owned by is recorded as British Rail[7].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s owned by is recorded as John Cameron[8].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[9].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as Scottish Region of British Railways[10].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as Lochty Private Railway[11].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as Severn Valley Railway[12].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as Railway Touring Company[13].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s operator is recorded as West Coast Railway Company[14].
  • Union of South Africa is named after LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”[15].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s manufacturer is recorded as Doncaster Works[16].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s part of is recorded as LNER Class A4[17].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s Commons category is recorded as LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa[18].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • +1937-06-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”[20].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zbzq[21].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[22].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s number of cylinders is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[23].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s has characteristic is recorded as preserved steam locomotive[24].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s plaque image is recorded as 60009springbok.jpg[25].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s name is recorded as Union of South Africa[26].
  • LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa”'s serial number is recorded as 1853[27].

Why It Matters

LNER Class A4 4488 “Union of South Africa” draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (tender_locomotive category, ranking #43 of 188).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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