Steam locomotive No.60009 Union of South Africa and No.6233 Duchess of Sutherland will be back in steam on the mainline and will be in London and York on Saturday 15th December 2018.

The A4 and Duchess locomotives are on a special rail tour from London Kings Cross to York.

6233 Duchess of Sutherland will depart the London Kings Cross at approximately 07:09 am.

The railtour will then leave the London Kings Cross, bound for York, where it will steam through Finsbury Park (07:17) Alexandra Palace (07:23), Stevenage (08:06), and Sandy (08:27) before arriving into Peterborough at 09:29.

After a 7-minute break, the locomotive will depart Peterborough for York, where it will pass through Grantham (10:26), Newark North Gate (10:38), Retford (10:56), and Doncaster (11:53) before arriving into York at 12:26.

On the return from York, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is swapped for 60009 Union of South Africa. Departing York at 16:35, the train will take the same route back, but instead will be heading for Ealing Broadway. The train will steam through Doncaster (17:12), Retford (18:12), Newark North Gate (18:30), Grantham (18:58), Peterborough (19:30), Sandy (21:06), Welwyn Garden City (21:41), Alexandra Palace (21:52), Gospel Oak (22:38), Willesden Junction (22:54) and Acton Main Line (23:11) before arriving into Ealing Broadway at 23:15.

These above timings in brackets are approximate timings, please click the links below, which tracks the train throughout the day to keep you up to date on when it will pass through your local station.

Timings

For timings on these movements, please click the links below:

• Outbound: 1Z42 0709 London Kings Cross to York via Peterborough
• Return: 1Z43 1635 York to Ealing Broadway via Stevenage

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!

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