Narrowgauge725
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Just spotted this on YouTube Blue Peter in Steam I wonder how long before it is on the mainline?
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Blue Peter is back!
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Teaboy1
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One supposes that there are to be running-in trials and testing to be performed before any revenue earning trips are planned. Guess it will be sold out when announced.
Good to see her back, last time I saw her in steam was renaming ceremony at Doncaster Crimpsall shops way back in 1970's .
Good to see her back, last time I saw her in steam was renaming ceremony at Doncaster Crimpsall shops way back in 1970's .
7828odney
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Does anyone know what dates and times blue Peter is testing on svr?
Something going on today at SVR , loco in steam and LSL stock in platform with bubble car 55022. Been watching on YouTube railcam.
DarloRich
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something went up there from Crewe yesterday and is due back off at 1400 ish today
Probably class 47 and Hoskings plush stock in Kidderminster at the moment to see Blue Peter.
BP running round the bubble car at Highley.
Deepgreen
Established Member
Let's hope it is given a driver who knows how to close the regulator when it slips...
It's a very interesting subject and is open to all sort of stories and theories.
60532 Blue Peter
The locomotive was out shopped at Doncaster by the newly formed British Railways in March 1948, painted in apple-green of the old LNER but numbered 60532 with British Railways on its tender sides. …
preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com
Blue Peter was the only preserved Peppercorn loco (As Tornado was a new build). Plus other claims to fame such as the loco's close association with the BBC Blue Peter TV progamme along with its Wheelslip incident in 1994.
I seem to recall it was in a bad derailment in the 1950s but preserved in the late 60s to much applause via BBC TV programme Blue Peter.
Laurencekirk 4/8/1951, where 60532 ended up laying on its left hand side. The loco entered Doncaster works for 3 weeks on 14/8/51 for a casual repair, but is more remembered for the Durham wheelslip incident in 1994.
SuperLuke2334
Established Member
It's an LSL loco, so presumably the Crewe pool.
Stokesy
New Member
Blue Peter successfully completed light engine trials last week, and is scheduled to haul some trains this week. If all goes to plan it should complete two return journeys each day Tuesday-Thursday. Obviously subject to change if any problems arise.
Strathclyder
Established Member
Footage of the October 1994 Durham incident, shot by someone at the rear of the train. Truly horrendous, no matter the cause. Can't imagine how devastated her volunteers and owning group were when this happened.
She's looking incredible now though. BR Express Blue really suits her (as it did Tornado).
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778
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Is the size of the driving wheels the only real difference between the A1 and the A2?
Assume you mean the Peppercorn A2s! Only six of these engines, including 60532, had double chimneys and in that form there was no real difference to the A1s. Only the driving wheel diameter, spacing and various components dependent on these dimensions differed.
