60532 Blue Peter. First loaded test run from Kidderminster? 25/03/24.

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Ай бұрын

Spotted it on the cam at Bridgnorth just before 11am and decided to go to see it at Kidderminster. I arrived a minute after the train arrived, but filmed it running round and departing. Hope to see it again sometime during this week.

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@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne 17 күн бұрын

Seeing that engine pull the sleeper...oh how it could have been....then panning back to the peak.....Heaven.

@cedarcam Ай бұрын

Great to see her back running. I saw this loco years ago on display in a now closed yard, then later running on the main was the first steam locomotive I saw from on the track side at work. A sight I always remember when seeing her in steam.

@cedarcam Ай бұрын

Oh and I missed the figures so looked again LOL

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

I was on the footbridge filming Blue Peter again today and couldn't get a close look at them. More editing to be done later!!!

@cedarcam Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorld Looks like a rat nearest the camera LOL

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

I thought it was a rabbit but have been told it's a kangaroo. Now busy editing my filming today, from the footbridge, will upload later.@@cedarcam

@cedarcam Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorld Ah it looks more likely a kangaroo

@alistairmoss1549 Ай бұрын

Great to see her running again 30years ago she was at Bo'ness railway and I got to be in the cab when shunting.

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Bet that cab ride was a great experience.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Ай бұрын

I saw her 5 days ago taking flora bubble car dmu along and it’s the first time I get to see her at Kidderminster

@James_Trains Ай бұрын

Great video. Blue Peter looks brilliant I am going to see it on loaded test runs on Wednesday.

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Thanks James. Weather permitting, I hope to see it again before too long.

@davidrobinson8700 Ай бұрын

Great to see 60532 back in steam again. The Cat must've been like "now the steam train has gone it's time for you to put your camera away & pet me human!!"

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

I'll always give the cats some fuss - as long as I'm not trying to film a train at the same time. The cats have to learn to be patient!!

@davidrobinson8700 Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorld Same here mate

@TicTacTrolleyServiceTico Ай бұрын

I wonder if she will be around for the Spring Gala either in the shed or out on the rails :) Excellent video regardless

@terrier_productions Ай бұрын

The SVR has confirmed 60532 will be attending the Spring Steam Gala however she will be on static display at Kidderminster

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, as mentioned in another reply, just static display

@CC-Cobalt-1043 Ай бұрын

Hoping to see her on the ECML in the future

@allanscott5327 Ай бұрын

I was on the train when she blew up leaving Durham that night I was totally gutted, still have one of the ball bearing that was sitting on the ground at the side of the track.

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

That's going back a few years, at least you've got something to remember it by. Hopefully the testing will go well.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Ай бұрын

The Severn Valley Railway is definitely new for blue Peter she’s never been to the Severn Valley Railway before

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

First time for everything.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorldyeah

@sirjohng1 Ай бұрын

Even the exhaust sounds crisp and new, no catarrh there yet! Where was the single whistle to indicate I Am Starting Off'?

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Don't think I started filming until I'd heard the whistle. If I can see the guard on the platform waving his flag or blowing his whistle then I stand a chance of catching the loco whistle.

@nlo114 Ай бұрын

I hope the reg has been modified to avoid another disaster!

@cjholland48 Ай бұрын

The cat was the best part of the video

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Yes, they're very friendly.

@ethanschmid4104 Ай бұрын

This is the first time I’ve seen a Peppercorn A2 and I’m surprised how similar they are to the A1’s, like Tornado! Is there any significant difference between them? I’m an American train fan who loves both American and British steam engines. Glad to see Blue Peter back in steam!

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Thanks and yes it is good to see it steaming again, and not too far away from where I live. A quick look at the two classes of locos, the A2 has 6ft 2in wheels and the A1 has 6ft 8in ones. Boiler pressure on both classes is 250psi giving the A2 a higher tractive effort. They do appear very much the same, both classes having 3 cylinders. Don't really know much else about them.

@ethanschmid4104 Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorld Oh ok. So the A1’s are the faster of the two and the A2’s are the stronger of the two? Got it! Thank you for the info.! 👍

@Otacatapetl Ай бұрын

Was it the station cat?

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Not sure if there is a "proper" station cat, I think the tabby is a regular one, but the black one may live in one of the nearby houses. I filmed the black one from the footbridge a few weeks ago as it crossed the main line tracks. I always try to film the cats if I see them, always very friendly.

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Just checked, the one that crossed the tracks was not the black one, it was mostly black but with white patches, this should show it - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8icoq1lttSye5s.htmlsi=pY_lF2SItzo6htjN&t=144 It was out of view when the next train came.

@gainsbourg66 Ай бұрын

And now for something completely different. (Cue cat).

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

Always a bit of fun to add something extra in a video. Filmed a cat crossing the main line a few weeks ago when I was up on the footbridge at Kidderminster. Fortunately no trains passing at the time.

@kellyashfordtrains2642 Ай бұрын

Looks like you got a feline friend for life. Nice to see Blue Peter on a test run. Is it possible she might stay for the gala event?

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

svr.co.uk/event/spring-steam-gala-2/ Just on static display:- "LNER 60532 Blue Peter on static display at Kidderminster."

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

I always give the cats a bit of fuss.

@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 Ай бұрын

@@SharposWorldah right that’s gonna be interesting to see blue Peter standing on display in Kidderminster whilst we watch the three engines attend the Severn Valley Railway spring gala

@John900C Ай бұрын

I don't much care for that random chuffing pump. What is it? Air or water feed pump?

@SharposWorld Ай бұрын

It's a steam driven pump to provide air pressure for the brakes on the more modern coaches. Not as in the old days when it was all vacuum braked stock