This video was taken on Saturday 13th July 2024 at king's Cross Station in London. 4k
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@routeman680Ай бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen 60532 looking so beautiful or so clean, with all the brass fittings gleaming. (I still prefer BR green!) None of our photos dating from steam days could give us the close ups of detail and perfect focus of today's digital devices. Thanks for uploading this excellent video.
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words Glad you liked the video
@geordieceltic219 күн бұрын
I have followed and travelled behind Blue Peter over the past 30 years and must say that she has never looked so good. The BR blue livery is stunning. A credit to all who brought her back into service. Thank you, great video.
@stephenlaws775219 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@ncs873018 күн бұрын
Right! She looks just stunning in this blue. Besides, Blue Peter MUST wear blue livery :))
@JR-SCOOTАй бұрын
Wow what a sight. Blue Peter looks awesome. Good capture well done...
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@cccenturion4480Ай бұрын
What a beautiful looking loco. A credit to everyone involved in her restoration. Absolutely stunning. Hoping she'll get to run down to the South West soon.
@CosDАй бұрын
OMG I remember this Loco from the 1970s. TV programme. Absolutely fantastic job keeping this beautiful locomotive in top order 👏🏻 thank you 🙏
@davebarclay4429Ай бұрын
Everybody is rightly commenting on how good Blue Peter is looking but I thought 57311 also looked rather smart in its shiny lined black.
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Yes she looked very good too
@lesigh174928 күн бұрын
Its a shame the BR Black livery wasn't ever used for the early diesels, it does look VERY nice on them. I've seen a model of a Warship class in a "what if" BR Black and silver lining livery like that and it looked gorgeous.
@Mounhas18 күн бұрын
Yes the diesel looked good in black.
@jerribee1Ай бұрын
The Class 57 looked quite handsome in lined black.
@TransportNostalgiaАй бұрын
A beautiful Steam Train and a beautiful film. Thanks for sharing👍
@DallasSDoggerАй бұрын
Fantastic! And the NSWGR 38 class whistle has added a great new sound!
@curtisdaniel9294Ай бұрын
An Amazing Machine! Thanks for filming it. 🎉
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@neiljosephbennett9119Ай бұрын
Utterly fantastic! The UK can be so proud of its railway heritage! Nothing like it anywhere else on Earth.
@ceanothus_bluemoonАй бұрын
Blue Peter looking stunning!
@sirjohng1Ай бұрын
Never saw ANY locos this spectacularly clean and beautiful trainspotting in the fifties.☹️
@Going-Full-CircleАй бұрын
Looks like such a beautiful piece of engernearing
@colfer222Ай бұрын
Beautiful engine, thanks for posting.
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@pareddingАй бұрын
Spectacular - thanks for posting. And not only BP looking immaculate but also the black Class 57 which I just bought the Heljan model. I hope Bachmann or Hornby does the BP in blue
@chrisst8922Ай бұрын
''ELLOW!'' ''Today John went down to King's Cross to see the latest locomotives and find out all about our very own engine, number 60532 Blue Peter as she returns to the main line taking passengers to Scotland.....''
@1chishАй бұрын
'Blood & Custard' livery with a LNER Peppercorn Class A2. Perfect.
@cjone3432Ай бұрын
Magnificent!
@Mounhas18 күн бұрын
Great video of a thing of beauty. Thank you.
@stephenlaws775217 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@kevinpennick3604Ай бұрын
Bloody marvellous
@brianwillson9567Ай бұрын
That organisation certainly turns out an immaculate train.
@geoffreyford7288Ай бұрын
Got to remember Blue Peter was originally a horse that won the Derby and 2000 G in 1939, nothing to do with boats or TV programme.
@markiliffАй бұрын
Except _blue peter_ was nautical slang for the blue flag with a white rectangle that denotes the letter P long before 1939, so *_something_* to do with ships!
@RoyCousinsАй бұрын
@@markiliff Yes, the racehorse was named after the nautical flag for "P" which indicates Preparing to sail.
@stephendavies6949Ай бұрын
@geoffreyford7288 Both horse and programme were named after the nautical flag. Blue Peter the programme were instrumental in helping raise money to return the loco to the mainline in the 1970s too.
@modelocoАй бұрын
Loved all that dot connecting everyone 👍
@barnsproductionsАй бұрын
I saw both the 91-hauled IC225 set, plus not long afterwards ‘Blue Peter’ and its train, at Peterborough late yesterday afternoon.
@JonDingleАй бұрын
Steam loco's have such a presence, sense of occassion and Blue Peter 60532 looks fantastic in that livery. I really do wish that these loco's could be used commercially today instead of the boring and hideous rail buses going up and down
@martinsims1273Ай бұрын
Yes, they may well be "efficient", but they certainly lack the "presence" of steam power.
@vcs00railwayАй бұрын
Stunning looking locomotive, so clean and like new
@jonelson1983Ай бұрын
Looks fantastic
@michaelnaisbitt7926Ай бұрын
She is absolutely beautiful thanks for upload KZfaq
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@generalfilms9947Ай бұрын
So beautiful those trains are 🤩
@James-ih4gzАй бұрын
shes blue like a GNR-I engine from ireland love it
@FranciscoAntonio-rd1euАй бұрын
Blue Peter is a very handsome boy, and he smokes cigars hehehe...Gracias.
@user-vc6bz1ig7vАй бұрын
Absolutely stunning loco, fantastic condition.
@johnmay2786Ай бұрын
What a magnificent locomotive!
@JonWhittonАй бұрын
Fantastic
@RealJustinCrowАй бұрын
What was the charter service? Good couple of grand for a ticket, probably a 2 night sleeper up and own the island, but would be nice to give the website a view?
@user-bt3po7in7gАй бұрын
fantastic
@michaelstaley224116 күн бұрын
A very beautiful locomotive…
@jaybee1921Ай бұрын
Excellent coverage, thanks for sharing...I didn't realise it was the Official Naming Ceromony, who did the honours? 🙂
@fenderac3049Ай бұрын
Jeremy Hosking the owner of LSL.
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@speedbirdconcordeBOABАй бұрын
John Noakes and Shep 😂
@mikeslipper1779Ай бұрын
That's a superb piece of steam machinery.
@alan_mythicalgnomeАй бұрын
Blue Peter looks smart in early BR blue and all Crimson and cream coaches. Being Blue Peter the blue livery is fitting for it. It would look a stunning sight if it was double heading with Sir Nigel Gresley.
@kristoffermangilaАй бұрын
Even better if she double heads with Tornado, as both are designs of Arthur Peppercorn!
@alan_mythicalgnomeАй бұрын
@@kristoffermangila Yes.They would look good together. I was thinking more of the sight of the matching mint condition colour with Sir Nigel Gresley.
@ncs873018 күн бұрын
One yummy pie is not enough for you, you want two pies at once :))
@petersmith4455Ай бұрын
hi, great video, all rolling stock very well turned out, well done to who ever was responsible,those new trains look so ugly , who asked for them in the first place ?
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@NickGillings-vf3yeАй бұрын
The asked for boring metal tubes with uncomfortable, seats , no character whatsoever.
@anthonywarrener1881Ай бұрын
What a superb locomotive !
@bob-sb2zuАй бұрын
What livery is the train supposed to be in ? It's certainly not what used to be called 'carmine and cream',the red is too dark and plum coloured,i remember the livery well.l only asked because many people are calling it that .
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
It's all a bit of a mess, really.
@alanrowe2464Ай бұрын
Beautiful loco, excellent video, thank you. One gripe, someone please do something about that whistle !
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@MervynPartinАй бұрын
Beautiful apart from a chime whistle full of water. it certainly looks smarter now than when it was tucked away inside Didcot shed in the early 70s.
@RailfanRazaАй бұрын
Beautiful 😍 video lovely video brother ❤️
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words glad you liked the video
@ianlaws3857Ай бұрын
A beautiful testimony to vintage engineering
@bertieboys669Ай бұрын
I filmed Blue Peter yesterday in Doncaster
@Micheal_stoneАй бұрын
Post it on you’re KZfaq channel than
@bertieboys669Ай бұрын
@@Micheal_stone it is on my channel
@bertieboys669Ай бұрын
I have
@garybrindle671529 күн бұрын
Steam engine 'Blue Peter' first main-line run since 2001 ... There's a naming ceremony at Kings Cross at 1300 beforehand
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
So that's what Anna Massey was doing with the flag...
@johnwood2684Ай бұрын
Will the children's TV show of the same name include this loco's return to working order in their programme?
@JoshHemingwayMetcalfe96Ай бұрын
Beautiful steam engine
@simonmiles3506Ай бұрын
I saw the exact 225 and Blue Peter at Conington
@mridontknowu7473Ай бұрын
Not me seeing myself in this 😂
@davefreeman7629Ай бұрын
great video nice one.
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video Thanks
@stephendavies6949Ай бұрын
Arguably, an example of the pinnacle of steam locomotive design and engineering in the UK, BP looks just stunning in BR Express Blue. Can't wait for Bachmann to produce a model of her. No doubt they'll want the thick end of £300 for it, though.... 😢
@terrier_productionsАй бұрын
You’re think of Hornby. If Bachmann produced BP in BR Express Blue, it would most likely be a Bachmann Collector’s Club Exclusive. They did the same with a blue-version of “Linda” in 009 gauge
@DTAM-Aviationshorts290Ай бұрын
Bro I was there with you and saw it. I also passed it on the train there
@stephenlaws7752Ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@johnholt890Ай бұрын
When are we now going to get an A1,A2,A3 and A4 gathering?
@kristoffermangilaАй бұрын
Possibly some big LNER anniversary and the host is NRM in York.
@terrier_productionsАй бұрын
@@kristoffermangila and sponsored by Hornby who will capitalise on the event and sell new models for £250 - £300 each because that is who Hornby is now
@ansonleeXDАй бұрын
@@kristoffermangilaHopefully in Mallard’s 100th anniversary of breaking the record in 2037
@kristoffermangilaАй бұрын
@@ansonleeXD a possibility.
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
When we finally get a Gresley A1 and a Raven A2.
@marcdelente2456Ай бұрын
Les trains d aujourd'hui me laisse de marbre oui vraiment autant que je craque devant un train tracter par une locomotive a vapeur c était tellement plus beau en quelques mots un vrai train.
@richardchamberlain8527Ай бұрын
60532 is one of the most beautiful steamers I've seen. Thanks to her owner for keeping her running.
@billywindsock9597Ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ve seen a better turned out loco. Blue is fine when it is this clean. Would it look better in green? Maybe.
@tridentmusic5570Ай бұрын
Lovely Locomotive..Shame about all the Zombies.....London eh?
@alanclifford1337Ай бұрын
Great A2 - more powerful than the A1.
@bob-sb2zuАй бұрын
Nonsense just different wheel size
@ncs873018 күн бұрын
But no more beautiful. I think Tornado and Blue Peter make a great duet.
@steverowland1686Ай бұрын
Is this same engine that named on tv show Blue Peter year ago
@RoyCousinsАй бұрын
The very same
@joshc140Ай бұрын
Was this it’s inaugral mainline run?
@andrewdarley8988Ай бұрын
I dont understand why they want to propagate these shortlived BR colour schemes. The only locos that ever looked good in express blue were the A4s. Similarly the maroon coach livery made the blood and custard look guady
@bob-sb2zuАй бұрын
I suppose it had to be painted blue so as not to confuse the kiddy winks !
@frankbagshaw6886Ай бұрын
I hope you really know why it wears the express blue livery.
@bob-sb2zuАй бұрын
There's no historic reason for it being BR blue ,no A2 ever was.This loco was built LNER green with British Railways on the tender but wasn't fitted with double kylchap and multiple valve regulator,by then I believe it was in BR green .
@DavidFennessy-yj7duАй бұрын
They can’t have looked as ponced up as this when in service, they would have had a patina, soot collected around the boiler ring areas, maybe some limescale coming off the safety valve area, they were working machines in their day not some..‘gleaming’..exhibit, I go to the heritage lines and the loco is all spit & polish with pensioners in leisure wear knocking about like something off a Saga holiday
@markydh83Ай бұрын
Isn’t that the point? They *are* effectively moving museums and there’s nothing wrong with looking after them and having them gleaming 🙄
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
@@markydh83 Express Passenger locos were always kept clean in the days before BR, apart from war-time. The track-suit-bottoms age came later.
@petercollingwood4108Ай бұрын
The coppers 😂
@derekferguson385Ай бұрын
Modern trains are so boring.
@huwprice881Ай бұрын
Each generation says the same, Blue Peter is beautiful and fabulous, but in terms of efficiency and speed over a given route an absolute dinosaur.
@OneHundredPiplupАй бұрын
Cool!!! How long has that train existed?
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
Not long. It's made up of a sad assortment of ex-BR Mk 1 and Mk 2 carriages, in a vaguely 'historic' livery.
@levelcrossing150Ай бұрын
As beautifully turned out as it is, is there a problem that they are now looking like museum pieces?
@kristoffermangilaАй бұрын
Depends on a variety of factors, but owners of steam locomotives nowadays want their machines to look sharp. Just as an example, even if it is in black, Union Pacific #4014 is kept nice and clean by its crew every time its on tour.
@markydh83Ай бұрын
No, because that’s what they are.
@ncs873018 күн бұрын
They are not looking like that. They are looking like that when they sit still in museums.
@alantraish3368Ай бұрын
Shame hoskin owns it
@martinlintzgy1361Ай бұрын
Im always disappointed to see a diesel engine at the end of a steam train
@tooleyheadbang423927 күн бұрын
ETHEL Returns!
@TamasKiss-bv9hzАй бұрын
👍👍👍❤🤍💚
@markgoddard2560Ай бұрын
Wow! A clean engine, an out of tune band, a woman struggling to undo a curtain over the engine name and an emergency spare diesel on the end in case the steam train breaks down. Can you get any more English?
@ianmcarthur3554Ай бұрын
NOT A VERY GOOD WHISTLE
@user-gb6mk4vx1gАй бұрын
Beautifully clean, but a HORRIBLE colour. It looks awful. The Blue A4s didn’t look nice either. Whereas the BR green suits GWR locomotives, Apple green is best for GNR/LNER locomotives. Malachite green looks as good, too. Blood and custard, looked shabby. A steam train with a diesel on the back, or anywhere else, isn’t a proper steam train. Better to have light engines dotted around standing by, where the lines weren’t given away and turned into Carparks
@terrier_productionsАй бұрын
Just be happy she’s back.. unless you own her or have had some part in her return, I don’t think your opinion on her livery matters. Diesels are there to be used as generators a well as being there for insurance reasons but what if the leading steam engine fails and there is no diesel on the back to help? As enthusiasts, the railways we know and love are long gone, the glamor and elegance of rail travel is no more - it’s all about getting from A to B as quickly as possible which is exactly why I prefer heritage traction of all shapes and sizes. Just be happy that we (as the UK) are one of the best countries for preservation. Hundreds to thousands of locomotives of different gauges still exist thanks to volunteers. The colour of a locomotive or a coach shouldn’t matter - it’s clear that LSL wanted to a ‘What if’ livery and I’m in full support of that.
@huwprice881Ай бұрын
It's a beautiful colour, and the variety is surely to be welcome?
@johnholt890Ай бұрын
@@terrier_productionstotally agree but one query is it a What If? I thought all BR Express engines ran in blue at one point?
@johnholt890Ай бұрын
I think it is rather wonderful that this is still permitted even occasionally on the UK National railway in 2024.
@rodneycooperLMSCoachАй бұрын
Oh I don't know it's not that bad and beautifully carried out. Blue was an early BR experimental colour for some class 8 locos in the early 1950's, for some A4's in LNER days and a throw back to Caledonian blue of the 19th century. I know they have to have diesels on the back of some trains but it never looks right to me.