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.
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.
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.
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.
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
''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.....''
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!
@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.
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
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.
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?
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 .
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 ?
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.... 😢
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
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.
@@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
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 .
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
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
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
Wow what a sight. Blue Peter looks awesome. Good capture well done...
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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.
Thanks for your kind words Glad you liked the video
Everybody is rightly commenting on how good Blue Peter is looking but I thought 57311 also looked rather smart in its shiny lined black.
Yes she looked very good too
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.
Yes the diesel looked good in black.
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.
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Right! She looks just stunning in this blue. Besides, Blue Peter MUST wear blue livery :))
The Class 57 looked quite handsome in lined black.
A beautiful Steam Train and a beautiful film. Thanks for sharing👍
An Amazing Machine! Thanks for filming it. 🎉
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Fantastic! And the NSWGR 38 class whistle has added a great new sound!
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.
Looks like such a beautiful piece of engernearing
Blue Peter looking stunning!
OMG I remember this Loco from the 1970s. TV programme. Absolutely fantastic job keeping this beautiful locomotive in top order 👏🏻 thank you 🙏
Beautiful engine, thanks for posting.
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Utterly fantastic! The UK can be so proud of its railway heritage! Nothing like it anywhere else on Earth.
Never saw ANY locos this spectacularly clean and beautiful trainspotting in the fifties.☹️
Magnificent!
'Blood & Custard' livery with a LNER Peppercorn Class A2. Perfect.
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
Great video of a thing of beauty. Thank you.
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''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.....''
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.
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!
@@markiliff Yes, the racehorse was named after the nautical flag for "P" which indicates Preparing to sail.
@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.
Loved all that dot connecting everyone 👍
Bloody marvellous
I saw both the 91-hauled IC225 set, plus not long afterwards ‘Blue Peter’ and its train, at Peterborough late yesterday afternoon.
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
Yes, they may well be "efficient", but they certainly lack the "presence" of steam power.
That organisation certainly turns out an immaculate train.
Stunning looking locomotive, so clean and like new
Looks fantastic
shes blue like a GNR-I engine from ireland love it
She is absolutely beautiful thanks for upload CZcams
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So beautiful those trains are 🤩
Blue Peter is a very handsome boy, and he smokes cigars hehehe...Gracias.
Absolutely stunning loco, fantastic condition.
What a magnificent locomotive!
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.
Even better if she double heads with Tornado, as both are designs of Arthur Peppercorn!
@@kristoffermangila Yes.They would look good together. I was thinking more of the sight of the matching mint condition colour with Sir Nigel Gresley.
One yummy pie is not enough for you, you want two pies at once :))
Fantastic
A very beautiful locomotive…
fantastic
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?
Excellent coverage, thanks for sharing...I didn't realise it was the Official Naming Ceromony, who did the honours? 🙂
Jeremy Hosking the owner of LSL.
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John Noakes and Shep 😂
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 .
It's all a bit of a mess, really.
Beautiful loco, excellent video, thank you. One gripe, someone please do something about that whistle !
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That's a superb piece of steam machinery.
Beautiful 😍 video lovely video brother ❤️
Thanks for your kind words glad you liked the video
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 ?
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The asked for boring metal tubes with uncomfortable, seats , no character whatsoever.
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.
What a superb locomotive !
I filmed Blue Peter yesterday in Doncaster
Post it on you’re CZcams channel than
@@Micheal_stone it is on my channel
I have
A beautiful testimony to vintage engineering
Steam engine 'Blue Peter' first main-line run since 2001 ... There's a naming ceremony at Kings Cross at 1300 beforehand
So that's what Anna Massey was doing with the flag...
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.... 😢
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
Not me seeing myself in this 😂
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.
I saw the exact 225 and Blue Peter at Conington
Beautiful steam engine
Bro I was there with you and saw it. I also passed it on the train there
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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.
Will the children's TV show of the same name include this loco's return to working order in their programme?
great video nice one.
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When are we now going to get an A1,A2,A3 and A4 gathering?
Possibly some big LNER anniversary and the host is NRM in York.
@@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
@@kristoffermangilaHopefully in Mallard’s 100th anniversary of breaking the record in 2037
@@ansonleeXD a possibility.
When we finally get a Gresley A1 and a Raven A2.
Lovely Locomotive..Shame about all the Zombies.....London eh?
Great A2 - more powerful than the A1.
Nonsense just different wheel size
But no more beautiful. I think Tornado and Blue Peter make a great duet.
Is this same engine that named on tv show Blue Peter year ago
The very same
Was this it’s inaugral mainline run?
60532 is one of the most beautiful steamers I've seen. Thanks to her owner for keeping her running.
I suppose it had to be painted blue so as not to confuse the kiddy winks !
I hope you really know why it wears the express blue livery.
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 .
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
Modern trains are so boring.
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.
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
Isn’t that the point? They *are* effectively moving museums and there’s nothing wrong with looking after them and having them gleaming 🙄
@@markydh83 Express Passenger locos were always kept clean in the days before BR, apart from war-time.
The track-suit-bottoms age came later.
The coppers 😂
Cool!!! How long has that train existed?
Not long. It's made up of a sad assortment of ex-BR Mk 1 and Mk 2 carriages, in a vaguely 'historic' livery.
As beautifully turned out as it is, is there a problem that they are now looking like museum pieces?
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.
No, because that’s what they are.
They are not looking like that. They are looking like that when they sit still in museums.
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Im always disappointed to see a diesel engine at the end of a steam train
ETHEL Returns!
Shame hoskin owns it
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?
NOT A VERY GOOD WHISTLE
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
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.
It's a beautiful colour, and the variety is surely to be welcome?
@@terrier_productionstotally agree but one query is it a What If? I thought all BR Express engines ran in blue at one point?
I think it is rather wonderful that this is still permitted even occasionally on the UK National railway in 2024.
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.