LNER A2 60532 Blue Peter storms through Doncaster on her inaugural run! | 13/7/24
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Today’s video is a special one - after a quarter of a century out of service, 60532 Blue Peter finally hauled its first passenger train on the mainline, and what’s more the train would travel up the ECML, the former preserve of these exact locomotives! Sole surviving LNER A2 Class 4-6-2 60532 Blue Peter, recently outcropped in a beautiful lined BR Express Passenger Blue livery, would have her inaugural run as one of LSL’s private charters. Beginning at London Kings Cross it would travel north on the Hertford Loop before rejoining the ECML at Stevenage and staying on it through Peterborough, Grantham, Newark and Doncaster. She then took the route via Church Fenton from there to her destination in York. LMS Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot was also hauling Steam Dreams’ Haywards Heath to Oxford tour, steam coming on at Willesden before travelling up the Chiltern Mainline via High Wycombe and Bicester Village to Oxford. The return travelled down from Oxford and along the GWML through Reading, before steam was took off in Willesden. I did manage to film both thankfully! Weather for the day was forecast mostly as overcast.
I started out from my local at 09:27. I’d intended to get an earlier train in order to film near Ruislip, but unfortunately just as I went to buy the ticket it jumped up by £7 so I bought a later one instead which hadn’t jumped. Because the 46100 was late leaving Willesden, I was able to get to Gerrards Cross, where 46100 is seen absolutely thrashing up the grade through the Chiterns towards Beaconsfield. After this the focus switched to 60532. I caught the 12:13 service to London Marylebone and walked over to London Kings Cross. Here the A2 is seen sat simmering in Platform 8, with a curtain on her smoke deflector as the name was being unveiled in a ceremony before departure. After this she gave us a very whistly departure which was welcome, although unfortunately one man decided his arm desperately needed to be in part of my footage of this historic occasion lol. Having said that, it was a fantastic departure. After that I headed north on the 15:03 to Peterborough. I wasn’t expecting anything amazing here but of course it was nice to get a shot of her cantering through Platform 4 at measured pace. After that I headed north to Newark. I thought I’d lost the shot due to the cancellation of my onward train to Doncaster but thankfully LNER made a nonstop train shortly afterwards call additionally at Newark and I was aware of this so I alighted to get a shot of it. Sadly the only early running LNER service known to man partially blocked the view, but 60532 was well and truly flying! After this I took the 17:51 service to Doncaster. Because the train was late, I was unsure whether I'd get ahead at all but thankfully I arrived in Doncaster around 20 mins before her. Sadly the speed run through the down fast was not to be due to the late running of services behind me; however as she came round the corner the signal flickered green so we got some fantastic acceleration through the very place where she was constructed back in 1948. Thankfully I just about managed to keep the crowds at bay by putting the tripod low down. After that my family drove me back down the M1 home, many thanks to them!
Thanks as always to everyone who made today possible, including everyone involved in her overhaul, LSL, NR and LNER. Thanks to 46100's crew and Chiltern for their part in the day, and thanks also to @danielstrainsukofficial9133 who kept me informed of delays to LNER trains. I hope you enjoy as I did!
I remember being on 'Donny' station when magnificent, steam glories like this stormed through not at 25mph but at full speed, firing up our adrenalin glands as if we too had consumed anthracite coal for breakfast. When an A4 'Pacific' like 'Sir Nigel Gresley', 'Dominion of Canada' or 'Klipspringer' etc etc was distantly sighted there would be faint cries getting progressively louder of 'streek', streek' and we would abandon our shared cup of tea in the buffet to dash out onto the platform as one of the finest creations of man swept through like some enraged dragon nearly sucking us of our feet. 'Trainspotting' doesn't come anywhere near to describing the experience. What a heritage!
I was there too.
"Double Peg!!"
"Flyer!!!"
:Streeeeeeeeeak!!!!!!"
Wonderful memories, you were very lucky.
Oh my god just reading this I can only imagine what that must of been like! So jealous!
Great days eh? I was there aged 12 - 1957! With our duffel bags, box Brownie camera and Ian Allen books.
I remember Donny well, every Saturday the 9.12 Scunthorpe to Doncaster cheap day return 2/11d that's 15p decimal. When the shout was "streak" everyone paid attention. '62 was the best year for me, a good mix of green diesels including Deltics and steam although by then even the once well kept Kings Cross Pacific's were pretty scruffy and scrapping fast. Every few weeks I had saved a bit of extra pocket money to go onwards to the likes of Leeds, York, Manchester via Woodhead. Met some great lads, never had any bother by bullies or perverts. Halcyon days but then girls came along, bye bye Ian Allen combined volume for Christmas and adulthood.
Interesting to see the different colour berween the chimney exhausts! The speed through Newark was exceptional!
Haha yes it is! And was really shifting at Newark, a shame that train was parked up next to us lol. Regards, Dan
Great stuff, that Kiwi chime whistle is fantastically loud!
Chime whistles are great arn't they? lol 🙂😃
@@steamtothewest-trecanrail Definitely a NSW 38 class whistle.
Thank you very much and I love the chime! It sounds fantastic doesn't it lol! Regards, Dan
@@mikeking2539 If Gordon had a chime whistle he'd be showing it off all the time:-)
Blue Peter = best looking "Kettle" on British Main Line for sure!
I have to say when I saw it in Kings Cross I thought they'd done an amazing job on it. The lining and colours just look incredible and suit the loco down to the ground! Regards, Dan
Welcome back blue peter 💙🤙😎💯❤👌👍 also I really like how blue Peter`s support diesel is in BR lined black
Welcome back indeed! Yes I was rather flummoxed at the 57 in BR Black but a diesel friend of mine says he's a fan of it so I guess it's all good to diesel lovers! Regards, Dan
British steam locomotives are so much more attractive than other nations'!
If memory serves, I spotted 'Ocean Swell', 'Pearl Diver', 'Bahram' and 'Trimbush' way back when, but not 'Blue Peter' (or the other 35)
Haha that's for sure! It's certainly an incredible testament to the CME's of the Big Four for creating locomotives that not only looked fantastic but also worked like clockwork at high speeds with heavy loads. Seeing the A2s at work in their heyday must have been such a sight, thanks for sharing the memories! Regards, Dan
All in all a great day out chasing steam trains. Thanks for the video
Absolutely! Certainly quite the day lol. I hope you enjoyed! Regards, Dan
Cheers from NSW Australia. A magnificent looking engine . Great footage. That whistle is exactly the same as on our 38 class express locomotives.
Absolutely correct, mate. Fabulous looking in B.R. blue. As a kid, me n my dad saw it as a B.R. engine, round the back of Dundee Tay Bridge shed. For the only time in that 2 day coach tour of Scottish sheds, I left my camera on the bus. After all, there was nothing going to be there. I've regretted that tired decision ever since! 🙄
I've heard several people on this comments section comparing the whistle to an NSW Class 38 - must bear quite the similarity! And as for leaving the camera on the bus, what a shame! Hopefully you'll have the chance to put things right as she does more railtours this year lol. I'm glad you both enjoyed the footage, thanks for watching and commenting! Regards, Dan
When did Kings Cross last see a A2 I wonder. Thank goodness for Jeremy Hosking saving these Goliath’s of steam.
It's got to have been quite a while lol! Especially as 60532 is the sole surviving A2. Regards, Dan
The programme Blue Peter saved this one from extinction. I still remember the appeal they had to save it.
Amazing rail movie, nice trains and Steam Locomotive! Well done! Thumbs Up
Greetings from Romania
Andrew
Thank you very much Andrew, I'm glad you enjoyed and I hope all is well in Romania! Regards, Dan
Splendid looking train.. great colours.
It's a locomotive, the train is the carriages it pulls!
@markperry5975 I am aware of that.. been a train fan all my life... I was referring to the train in its entirety.
Absolutely gorgeous! The rake of carriages suits the locomotive well and whoever has done the lining needs a raise. The locomotive looks incredible. Regards, Dan
Brillaint video! Love the Gerrards Cross shot to.
Thank you very much! Yes 46100 was really putting down the power! Regards, Dan
I remember watching the kids programme "Blue Peter" when they adopted 532 Blue Peter. John Bowles and Peter Purges looked SO excited! Val Singleton was a bit more sensible! 😉
Haha I can imagine! It's an impressive loco 60532, I'm very glad to have seen it run on the mainline! Regards, Dan
Great images, looking forward to seeing it, I missed it in the early 1960's, can I underline it in my book after all these years lol?
Thank you very much! Haha maybe you'll finally have your chance all these years later lol. I'm hoping to see lots of her, she's performed faultlessly so far. Regards, Dan
Dan, Superb coverage. Regards, John
Thank you! Cheers John, I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Regards, Dan
Busy but very rewarding day - great sequences. It must be tough to handle all those delays and cancellations 😳
Thank you very much! And yes, the cancellations and delays are such a pain but eventually you get used to it lol. Regards, Dan
Super vid with both BP and RS!
Thank you very much! I'm super glad I could include them both to be fair as I was envisaging only Blue Peter. Regards, Dan
Beautiful locomotive. And a nice bonus of 'Royal Scot' at the start.
Thank you! LSL have done a fantastic job of her livery. Regards, Dan
Awesome video! hope she comes on the S&C eventually.
Thank you very much! I'm sure she will, I look forward to it when she does! Regards, Dan
Absolutely beautiful. if a song can be ascribed to a loco, then I suggest "Am I Blue" for
this magnificent example.
Haha this one certainly is blue lol! I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you! regards, Dan
Nice shot could not see today
Thank you very much! I hope my video was a good substitute for being there! Regards, Dan
Lovely !
Many thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it! Regards, Dan
Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much! Regards, Dan
Great video well done!
Thank you very much, I'm very glad you enjoyed! Regards, Dan
So beautiful.
Thank you very much! They've done an excellent job on her. Regards, Dan
Oh! another memory - 'Donny' being a train town, there was the 'Plant' where locos were built and the 'Sheds' where they were repaired. We were expert fence climbers! We also used to trainspot from St Jimmy's Bridge or from the scrapyard alongside it sitting in the turret of one of the WW2 Sherman tanks consigned there. Once found a grenade in a tank's debris and took it home. Dad went white as a sheet because it was a live one and possibly up to 20 years old.
Haha wow what a story and I can imagine that must have been quite a scare for him lol! Regards, Dan
That is lovely!
Thank you very much, I'm very glad you enjoyed! Regard, Dan
@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043 no problem! keep it up!
Omg woooow that 2nd horn
Fantastic isn't it! I do love the sound of the chime whistle. Regards, Dan
I don't call that 'storming' - just a gentle canter!
Don't be petty.
@@michaelwells6797 it's a needless clickbait title. It seems all too frequent now with YT vids, people just can't honest.😢
Agree with Michael on this one, LNER locos are generally quieter but it drowned out the people on the platform and you could feel she was properly powering. As for it being clickbait, powering isn't dishonest, it's called marketing and I have to do it for the video to reach people. In my view she was storming through pretty nicely. Regards, Dan
@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043 rubbish. Storming would be doing 50+MPH through the station. This is just accelerating.
And you just openly admit to it being clickbait to get attention.
It's this kind of (quite frankly, dirty tactics) that's really wrecking YT these days.
There's being petty, then there's over selling your content🤷♂️
Wow only 12 mins to reply 😂 think we've all got bigger things to worry about lol. Hopefully we can agree to disagree on this one. Regards, Dan
My goodness that’s a pretty engine.
Certainly is! The BR Express Passenger Blue livery suits her down to the ground and whoever's done the lining needs a raise lol. Regards, Dan
Excellent
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Regards, Dan
Stunning, question why do the A type classes of steam locos have a normal whistle, and one positioned at the front as well?
Thank you very much! The LNER (the company that built 60532) had a system whereby classes were named by wheel configuration and then given a number. For example, A classes were 4-6-2 (Pacific) and these locomotives were the 2nd type built by Arthur Peppercorn so were called A2. B classes were 4-6-0, explaining the B1 and B17 classes. LNER Pacifics don't always have two whistles, but some do! The A4s were the first to carry chime whistles, and the two whistle format was rolled out to some other Pacifics. The whistle type used often helped crews communicate with signallers. Regards, Dan
@@crunchynutsteamfilms5043 Thanks for the info, every days a school day as they say👍
cool big train
Most definitely big and most definitely cool so I'd say that's very accurate lol! Regards, Dan
Still amazing how many people don't seem to understand that you can hold a 'smart' phone in landscape form to video and or photograph something like a steam locomotive. I'v never seen a telly or computer were the screen in portrait format,,,,
Haha I think portrait is mostly done by people filming for UA-cam shorts or people that aren't aiming for best quality lol. Landscape is generally best for filming trains. Regards, Dan
Looks like Gordon would in real life - and at Kings Cross as well!
Definitely! I think Gordon was based off an A3 and A3s are related to A2s so I agree! Definitely nice to see her on authentic lines. Regards, Dan
Great video :)
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Regards, Dan
'Storms'? Drifts seems an apter adjective. But she really does look superb.
She does indeed look fantastic! LSL have done a very good job. I could have used that but then I remembered those are verbs. Regards, Dan
Beautiful engine, it's a shame they never get a proper matching coach set on these locos.
Very beautiful locomotive, the coaching set was a bit of a mishmash lol. Regards, Dan
It wasn't exactly a 'storm' through Doncaster, more like a light breeze through there lol !!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Regards, Dan
What's not to love about Blue Peter? Fancy a change of railway scenery? You're most welcome to join in the chat of my new premiere video, on Kelly Ashford Trains, which begins at 6:30pm tomorrow. Hope to see you there.
Cheers for the invitation Kelly, would have been good to join but the finals were on 😂. I'll do my best to make it another day. Regards, Dan
Sheer class.
The same can also be said for that 57 too.
Thank you very much! The 57 definitely took the back foot to this one and rightly so lol. Regards, Dan
Is the chime whistle the same type as what is fitted to the A4’s?
It isn't quite the same whistle, similar though. This one is similar to the ones fitted to NSW Class 38s in Australia, although to my knowledge it's authentic, having been fitted shortly after the locomotive's completion in 1949. Regards, Dan
Where’s the storms through Doncaster part 😅 A mild breeze perhaps
Haha from my perspective she was storming - the machinery is quite something! Regards, Dan
Shouldn't the date be 13/7/24?
It absolutely should 😂😂 I've just changed it lol sorry for the error. Regards, Dan
Storms?
Yes, in my view she was storming. Regards, Dan
Steam is king you can keep all your diesels and electrics,there's nothing else that comes close to a Steam locomotive.
Haha too true! Steam is absolutely the superior traction, no doubt about it. Regards, Dan
Ever considered panning ?
If you watch a few of my other videos I quite like panning, as I did at Gerrards Cross and Peterborough in this video. However, panning into a security guard at Kings Cross, a fence at Newark and a wall of people plus a Northern 150 unit at Doncaster won't make a good video. Regards, Dan
Excellent video my friends awesome like 👍🏻 Greeting 👋🏻 from Argentina suscribete
Many thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Greetings back to Argentina! Regards, Dan
Storms? More like glides.
I wasn't aware that gliding can be used to describe acceleration, but thank you nonetheless! Regards, Dan
Beltin video.
Thank you very much, she absolutely was moving at Newark! Regards, Dan
It's called Peter, so is it a her. I suppose an engine can identify in any way it likes.
The name doesn’t matter. Vehicles have always been referred to with female pronouns as to why or how long ago it started, I have no idea.
You can have an industrial locomotive called “Robert” and the locomotive would still be referred to as she..
catman2007 When I started work in the mid '50s at Derby Loco. works I was working with gnarled old guys who spent their lives working on steam loco's. Believe me, all loco's were "it" there was no nerdy "she" pronouns. When diesel loco's started to arrive, they were just overfed tractors.
I'm never sure which position to take in this debate lol. I've always referred to steam locos as she or it, regardless of name - but I know plenty who take that into consideration! I suppose it's down to personal preference lol. Regards, Dan