Blue Peter

[trainsandco]

I was browsing through Steam Railway (Magazine) No. 141 (January 1992) and on page 32 theres a picture with the caption reading;

A remarkable picture showing the dangers of re-using tubes. A 5 1/4 flue tube has collapsed and come away from the tubeplate, leaving a large hole through which 200psi escaped - a frightening reminder of what happened at No. 60532's last steaming in 1986.

what really happened then? are there any articles about it?

and just out of interest, where is 60532 Blue Peter now? and what state is it in now? (running, static, under overhaul etc.)

Thanks

Ben

[ERMick]

and just out of interest, where is 60532 Blue Peter now? and what state is it in now? (running, static, under overhaul etc.)

Strangely enough Blue Peter came up yesterday in another thread on this board...

http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=25529

and I started hunting around on the net to find out the answer to that very question.

I believe it's at Barrow Hill awaiting a £600,000 overhaul, but I'm not 100% sure.

Cheers,

Mick

[TerryB]

The last I heard of it ......it was at Barrow Hill,Chesterfield.
Wiki is your friend ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppe ... Blue_Peter

T.

[kieranhardy]

This is the website of the group who own her:

http://www.nelpg.org.uk/

Currently with two locomotives in service, one undergoing major overhaul, one awaiting funds for overhaul and two including 'BP' on static display.

Very recently Blue Peter was repainted into Apple Green British Railways livery to match 60163 'Tornado' when she visited. This possibly means that overhaul wont commence just yet. As they are currently holding an appeal for the J27, that too would make it doubtful 'BP' will receive an overhaul until the funds are raised for the 0-6-0.

The latest news on Blue Peter on that site is dated 2007:

http://www.nelpg.org.uk/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=19

[Zunnan]

Seems that Blue Peter is cursed then! I only knew of the catastrophic wheelslip incident which caused the boiler to prime and then proceeded to destroy the cylinders and motion on a main line run in 1994. It was repaired by 1996 and the boiler ticket expired in 2001 and hasn't run since. Blue peter was then moved around a few sites pending funding for an overhaul to mainline condition and was at Barrow Hill last I heard.

[TerryB]

Here's a bit more info ....
http://www.nelpg.org.uk/index.php?optio ... 1&Itemid=9
And some video footage of the actual wheelslip incident .....[watch the wheels glowing at about 1m.30sec]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=e ... jsNbzg1UaI

T.

[son of triangman]

The cylinders weren't destroyed, they had to be relined, the valve gear and most of the motion was totally trashed and/or bent, small combination links were sheared off, a right old mess. The slip was estimated to be 140+MPH. Driving axles also slipped as well and the driving wheels had to be taken off and re-pressed. Steam is a very powerful force when fully unleashed, much stronger than diseasel and electric.

The loco was repaired and put back into service after a long haggle with the mainline railway over responibilty. As has been said the loco is now a silent exhibit at Barrow Hill awaiting a major overhaul.

[redcos]

blue peter at barrow hill roundhouse 2009

[Valentascream]

Tornados sister!
I hope she gets overhauled soon...............but i hope no more dangerous wheelslips!

[sheep21]

one place, I definitely wouldn't have wanted to be when that slip happened was on the footplate, I seriously think trouser browning would ensue as the though ohbuggerhbuggerohbuggerohbugger went through my head.

[trainsandco]

Tornados sister!
I hope she gets overhauled soon...............but i hope no more dangerous wheelslips!

ditto

the last time I saw it was when it was at NYMR around 10 years ago

Ben

[kieranhardy]

Tornados sister!

Shouldn't that be cousin?

Blue Peter is an A2, Tornado is an A1

[ERMick]

Tornados sister!

Shouldn't that be cousin?

Blue Peter is an A2, Tornado is an A1

And with a name like Blue Peter, can it actually be female? Surely that should be Petra - now I'm showing my age!

[kieranhardy]

Although not Blue Peter related but definitely NELPG related, J72 No. 69023 'Joem' has passed her first steam test moving for the first time under her own power in 14 years, see here:

http://www.nelpg.org.uk/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=19

[60007]

Tornados sister!

Shouldn't that be cousin?

Blue Peter is an A2, Tornado is an A1

More like Blue Peter's Spoilt brat step-cousin, seriously though, why not pump the money to having BP instead of a brand new thing which is virtually the same.