What a beautiful engine and my favourite class to boot, when I was a kid back in the 1950s trainspotting at York and especially Doncaster, I used to see these magnificent engines and some coming out of the works ex works, I can remember even now 65 years later and it's as real now as it was then, No 60535 Hornets Beauty coming out of the works and into Doncaster station and I must say a special thanks to all those devoted staff who maintain these magnificent locos.
WOW when I was a kid I watched Blue Peter every week and they always had her being mentioned on the show. Its so nice to see her looking resplendant in her new paint. We only had a B&W TV so I never saw her true colours!
It's unfortunate that so few Eastern Region locomotives other than the streamlined A4s were preserved, as opposed to quite a bunch for the Southern. I spotted 'Ocean Swell', 'Pearl Diver', 'Bahram' and 'Trimbush' on one of my rare childhood excursions onto the ER
Yep no longer capable of doing much else today , well apart from opening up the entire country to the rest of the world as you will have noted in this clip.
The 47 in there for back up and generator use only. All heritage steam engines have to have a diesel back up when travelling on the mainline. Now that makes the engine even more impressive pulling a rake and a 80 tonne engine too.
@@TrainspotterJack4110 I'm from new zealand. We had headlights and chopper type couplers back in the 1880s from 1910 all locomotives had steam generators and air brakes.
What a beautiful engine and my favourite class to boot, when I was a kid back in the 1950s trainspotting at York and especially Doncaster, I used to see these magnificent engines and some coming out of the works ex works, I can remember even now 65 years later and it's as real now as it was then, No 60535 Hornets Beauty coming out of the works and into Doncaster station and I must say a special thanks to all those devoted staff who maintain these magnificent locos.
WOW when I was a kid I watched Blue Peter every week and they always had her being mentioned on the show. Its so nice to see her looking resplendant in her new paint. We only had a B&W TV so I never saw her true colours!
Magnificent job done on this engine - what a sight.
It's unfortunate that so few Eastern Region locomotives other than the streamlined A4s were preserved, as opposed to quite a bunch for the Southern.
I spotted 'Ocean Swell', 'Pearl Diver', 'Bahram' and 'Trimbush' on one of my rare childhood excursions onto the ER
The Brits can do a first-class job when restoring steam locomotives. 60532 is glorious.
Yep no longer capable of doing much else today , well apart from opening up the entire country to the rest of the world as you will have noted in this clip.
Amazing site to see, yet most people only saw it through the back of a mobile, missed all the glory and splendor of a full size natural viewing.
Great looking loco like our 38 class NSWGR Australia . Which I fired in the late 60’s . 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉
@@allanchapman6250 Interesting!
Absolutely smashing !!!
Beautiful. Fingers crossed now that Hornby come out with a model of it esp as we havent had a blue loco in quite a while
wow she looks awsome well done
Didn't recognise King's Cross - what a tragedy it's been ruined.
It'd be amazing to see Blue Peter and Tornado working in tandem at some point
@Hard-Boiled-Bollock I'll be seeing Tornado Next week.
Would loved to have seen how the loco coped without diesel assistance on the rear out of Kings Cross ❌? loved the video 😁 thanks for sharing .
Your welcome.
The 47 in there for back up and generator use only. All heritage steam engines have to have a diesel back up when travelling on the mainline. Now that makes the engine even more impressive pulling a rake and a 80 tonne engine too.
@@christophertudball it's a 57 👍
I can't for the life of me work out why British steam locomotives don't have headlights or mechanical couplers
@DonRoberts-hz8cs It was mostly like that in the US, since locomotives in the US are specially built to run there.
@@TrainspotterJack4110 I'm from new zealand. We had headlights and chopper type couplers back in the 1880s from 1910 all locomotives had steam generators and air brakes.
Very nice, like !!!!!
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Lovely loco shame about the video though
@vernongoodey5096 Too Many people, can't help it. 🤷♂️
trains for the rich😡
At least their keeping these beauties going! Good to all concerned bless you😊 ❤
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Bellissima Blue Peter. Grazie