sandwich station Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I remember an episode of blue peter where simon groom ( I think that was his name ) found the locomotive of the same name in the loco yard at Doncaster Depot and if I remember right that began the process of the locos restoration and subsequent return to service carrying the LNER apple green livery and the number 532 on the cabside. The restoration would have been before Simon Groom's time (unless they did it twice). I seem to remember Peter Purves and John Noakes being there. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted August 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2016 The restoration would have been before Simon Groom's time (unless they did it twice). I seem to remember Peter Purves and John Noakes being there.Simon Groom was on Blue Peter 1978 - 1986.First renaming at Doncaster was 1971. NELPG restored it to mainline condition at ICI from 1988 to 1991in BR green as 60532. Must have been other presenters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted August 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2016 I certainly remember a Peter Purves running the layout with a Trix A2 Blue Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Plenty of Info here if you can put if with the blurred images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Plenty of Info here if you can put if with the blurred images. Lovely stuff! Thank you for posting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Hope the link works. Renaming ceremony 22 November 1970 with John Noakes, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton. https://youtu.be/X-Cped5YERs Edited August 22, 2016 by sandwich station 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Hope the link works. Renaming ceremony 22 November 1970 with John Noakes, Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton. https://youtu.be/X-Cped5YERs Crikey! That matching shirt & tie worn by Pete make me rather glad I was still in Black & white back then. No wonder Val allowed herself to be wooed by that 1970's fashionista. Grey socks an all. Liked the apology to all those who couldn't make it Oop North for the ceremony. I wonder if they would have made the same apology to those Oop North if the naming ceremony had been at a works down't South. The film leaves me wondering if any of the three prize winners have heard of RM web? P Edit: Must remember to put the letter R in shirt. Edited August 22, 2016 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) So the A2 Blue Peter is like New York. So good the BBC named it twice Thanks for posting those clips. The 40th anniversary one did rather confirm what I've often thought, that the train it's hauling tends not to be the best place from which to experience a steam loco, That's never stopped me yet though. In the 1970 renaming ceremony I did like the question from the Radio Leeds reporter "You've not been to the north very often have you?" I assume she meant the programme not John Noakes as he is from Halifax. Valerie Singleton- who I think had decided she was a member of the Royal Family- mentioned that the programme had always taken a great interest in the locomotive before it was withdrawn. Anyone know of any items about it from that time? Edited August 22, 2016 by Pacific231G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve22 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I have a vague memory of Christopher Trace being interviewed on BBC quite a few years after he'd left Blue Peter, where he mentioned that the technicians at "It's a Square World" played a dastardly trick on him. Older folk like me might recall their clever and funny special effects. Anyway, the story was that, unbeknown to him, those technicians built a replica of the Blue Peter layout - then blew it to bits! Enter CT later to find 'his' layout totally destroyed, then being shown his actual creation safe and sound in another room! Anyone here on RMWeb to verify that story / my memory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Not quite the Blue Peter train Set. Edited August 22, 2016 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 ITV had a (rather second rate) rival programme at the time called Magpie, and of course if Blue Peter had a steam locomotive then Magpie had to have a steam locomotive. Black 5 number 44806 was duly adopted and named "Magpie" Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 ITV had a (rather second rate) rival programme at the time called Magpie, and of course if Blue Peter had a steam locomotive then Magpie had to have a steam locomotive. Black 5 number 44806 was duly adopted and named "Magpie" Jim Before that they filmed an item with one of the presenters riding in the cab of the Warship class "Magpie" over the Royal Albert Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 ITV had a (rather second rate) rival programme at the time called Magpie, and of course if Blue Peter had a steam locomotive then Magpie had to have a steam locomotive. Black 5 number 44806 was duly adopted and named "Magpie" Jim Yes I remember Blue Peter was Monday & Thursday ten-to-five. Magpie Tuesday & Friday at similar times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) Did you know? Susan Stranks of Magpie appeared opposite Kenneth More in the Railway Scenes in the 1959 version of the 39 Steps. She played a dizzy Public Schoolgirl. Did you know II ? A certain RM webber and Model Buffer manufacturer appeared opposite Richard Hannay in the 2008 BBC version of the 39 Steps. He didn't play a dizzy public schoolgirl. Time to roll out the most repeated video on you tube RMweb... again. Did ya spot him? Aye buts what this got ta de wi Blue Peter? Edit Edited August 30, 2016 by Porcy Mane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 I wonder if it is worth contacting the BBC about Blue Peter to see if there would think about educating the youngsters of today about the world of model railways via a Blue Peter layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Went to the Darlington Model Railway extravaganza yesterday (see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111105-darlington-model-railway-show-sept-3rd4th-2016/&do=findComment&comment=2301800 ) and snapped this in the NELPG workshop. Not the P2 thingy through the doorway. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2016 Went to the Darlington Model Railway extravaganza yesterday (see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111105-darlington-model-railway-show-sept-3rd4th-2016/&do=findComment&comment=2301800 ) and snapped this in the NELPG workshop. Not the P2 thingy through the doorway. P2Build_J27Rebuild-SM.jpg P You need an optician young man, looks nowt like a P2. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/1939_Rover_P2_12hp_AL_68_28_Meppen_02.06.2013_9._Touristische_Oldtimerausfahrt_(335).JPG Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) You need an optician young man, The older I get the truer that is but to get back to Pee'ing: I could have spun through 180 degrees and took a phot of (IMHO) the much more desirable P3 wearing only it's underwear*. although I would prefer to be at the wheel of the ultra rare Roy Pierpoint P6. Rover 3.5 Thruxton August 1970 by Keith, on Flickr P *P3/J27 pic taken with the very helpful assistance of the NELPG volunteers. Edited September 4, 2016 by Porcy Mane 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2016 Aaah, P6, used to have a barnfull of them! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 More than I ever thought about the Blue Peter layout turned up in my youtubes suggestions. Thing is, who are all those baby faced presenters? Looks like Bucks Fizz hosted BP during the 90s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APT-P Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) On 07/08/2016 at 13:39, jonny777 said: There is a small sized photo of Simon Groome operating the layout somewhere on the web. Perhaps here - http://www.apt-p.com/HornbyAPT.htm#BPL Edited February 10, 2021 by APT-P Added link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 532 Blue Peter now rostered for the parcels this evening 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2021 CF has appeared on Blue Peter four times. Three were very successful but the second one a disaster, as we had a live derailment - the director wanted us to do wrong line running... I’m sure the videos are on YouTube somewhere. They do have a fixation on Flying Scotsman, but that is understandable. The best outing to the TV Centre was the last appearance, where they blue screened the presenters and superimposed them on the layout, more or less to scale. Returning to topic, I seem to recall being shown the stored BP layout in store at one of the earliest showings that we made. Tim P.S. I have a Blue Peter badge and the layout has some stickers, although they aren’t displayed these days. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtic Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 A few years ago I acquired the triang pullman coach RUTH which was used by Blue Peter. It was still with original box. It was bought from a BBC TV engineer who had purchased it from a Blue Peter props department sale in 2011. It lives in its' box on a shelf currently...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyRailMan Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 The other week watching the Hornby programme on TV I thought Hornby are always talking about getting youngsters into the hobby. So why don't Hornby revive a layout through BBC Blue Peter programme and that would open up a market and would be free. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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