No. 60532 Blue Peter
The locomotive is a 4-6-2 ("Pacific") built in 1948 at Doncaster Works to a design by Arthur Peppercorn, hauling express passenger services on British Railways' North Eastern Region. It is the only Peppercorn A2 in existence after the 14 other locomotives of its class were scrapped.
Blue Peter, was withdrawn from operation in 1966 and was bought for preservation in 1968.
No. 60532 was finished at the Doncaster Works on 25 March 1948 as the eighth member of the Peppercorn A2, and the first of its class to enter traffic under British Railways numbering.
In LNER tradition, it was named after a famous racehorse; Blue Peter was a Thoroughbred owned by Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, which in 1939 won races including The Derby and the 2000 Guineas. The horse earned almost £32,000 for Lord Rosebery, more than enough to purchase three LNER 4-6-2 locomotives at the time
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