Talk:LNER Peppercorn Class A2 60532 Blue Peter

Thank you for your efforts in producing this page. Much of it remains uncited and distinctly POV (an initial slip on Durham viaduct was poorly controlled by the driver, who then reopened the regulator too early, probably worried about stalling on the bank up to Relly Mill). I can understand this as no official explanation of events has been forthcoming but I think that the wording could alert readers to this uncertainty.


 * Agreed. Any comment on what the Driver did right or wrong should be removed. There is a natural tendency amongst businesses to go for the lowest-hanging fruit, and blame the Driver / Pilot / Operator etc.  There is no way that a modern-day driver should be aware of the risk of a 'superheater runaway', which LNER pacifics were prone to.  The driver did the right thing in trying to shut the regulator, which would probably be impossible due to the immense back-pressure in the superheater.  After that, anything else that followed would be totally beyond his control until all the water then trapped in the superheater had vapourised.217.43.234.183 (talk) 20:26, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Length
Um... Are you sure the loco was only 44 in (1.118 m) long? André Kritzinger 14:44, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
 * That's also the trailing wheel diameter, so I guess it's a mis-paste. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:21, 12 February 2011 (UTC)