Trev52A Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Three recent ones at Newcastle...  43239 leading a southbound train into the station on 11th May 2019  43238 ready to head north on 5th July 2019  The 07.55 Inverness-Kings Cross ('The Highland Chieftain') and the 10.00 Kings Cross-Aberdeen ('The Northern Lights') are timetabled to pass in Newcastle shortly before 13.00, Mondays-Saturdays. On 8th July 2019 43274, at the rear of the former train waits to go south, while 43295 is ready to head for Aberdeen.  Trevor Edited July 10, 2019 by Trev52A typo 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Here's a Grand Central example parked at Pelaw on 23rd Novemeber 2012, as a T&W metro departs from the station on its way to South Hylton (Sunderland). The HSTÂ power car is 43480. Â Trevor 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted July 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2019 Didcot by night.... Â 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 43302 at the rear of a southbound train at Newcastle today (12th July 2019)... ...complete with commemorative plaque  (Could someone please remind me, which was the power car at the other end on the record run?)  Cheers Trevor 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 43159 Trevor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Some ECML formations from almost exactly 40 years ago - Fri 13th July 1979. * indicates buffet or restaurant end of the vehicle # indicates power car fitted with new exhaust deflector on roof Formations are shown London-end first:  43089, 41089, 41090 *40517, 42176, 42233, 40034*, 42177, 42178, 43088 43098#, 41099, 41100, 40311*, 42199, 42196, 42197, 42198, 42200, 43099 43101, 41101, 41102, 40312*, 42201, 42202, 42203, 42204, 42113, 43100# 43093#, 41095, W41134, *40520, 42187, 42188, 40037*, 42189, 42190, 43119# 43083, 41061, 41062, *40503, 42119, 42120, 40020*, 42121, 42122, 43061 43084#, 41085, 41086, *40515, 42167, 42168, 40032*, 42235, 42170, 43085 [Quite recent ex-works set] 43076, 41077, 41078, *40511, 42151, 42152, 40028*, 42153, 42154, 43077 43059#, 41059, 41060, *40502, 42116, 42117, 40019*, 42118, 42115, 43058# 43064, 41081, 41082, *40513, 42159, 42160, 40030*, 42161, 42162, 43078 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2019 Here’s a post of some hst pics near Westbury. Nice shots   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2019 Same feed and some hst pics from bristol  good pics.   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2019 Here’s a really great video of last day of hsts. It’s 25 mins long a really great watch. Thanks to the poster on the other feed for posting it.   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 11 hours ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: 43159 Trevor  Thanks, Peter  What 's happened to this one? -  can't find it mentioned on the fleet list on Wikipedia. Is it a former GWR example now stored?  Cheers Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) It went off-lease from GWR in April. Â PS It's not gone to ScotRail, so will be in store - possibly at Ely. Edited July 13, 2019 by Peter Kazmierczak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) Updated - I understand that 43159 has been stored at Long Marston, arriving there on 21st April;Â Â not at Ely. Â Sorry for my earlier duff info..... Edited July 14, 2019 by Peter Kazmierczak 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 14/07/2019 at 13:58, Peter Kazmierczak said: Updated - I understand that 43159 has been stored at Long Marston, arriving there on 21st April;  not at Ely.  Sorry for my earlier duff info..... Thanks for the clarification - I have moved my 'informative' reaction on to your latest post!  Cheers Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev52A Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Taken at Newcastle today (15th July 2019)  Both LNER endangered species together - 43257 heads an Aberdeen-Kings Cross train and passes 91109 'Sir Bobby Robson' which had arrived with a terminating train from London. Withdrawals of both types are expected to start when LNER Azuma trains start entering service from August(?)  43307 heads through Manors with the 10.00 ex-Kings Cross 'The Northern Lights'  Trevor Edited July 15, 2019 by Trev52A typo 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2019 I assume that 253 001 is on it's last journey to a museum as externally at least it's in imaculate condition, caught at 2pm this afternoon on the Plympton By-pass doing about 25mph. Â Â Sorry about the quality, it's a still from my dash cam. Â Â 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Rich Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: I assume that 253 001 is on it's last journey to a museum as externally at least it's in imaculate condition, caught at 2pm this afternoon on the Plympton By-pass doing about 25mph.   Sorry about the quality, it's a still from my dash cam.    Spotted on the A4174 Avon Ring Road Bristol this evening...heading towards Bath. Does anyone know it’s destination? Edited July 16, 2019 by Bristol_Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Bound for "Steam" at Swindon for a few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2019 One of our club members works at Laira and he said the ultimate destination is York. Â Â 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Rich Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 22 hours ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Bound for "Steam" at Swindon for a few days. Â Thanks...in which case it was taking the long, circuitous route as it was heading south towards East of Bath /West of Bristol...perhaps St Phillips Marsh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Definitely Swindon bound, there's a photo of it on wnxx on a low loader outside steam. Perhaps the rig had instructions to follow the GWML? I know the routings of these things pre planned and must be stuck to, so I'm surprised it didn't just plod up the motorway. Between the ring road and the Bath direction it must've virtually passed my house, shame as I'd have popped out had I known  Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 18, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2019 Wonder if any of the diesel societies attached to heritage railways might preserve a short hst rake? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Well, it's 2 day stint at Swindon's Steam Musuem is now complete. It has now arrived in Cambridgeshire (Ely) reunited with it's former FGW Classmates. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rhnrhn Posted July 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2019 On ‎18‎/‎07‎/‎2019 at 09:53, GWRPhil said: Wonder if any of the diesel societies attached to heritage railways might preserve a short hst rake? I think the 125Group are looking to do that: https://www.125group.org.uk/  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul13 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Quick video I managed to grab of the Network Rail NMT passing through Conwy last Thursday. Â Â 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted July 21, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Paul13 said: Quick video I managed to grab of the Network Rail NMT passing through Conwy last Thursday. Â Â Nice video 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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