Class 43 Photos HST 🇬🇧, XPT 🇦🇺 & HST 🇲🇽

[Steadfast]

One from yesterday. Still carrying a pretty fresh coat of EMR purple with Colas stickers, 43274 sits in Westbury on a Network Rail Infrastructure Monitoring Train. 43251 was on the other end (sadly blocked from view by my cripple shunt for later), with a layer of vinyls resembling an archaeological dig, as one logo was covered by a slightly different shade red vinyl patch. If I've worked it out right, it is in ex Virgin East Coast livery, with a patch for LNER. On top of this was another patch for the EMR logos, then Colas on top of that. With an ultrasonic test vehicle in the formation which are 30mph max when testing, this was running more as a Low Speed Train than a High Speed Train! The set had arrived as 3Z22 from Derby, and we believe it to be (besides crippled power cars on wheelskates etc) the first HST in the yard.

 

Jo

[Jack Mc]

Having worked a Dundee - York charter during the morning, the Midland Pullman set passes Copmanthorpe, working a York - Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D empty stock movement

 

04/12/2021

 

43055

 

43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'

 

Jack

[woodenhead]

Interesting video on the HST from 1976 - it's relatively technical without going over heads

 

[Rugd1022]

[Commoner]

16 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

 

My photo, which looks like it's had some heavy duty photoshopping judging by the colour balance.  The original, which I should clean up (note all the dust marks), can be found here.  The second time it's been "lifted" this past month without a credit.

 

[GWRPhil]

Evening. Hope all HST followers are well. Following the recent loss of pictures. Please feel free to repost any pictures of hsts previously uploaded. 
 

 

[Ryde-on-time]

A cab ride in 43066 as part of the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway diesel gala may be of interest. The train comprised 43066 a 3CEP and class 31 97205

 

 

And a video which includes 43066 in action

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Ryde-on-time
Second video didn’t embed

[GWRPhil]

From close to stoke canon today

 

 

[The Fatadder]

In amping all of these photos of HSTs I don’t suppose anyone has a top down photo showing the leading edge of the cab roof/windscreen down to the nose?   Before I start attacking old Lima models to get them closer to the Hornby one, I want to double check the real thing (and so far haven’t managed to find a suitable photo)

[surfsup]

4 hours ago, The Fatadder said:

In amping all of these photos of HSTs I don’t suppose anyone has a top down photo showing the leading edge of the cab roof/windscreen down to the nose?   Before I start attacking old Lima models to get them closer to the Hornby one, I want to double check the real thing (and so far haven’t managed to find a suitable photo)

Is this the kind of photo your after? Here are a few of 43143 at Penzance on the 18th of April 2015. 

[The Fatadder]

Thanks, that does the job nicely.

[Phil Mc]

A few more, in case they help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[adanapress]

Briefly saw an HST short set moving at the Colne Valley heritage railway site near Hedingham this afternoon, no photo unfortunately.

[keefer]

Interesting that @Phil Mc photos show the exhaust deflector plate only 'in front of' the exhaust ports - when fitted, the plates included the ports (presumably up to the end of the next roof panel). That said, the ports themselves still have raised surrounds with cross-spars.

Edited April 18, 2022 by keefer

[keefer]

my reason for coming to this topic tonight!

came up on my YouTube feed (item from 10 days ago):

 

[Steadfast]

9 hours ago, keefer said:

Interesting that @Phil Mc photos show the exhaust deflector plate only 'in front of' the exhaust ports - when fitted, the plates included the ports (presumably up to the end of the next roof panel). That said, the ports themselves still have raised surrounds with cross-spars.

It was a mod done by FGW, from memory it made removing the engine easier as you didn't need to remove the deflector plate to remove the roof panels over the engine.

 

Those pics also show that contrary to some manufacturer's popular opinion, the roof on the FGW dynamic lines sets was blue, not a black stripe.

 

Jo

[Phil Mc]

17 hours ago, keefer said:

Interesting that @Phil Mc photos show the exhaust deflector plate only 'in front of' the exhaust ports - when fitted, the plates included the ports (presumably up to the end of the next roof panel). That said, the ports themselves still have raised surrounds with cross-spars.

A few more, showing various deflector (or lack of !!) arrangements in different liveries....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less common view of a PC....

 

And not all fans are Red....

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[ERIC ALLTORQUE]

Caught this yesterday at Sunderland Bridge,Croxdale.

 

 

[hexagon789]

28 minutes ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Caught this yesterday at Sunderland Bridge,Croxdale.

 

 

HA23 off to Doncaster for some work.

 

Power cars were 43134 and 43143

[newbryford]

The (mostly) Blue Pullman set is currently overnighting in Blackburn in readiness for working a Lancaster-Oban tomorrow.

It is at BBN because there is no direct access from Crewe to Lancaster because of engineering works. (All pics from a public place of safety)

 

 

 

[6990WitherslackHall]

43002 Sir Kenneth Grange at the NRM at York last year and this year. 

Every time I visited the museum, it had been moved to a different location in the Great Hall.

 

it can now be found on display in North Shed as part of the Flying Scotsman Story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall

[GWRPhil]

Here’s a few at respryn bridge Cornwall today

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GWRPhil]

 

 

Couple of shots I got on walk today. 

 

[Gilbert]

Midland Pullman to Carlisle yesterday....complete with substitute power car...

Edited June 5, 2022 by Gilbert

[MJI]

Middle picture looks best