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

[CWJ]

An ice-covered train would make an interesting modelling project!  Sheffield, 2nd February 2009.

 

An unidentified HST thunders through Creech St Michael near Taunton on 16th April 2009.

 

43037 'Penydarren' passes Fairwater Yard, Taunton with a Down service on 1st August 2007.  Note that half the horn grille is missing; these were only made of plastic and prone to impact damage.  A defect like this, with horns visible behind, would look good on a model.

 

Also at Fairwater Yard but a couple of years later on 21st May 2009, 43144 sports a plainer livery and new headlights.

 

The smoke from 43044 lends a theatrical air to York station on 26th January 2011.  East Midlands Trains (and previously Midland Mainline) ran a daily St Pancras to York service, extended to Scarborough in summer, but I suspect this set was on loan to whichever ECML operator was on duty that week.

 

Cheers,

 

Will

Edited March 5, 2023 by CWJ
Correction.

[CWJ]

43014 leads the New Measurement Train into York from the North on 7th June 2010.  I didn't note the rear power car's number but an educated guess would be 43062 'John Armitt'.

 

The same NR power car occupies the same piece of track two weeks later on 21st June 2010, while Grand Central's 43067 heads North.

 

Taken shortly before the last photo, even the dappled sunlight beneath York station's roof can't prevent 43067 looking a little drab.

 

With apologies to 43304 for chopping off her nose end, I still included this photo for its 'prototype for everything' value - an empty stock movement of just one coach at York on 24th June 2009.

 

Same place, different weather.  You can feel the cold as 43468 brings a GC service into York from Sunderland three days before Christmas 2010.

 

Cheers,

 

Will

[CWJ]

This view from 16th January 2012 may be handy for anyone modelling the bufferbeam area and the front of the bogie.  The power car is 43467.

 

An unidentified HST in National Express East Coast livery near Temple Hirst Junction on the ECML, 1st September 2011.

 

43062 'John Armitt' at Crewe on 24th August 2011.

 

Close-up detail of this Virgin-liveried power car at Nottingham on 27th October 2004.

 

The newly-refurbished cab desk of Midland Mainline's 43075 on 17th May 2006.

 

43049 'Neville Hill' takes a ride on the jacks at its namesake depot, 19th January 2006.

 

Cheers,

 

Will

[CWJ]

'On My Workbench'... 43075 being sprayed into Midland Mainline's ocean blue livery in Neville Hill depot's paint shop on 27th March 2006.  Insert joke about Maskol here.

 

A MML set hired to Virgin CrossCountry on 20th December 2005 operated one of their York-Plymouth services.  43049 was sufficient to attract a number of photographers along the lineside in the South-West, despite the time of year.  Seen here at Exeter...

 

... Birmingham New Street...

 

...and Bristol.

 

With my apologies for the poor photo but I had a very primitive digital camera at the time - 43048 brings up the rear of a very short HST set as a test run regains the Midland Main Line at Syston Junction on 29th November 2004.  The acceleration of a pair of back-to-back power cars was something to experience, especially after making an unofficial stop to drop off the traction inspector at his local station without losing too much time.

 

43157 on the NMT at Wellingborough on 13th October 2005.  This power car can't have been in service with NR for long, as I didn't see it on the NMT very often.

 

43013 at the other end of the same train, this time at Bedford accompanied by contemporary rolling stock.  Strange to think that the Thameslink units are no longer on their home patch.  Some of us still have a double-take when we see 319s in the North-West!

 

I'd better leave it at that, but I have a few more HST photos if anyone needs something in particular.

 

Cheers,

 

Will

[GWRPhil]

8 hours ago, CWJ said:

'On My Workbench'... 43075 being sprayed into Midland Mainline's ocean blue livery in Neville Hill depot's paint shop on 27th March 2006.  Insert joke about Maskol here.

 

A MML set hired to Virgin CrossCountry on 20th December 2005 operated one of their York-Plymouth services.  43049 was sufficient to attract a number of photographers along the lineside in the South-West, despite the time of year.  Seen here at Exeter...

 

... Birmingham New Street...

 

...and Bristol.

 

With my apologies for the poor photo but I had a very primitive digital camera at the time - 43048 brings up the rear of a very short HST set as a test run regains the Midland Main Line at Syston Junction on 29th November 2004.  The acceleration of a pair of back-to-back power cars was something to experience, especially after making an unofficial stop to drop off the traction inspector at his local station without losing too much time.

 

43157 on the NMT at Wellingborough on 13th October 2005.  This power car can't have been in service with NR for long, as I didn't see it on the NMT very often.

 

43013 at the other end of the same train, this time at Bedford accompanied by contemporary rolling stock.  Strange to think that the Thameslink units are no longer on their home patch.  Some of us still have a double-take when we see 319s in the North-West!

 

I'd better leave it at that, but I have a few more HST photos if anyone needs something in particular.

 

Cheers,

 

Will

Feel free to add as many as you want. 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

 

43194 at Millbrook on 26/07/02 (my photo)

Edited May 31, 2023 by franciswilliamwebb
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[mpb56125]

4 * HST Power cars on Merseyrail unit drag through Rugby on 22nd March 2023.

 

 

Mark

[big jim]

1 hour ago, mpb56125 said:

4 * HST Power cars on Merseyrail unit drag through Rugby on 22nd March 2023.

 

 

Mark

That can’t be efficient surely?

 

wouldn’t fancy the turn back at Sandhills to get to kirkdale depot with that lot either!

 

 

[mpb56125]

Another 777 unit drag today from Crewe CS to Kirkdale Depot within Daylight hours. As a rule they normally run after service on Merseyrail.

 

43480 leading through Bank Hall.

 

43465 at Kirkdale South Junction.

 

43465 shunting on Kirkdale Depot

 

 

 

Mark

https://mark5812.smugmug.com/

 

 

[MJI]

I just hope the driver does not forget it is not a load of Mark 3s between, and stuff they could overspeed damage.

 

What item would self destruct first at 125?

[6990WitherslackHall]

Class pioneer 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange on display at the Railway Museum in York on 11/03/23

 

[darren chpamn]

What was the hst power that was at laira without a cab for what seemed years? 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

43053 at Clay Cross Junction on 24/04/04 (my photo)

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

 

43079 at Slindon on 28/03/02 (my photo)

Edited May 18, 2023 by franciswilliamwebb
(revised image)

[Liam]

On 27/03/2023 at 15:00, 6990WitherslackHall said:

Class pioneer 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange on display at the Railway Museum in York on 11/03/23

 

I met him when I paid a research visit to the NRM back in February. Glad that he’s been preserved in his original livery! 
 

Edited April 2, 2023 by Liam

[Ben B]

 

An unidentified Cross-Country HST races north near Belford, Northumberland, in August 2016.  It was quite impressive seeing the ECML trains racing past this stretch, we were camping nearby and a stroll down to the level crossings in the evenings after tea became a common little trip.

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

43027 "Westminster Abbey" at Birmingham New Street on 25/04/87 (my photo)

[08221]

43046 and 43055 pass Bamford bridge in Uttoxeter on the late running 0912 Crewe H.S. to Doncaster West Yard LSL working on Tuesday 11 April 2023.

 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

43196 at Crewe on 17/09/99 (my photo)

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Rounding the reverse curves at Coalpit Heath a week ago, on an Edinburgh - Plymouth working.

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

43159 at Eastleigh on 01/09/01 (my photo)

[6990WitherslackHall]

43002 Sir Kenneth Grange on display at the Railway Museum in York on 14/04/23.

 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

43090 at Stafford on 13/08/03 (my photo)

[Arun Sharma]

Lurking around Doncaster on 13 April for much of the day was the Midland Pullman HST - seen here with M43055 closest.

 

In the background [as a bonus] was Network Rail's class 150.

Edited April 22, 2023 by Arun Sharma

[6990WitherslackHall]

43301 and 43321 at York yesterday (21/04/23).