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

[25kV]

A handful of video-stills from stupidly early this morning (at least it was when I set out on two wheels) taken at Insch and Milton of Inveramsay.

 

 

 

 

 

[MJI]

What are the Scotrail ones like to travel in?

[25kV]

1 hour ago, MJI said:

What are the Scotrail ones like to travel in?

 

In my experience, mostly smooth and quiet - last time, my assigned seat was by the wheelchair space, so I ended up with a vast panoramic view out of both sides!

 

And a couple more video stills from this morning.
 

 

Four in one!

 

 

 

 

[hexagon789]

2 hours ago, MJI said:

What are the Scotrail ones like to travel in?

Quite comfortable. They have Grammer seats (same as Inverness 158s) in Std and the ex-GWR leather ones in First.

 

Spacing is better than GWR Std was though, reduced from 84 seats to 74.

 

The main gripe I would say is fewer toilets, lack of space in the underframe means a tank can only be accommodated at one end - so vehicles have only one toilet max now.

 

(4-car sets have three, 5-cars have four.)

 

Also, note that by no means all services have catering.

 

ScotRail is still struggling to recruit hospitality staff, so there is a published list on their website each week of services with catering.

 

Final note: substitutions by 170s (and occasionally 158s) do still occur. On average about 13 of the booked 15 weekday diagrams are HST, the balance 170s.

 

Substitutions are more common at weekends, bank holidays and when there is significant service disruption.

Edited June 15, 2023 by hexagon789
Incorrect number of diagrams entered

[MJI]

Do they go well with a lack of trailers, my main experience are 7 on with Valentas.

[hexagon789]

1 hour ago, MJI said:

Do they go well with a lack of trailers, my main experience are 7 on with Valentas.

Yes definitely; the 2+4s for example will reach 100mph within about 150 secs from a stand and can even climb Slochd at a steady 60mph on one power car... ;)

[Iskra]

[Iskra]

[25kV]

A curious HST move that appears to happen Mon-Thu is 5A26, Aberdeen to Aberdeen via Inverurie turnback siding, non-stop, driver-only.

 

This evening it was 43021 and 43149, seen here returning through Inverurie station.

 

[4630]

RailAdventure 43468 and 43480 arrive at Keighley from Kings Norton on 23rd June 2023 with 0Z43, ahead of their guest appearance at the neighbouring Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's diesel gala.

 

[Ray M]

20 hours ago, 4630 said:

RailAdventure 43468 and 43480 arrive at Keighley from Kings Norton on 23rd June 2023 with 0Z43, ahead of their guest appearance at the neighbouring Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's diesel gala.

 

Thanks for putting the numbers on.

Has they dont carry any class 43 numbers on them.

does any one know their numbers in their past life(s)

[4630]

38 minutes ago, Ray M said:

Thanks for putting the numbers on.

Has they dont carry any class 43 numbers on them.

does any one know their numbers in their past life(s)

 

The original fleet numbers for these power cars were 43068 and 43080.

[ERIC ALLTORQUE]

 

[Phil Mc]

6 hours ago, Ray M said:

Thanks for putting the numbers on.

Has they dont carry any class 43 numbers on them.

does any one know their numbers in their past life(s)

They do still carry the 43??? number, it's just in the middle of a load of other numbers !! 😉

 

 

Never expected to phot a pair of back-to-back power cars, on a rake of Scotrail mk3's, on a hand-worked level crossing, passing a gaslamp !!

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[Ben B]

A few of mine from the KWVR Diesel Gala :)

 

 

 

 

Those Scotrail coaches were wonderful, a nice bit of air-con on a hot day, and a well-stocked buffet/bar too!

[Siberian Snooper]

 

43 194 approaching Devonport on 2M77 ex Penzance at 1915 to Bristol. Sorry about the quality, I only just managed to get the phone out of my pocket in time, after hearing a toot as it probably entered the tunnel.

 

 

 

[MrTea]

Archive shot from Kings Cross, April 1980:

 

[Ray M]

43083, 2-6-19

[MrTea]

…there’s also this one, starring a younger MrTea (in the blue anorak):

 

 

I remember the work-worn state of 125s after they’d been in service for a few years. 

Edited July 6, 2023 by MrTea

[johnw1]

One of the two prototype High Speed Train power cars 43001 heads an Advanced Passenger Train test run back towards Derby at Duffield, 1st June 1979. 

43001 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7086881001/

[Phil Mc]

A few from Waverley last month.....

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

Phil.

[Iskra]

FGW at Hull

 

[6990WitherslackHall]

XC powercar 43378 at York yesterday.

 

[JN]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies if these have already been posted.

 

I have also seen a few videos of 43s amongst other traffic. Anyway, the photos are finds rather than my own work.

[darkstar]

Been a massive HST fan since travelling on the first on in 1978 aged 12 and so saddened they are getting finally culled before the end of this year. England at least.

Watched the evolution of them over the years and was fortunate enough to end up weekly commuting between the north and kings cross when the hybrid sets came in.

Would love to see an XPT brought to this country to be preserved alongside our own HST.  Would be an interesting project to get off the ground if there was enough interest.

As a modeller I picked up both a Hornby XPT and Lima XPT during lockdown.

 

I'm intrigued by this thing someone else published was on eBay.

Did anything ever exist like it?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256141789926?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jFNwAufNRVO&sssrc=2524149&ssuid=jFNwAufNRVO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by darkstar