Last HST Passenger Services from London Paddington, Saturday May 18th 2019

So here it is, the biggest day at Paddington since the end of the Westerns, or maybe the class 50's or the arrival of a class 87 ? The last day of HST operated services on the GWML is Saturday May 18th 2019. 4 Diagrams operating, Ive summarized all movements here. Sorted by time to/from Paddington (Inverted Colour indicates an Exit from Paddington. Pictures below, Ive attached the Spreadsheet here incase anyone wants to work with it, includes links to Realtimetr

In 1988 I wrote: "When the last HST opens up its engines, spews its exhaust over the concourse at Paddington and heads west into the setting sun, there will be a large group of enthusiasts watching its final departure from the London terminus, standing on the end of platform 8." But do not despair, they will still be seen at St Pancras and Kings Cross. Also up in Scotland on internal services and along the NE/SW corridor. Plus they'll be short sets still on the GW, between Card