The last HST from Paddington - Gone With Regret?

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Well, It's finally happened. After 43 years (apt - in an non-APT way) the HST finally bowed out of services to the West Country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48327739

They'll be missed by me. Gone With Regret? Sort of. They were useful tools, even when deliberately shorn of accomodation (the full set down here was modified for the lumps and bumps west of Exeter). And - in my experience - they were very reliable. I daresay Paddington will be a much quiter place without them.

Here's a YT film of the event.
The Last HST's from Paddington

Cheers

Jan
 

Phil O

Western Thunderer
Gone from Pad, maybe, but still alive down here on Penzance to Cardiff''s as 2 + 4 units at least for a few more years.
 

Graham Bustin

Active Member
I live near the Berks & Hants line west of Reading and my daily walk with my dog is parallel to it for some distance.
I must admit to missing HSTs, you hardly know that there is a railway there now, except for the B****y eyesore catenary.
Only 59s and 66s on stone and tankers worth looking at.
Steam specials appear to have dried up too.
Keep modelling.
Graham
 
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