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
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