The Final Day of LNER HST 125 Operation 15th December 2019
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- The very last day of LNER operating the HST 125 trains on Sunday 15th December 2019 after over 41 years service on the East Coast Main Line. I travelled to four location to capture the final LNER* HSTs in Newcastle, Doncaster, Wakefield and Leeds, videoing the very last LNER* HST to run arriving into Leeds from London Kings Cross. (*inclusion).
Enjoy the footage and more detail of the services in the video captions. Thanks you very much for watching
(Thanks for text omissions or errors that were pointed out).
Brilliant. Some graft went in to making that vid. Much appreciated. Well done.
Thank you for your comment. I tried my best to get to as many places as possible and thanks to trains generally being on time I managed the four locations. I do enjoy a good chase on occasions like this :-)
Best regards - Allan.
Another Iconic class to fade into Railway History, excellent coverage of the day Allan and a great send off, these old girls may be over forty but will be sadly missed by many, cheers nige.
Yes indeed Nige and it will take some getting used to not seeing them around in my local area, although we have still got a few Cross Country HSTs operating in the region. Thanks for viewing.
Regards - Allan.
You must have being stood right next to me at Leeds, I stood back away from the group photo too. I came in on the 19:35 KGX to Leeds. A very emotional night, and one I only just made. Most emotional part was the guard playing Andrea Bocelli' Time to Say Goodbye over the PA System as we coasted into Leeds.
Thank you for watching and commenting Duncan. It was very emotional seeing the final HST 125s operate on the ECML. I remember my first journey from Newcastle Central to Kings Cross in June 1977 when they started and my last was a short trip on the final south bound service where I travelled from Leeds to Wakefield Westgate. You must have had a great time on that final journey and the scenes at Leeds after your train arrived is something I will never forget.
A part of East Coast Main Line history now but now remembered as fondly as the A4s and Deltics before them in my opinion.
Best regards - Allan.
I was on a deserted northbound platform at New Barnet station to bid a very fond farewell to the 1935 Kings Cross to Leeds as it made its final journey.And I thought of the time in April 1981 when my Uncle Richard Finlay,a fitter at Bounds Green I believe(may have been Hornsey)arranged for a then 15-year-old me to accompany his close freind Mick,a driver of many years standing,and Bob in the cab to Doncaster and back.I really didn't appreciate it enough at the time,but I loved it.Ive used the HSTs a few times down the years(Kings X to Waverley,York,Bath and Par)but I'm not a regular commuter and drive most places if at all possible.
A fantastic personal story of you experiences with an HST 125 and so nice to here even though it meant more to you in later life. I am pleased you seen the last one going north from London on the ECML. My first journey was 3rd June 1978 to see the Epsom Derby horse race when I travelled from Newcastle to Kings Cross. Many happy journeys since and what a miss they will be to the line.
Thank you for watching and commenting - Allan.
Miss them trains 😫😭😢
Yes I do too. A sad day when LNER said goodbye to them. Thanks you for watching Jack & Emily. Regards - Allan. :-)
Thanks for the video. Unfortunately we have lost our 125s here in Devon as well. It was great to see them on the Teignmouth sea wall.
It certainly has been a big year for changes Tony. The HSTs will be a big miss on the ECML. Thankfully they have a new lease of life some of them elsewhere. Thank you for watching. Regards - Allan.
Great work Allan, and well captured for the record. The HSTs were an outstanding design and great in service. Thanks for the memories Cheers. Ken
In the whole history of the ECML they were a big part of it Ken, replacing the Deltics, which in turn replaced the A4s and so on down the line. Great comfort, speed and efficiency plus reliability. A big miss they will be on the ECML. Thanks for viewing.
Regards - Allan.
Superb video Allan, you captured the days events very well.Good time we had in Leeds and on our short journeY to Wakefield and back. Cheers, Jeff.
Thanks for watching Jeff and a memorable and very enjoyable day seeing the last HSTs in regular service on the ECML. Cheers - Allan.
You can't beat the old stuff Allan....Great Trains....Great Memories and thanks for some great footage.....Trevor.''
Thanks very much Trevor. I am sure you will appreciate the EC HSTs as much as anyone and your archive footage is a great record of their time on the line over the decades. Thankfully we'll still see a few on the main line with the other train operators. Thanks for watching.
Cheers - Allan.
I was not a fan of these at first as they saw off my beloved Deltics. But they turned out to be a very worthwhile replacement and have served the ECML well. Fortunately we haven't seen the last of them in other parts of the UK.
I thank it was the general feeling in the 70s when they were introduced to replace the fleet of Deltics. They have proved their worth on the ECML and now it's time for another generation of trains to serve the line. I think they will be around for quite a few years yet with other operators. Thanks for watching, Regards - Allan.
Fantastic video there. The HST is probably one of the most iconic diesel passenger trains in the world and still holds the speed record. Sir Kenneth Grange developed a masterpiece that was born from a stop gap train that was going to be replaced by the APT but to be honest, it wasn't necessary because HST has had a successful career from 1976 to 2019 which makes it 43 years of active main line service. The HST mini's will still be about but LNER HST's are now consigned to the books of history and have been replaced by "Cucumbers" which is my nickname for the Class 800's.
Thanks for the video and here is a like from me.
God Bless the Class 43 HST.
Thanks for watching the video. These trains were ahead of their time and have provided comfort, speed and efficiency on the Eat Coast Route. I have travelled many times since my first journey on one in May 1978. Nothing can compare to them anywhere that I can think of.
Cheers - Allan.
@@allan5919 No problem Allan. To be honest the HST is a timeless train. Don't get me wrong. There are other trains like the Cucumbers, Shinkansen and TGV trains in service that do a good job and the Shinkansen in Japan has reclining seats like an airline. But if I was to be given a choice of riding a Class 43 HST or a Shinkansen for 5 hours. I would always pick the HST. Because the HST Mk3's are some of the most comfortable carriages to exist anywhere and if I may drop a suggestion. I think the mint should issue a Class 43 HST pound coin with a HST on it. I would buy one and now I am going to start collecting HST models to remember the good times with.
All the best
Ash.
@@allan5919 A fond memory a lot of us must have is when they were new you would look out of the window to realise that you had already departed, the takeoff was so smooth.
As they got older the couplings between the carriages were no longer perfect so a certain amount of `shunting' of the carriages became evident upon departure.
Excellent vid Allan well filmed,good to see plenty turned out at Leeds for the last one cheers Steve ..
Yes it was one heck of a turn out all over the East Coast Main Line to see the final HSTs running Steve. A sad but enjoyable day.
Cheers - Allan.
Excellent video Allan. So sad to see them pass into history 😢😢
Thank you Anthony. I will always have great memories of travelling on the East Coast Main Line on the HSTs over the last 41 years. Thanks for viewing the video. Regards - Allan.
Well done and many thanks for a great effort to bring this to us. Most enjoyed. I understand from a well placed source that you swept up the moment. lol.
Thanks Allan and despite the rather sad occasion I really enjoyed the day. 'Sweeping' changes now taking place with the Azumas coming in on the line. I will need to 'brush up' on the new timetable.
Regards - Allan.
Nice one 👍 deffo end of an era I grew up with them back from the first 125.
Thanks for your comments Ian. I remember my 1st trip on 3rd June 1978 when I travelled from Newcastle to London and went to the Epsom Derby horse race. Super trains ahead of their time at that time.
Best regards - Allan.
Good video Allan. I’m sure I mentioned it before but one of my life’s highlights was when I was working, I cab rode an HST down the WCML. I remember when we pulled into Warrington there were loads of photographers on the platform end and there was I, high vis gear on, sat in the middle of the windscreen!! Thought the Queen was my auntie!! Cheers, John.
That sounds like a fantastic experience you had in the cab of the HST John. I bet you enjoyed that :-) Thanks for watching - Allan.
allan5919 It was Allan. Was being paid to do it as well!!
That's even better John. :-)
Great video. End of an era.
Thanks for watching. Yes indeed it is. The memories will be good ones.
Cheers - Allan.
Brilliant video, Allan, sad to see them go!
-Kyle
Just won't be the same again Kyle and I will miss travelling on them.
Cheers - Allan.
Great video Allan, its very sad that this has had to happen. The ECML will never be the same, was hopping to see one on Wednesday in KX. Regards Mike.
A very sad day indeed Mike and the East Coast main Line will not be the same again as you say. It got a great send off from the rail enthusiasts. Cheers - Allan.
Very good of the driver to let everyone in the cab like that. Great video.
Yes he was a top man Ross and very helpful to everyone. Thanks for watching. Cheers - Allan.
Great Clip!
Thank you. Regards - Allan.
Had good memories of these back then when I traveled to York on one of them. Pretty sad to see them go.
Yes agree Owen. The east Coast Main Line won't be the same without them. Thank you for watching the video. Regards - Allan.
LOVE this video! Your channel is superb!
Many thanks for your comments Freya. It is much appreciated.
Best regards - Allan.
Great video as always Allan. 😀
I was on the 16:03 out of Darlington to York, which was the final LNER HST travelling south from Edinburgh. 😀
I filming that train leaving York everyone wanted photos in the cab
I hope you had a great day on the last HST south from Edinburgh. Thanks for watching the video John. Cheers - Allan.
A very similar scene in Leeds with enthusiasts queing to get in the cab. Hope you had a good day Stephen. Cheers - Allan.
Good work Allan, then museum trips with the trains will come soon :-) Bid smile .Cheers Ulli
Yes I hope we get plenty trips on any that may be preserved Ulli. Thanks for watching. :-) Cheers - Allan.
Brilliant video Allan
Many thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers - Allan.
Excellent video allan 😉👍
Many thanks for watching Walter. Cheers - Allan.
I was on the 1400 hst from Edinburgh to Newcastle,nice footage of the day.
I hope you enjoyed you last LNER HST ride to Newcastle. I only managed Leeds to Wakefield but enjoyed the day. Thank you very much for watching the video. Cheers - Allan.
@@allan5919 My mate was driving that one ;) Nice vid :)
@@nblair787 A top bloke he was too for letting the rail fans into the cab. Thanks for watching. Allan. :-)
@@allan5919 lol, I'll chin him about that ;)
@@nblair787 :-)
Excellent job Allan
Thank you very much Scott. Cheers - Allan.
no problem allan
Nice video!
Thank you Boris. Much appreciated. Cheers - Allan.
Good video Allan :)
Many thanks for watching the video Simon. Cheers - Allan.
The East Coast Mainline is not the same without the HSTs
Its not, Thanks for viewing. Cheers - Allan.
Good one Allan.
Thank you Alan. Cheers - Allan.
My favourite HST
Thanks for watching Stuart. Glad I caught your favourite one. :-)
Cheers - Allan.
The East coast line are getting lots of new trains like the new nova fleet fr TPE and the new paragons for hull trains
Still sad tho thanks fr the vid
Yes they are Ethan and many are now in service on TPE. Hopefully they will soon sort out staff shortage causing a lot of cancellations recently.
Thanks for watching. Cheers - Allan.
Is this it now for hsts in England? Are any going to museums?
This was only the end of the HSTs on the East Coast Main Line where they have ran since 1978. They still have some on a few other rail routes with other train companies. They is one already in a musuem plus the prototype and a further set may be preserved. Many thanks for watching. Regards - Allan.
East Midlands Railway are getting these HSTs,Scotrail have lots of HSTs and hopefully Grand Central are keeping theirs.
Yes Luca, ScotRail, East Midlands, Cross Country and GWR are where there will be HST 125s stilll but Grand Central withdrew their HST 125s a year or two ago.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Allan.
I saw it leave York 4.40pm in evening London bound everyone wanted to get in cab and have pictures taken but was behind schedule so had to leave it will be missed
Very similar at Leeds with people queuing up to have one last look in the Cab. Hope you had a great day. Cheers - Allan.
Excellent video but very sad to see these replaced by foreign designs due to the effective closure by the Tories of BREL, BR Research etc.
Yes indeed the Government of the time has had a terrible knock on effect on the UK train manufacturing industry. A great waster of rail engineering skills that will be hard to retrieve. Amazing what damage a handbag can do! But seriously Government action did have a massive negative impact :-( Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Regards - Allan.
allan5919 Yes and the same government has the effrontery to run down the Pacers when it was them that turned down more expensive designs such as the class 210 DEMU and the class 150 Sprinters until BR came up with the Pacer as the most economical solution.
Now it’s privatised money is seemingly no object !!
The closing down of railway vehicle manufacturing was one of the requirements laid down by the EU along with merchant shipbuilding.
@@mikesimpson3121 I saw an article in the Daily Mail a few weeks ago about the UK being forced to close down all its heavy engineering and thought it was just more Brexit propaganda. Shame it has cost us this icon.
@@mikesimpson3121 Thanks for this surprising information. Can you please point me to some supporting articles on the subject?
Can't understand why we agreed to this. So glad we still have RR Gas turbines.
Are any to be preserved ?
Yes I believe so Dominic. Thanks for watching. Cheers - Allan.
A pair of HST power cars are to be donated to the 125 Group (a preservation group dedicated to the HST), and LNER has plans to find a place for the HST set used on the farewell tour to be preserved.
@@stampycatfan01lol oh wow! Well that's good news thank you very much
What is your favourite tube line in London?
Victoria Line.
@@allan5919 can you do stations on the Victoria line?
@@maimadha I do not live near London. So not possible.
even 30 years ago the HST power cars and stock would have been seen as awful just like the crappy Azuma things are seen as today.
They were indeed Chris and I remember the day they were introduced on the East Coast Main Line. They were taking over the beloved Deltics but I don't think anyone realised how successful they would turn out to be. Written now forever into the superb history of the East Coast Main Line alongside the Deltics and LNER Pacifics. Thanks for watching the video. Best regards - Allan.
The sad thing not many cared but we did with the GWR ones even though GWR still has them running other out of London likes but these are gone for life
Not sure who didn't care but they will certainly be missed by many travellers on the East Coast Main Line and a lot of rail enthusiasts who grew to love them. They've been good servant to the ECML. Thanks for watching and commenting. Regards - Allan.
True
Goodbye old girl, you served the ECML well. 😞
The HSTs join the A4s, Deltics, A3s etc that have been great servants to the East Coast Main Line. Many thanks for watching and commenting. Regards - Allan.
Nice group photo 7:23
Yes it was nice to see. Cheers - Allan.
This isn’t the last time we see these hsts
Correct. Only the last time on the East Coast Main Line with LNER.
Thanks for watching. Cheers - Allan.
Pretty depressed about this. ECML is right on my doorstep. I'm going to miss the HST.
anyone remember when these were in ownership of East coast trains then virgin? Virgin East coast isn't even a thing now tho it's lner now
Yes remember those days and the days when they were introduced under British Rail.
@@allan5919 yes and some trains were still owned by the government......I think
It just upsets me to see this in 2020
Yes a sad day to see them leave LNER. Cheers - Allan.
IET BOOM
:-)
What's special about this train? Looks rather ugly
Its, reliable, comfortable and holds the world speed record for a diesel. Passengers love travelling on them.Thanks for watching.
Regards - Allan.