The last day of the High Speed Train - Plymouth to London Paddington.
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- Saturday 18 May 2019 the 06:57 Plymouth to London Paddington, headcode 1A76 with power cars 43002 (Sir Kenneth Grange) and 43198 (Driver Brian Cooper and Driver Stan Martin).
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It’s a real shame these greats retired, but, everything must come to an end, but its legacy lives on. Here’s to the Intercity 125!
It must be about 40 years now since I spent a lot of time travelling in the HST125 power cars. It was the time when British rail had Mirlees Blackstone engines fitted into four of them as replacements for the Paxman engine. I designed the speed governor control system for the new engines. I traveled about with them monitoring the performance of the system. Much of the time was spent sat with the driver or in the trailing power car. All the engine fumes seemed to get sucked into the trailing power car so it was much better being at the front. I wish I had thought to do some video of it all. I did do lots of photos but unfortunately I can't find them now. Happy days!
As a kid I remember seeing these at Paddington for the first time and being amazed
Great! No music - wonderful!
Some of the Main Stations and stops:
Departure times
Arrival & departure times
I raced one of these on my Honda 550F2 near Bristol in the late 1970s. It slowly got away from me! On my trips to Dorset until recently I saw the loco's just outside Swindon almost every time I passed. 40 years plus.
Just subscribed. I've seen other cab views and the UK rail system is extremely fascinating. Double track mains, double track mains diverging and converging at places like Newton Abbott as an example. The country side is just lush green! Thanks for the ride.
This is a REAL treat, thank you @Great Western Railway ! I was on board this HST set later that day as it left Paddington for the last time in public service. What a special occasion it was.
Thanks for posting this. The resin for the nose cones was developed by my dad at Bakelite in Tyseley.
In the middle of a Sydney COVID lockdown 😷 watching this was a great way to sit back and relax. Thanks for your stress relief. 🐨🇦🇺
Sad they retired. Been inside only once but it was a great journey. They bring back childhood nostalgia to me since I live quite close to the GWR mainline and I enjoyed looking at those trains.
Brings back memories of childhood train journeys. Thank you!
Not ridden on an HST since 1982. Still remember the distinct smell from the brakes.
The beauty of the countryside is absolutely breathtaking.
Thanks GWR. Great to see you sharing these Cab Rides from your vaults. Particularly like this as I have fond memories of that day and participating in the atmosphere on this special day for all that were there👍
Have to say thank-you GWR for putting this video up for us on You Tube. We armchair travellers are most grateful to be able to travel again on GWR metals.
I'm still getting over the end of the Westerns! Thank heavens for model railways, like it's forever 1973 on mine. Anyway, this video is great - I love the continuous filming, no zoom or fisheye effect, real sound, and there's even a rearward view. Excellent!
Well what a a lovely surprise on a Wednesday morning, what I was going to do went out the window and I have spent just over 3 hours in another world.Thank you for putting on the stations and thank you drivers. I loved it!