Seaton tram 20190601--080
43047 and 43059 are the power cars on this East Midlands Trains HST, working 1B48 13.45 Nottingham - St. Pancras International, and pictured crossing Seaton Viaduct on the line between Manton Jn. and Kettering.
Work to realign the line through Market Harborough meant Midland Main Line services had been diverted via Corby all week.
Stagecoach-owned East Midlands Trains would be replaced by Abellio-owned East Midlands Railway less than three months later, while these HSTs gave way to ex-LNER HSTs during 2020, which themselves ran for the last time in May 2021.
When first introduced in the 1970s, HSTs gained the derogatory nickname "tram". This was, apparently, because once you got to your destination, the driver simply changed ends - like on a tram - rather than having to run round or even shunt release a loco, but perhaps also being sarcastic about their speed.
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Seaton tram 20190601--080
43047 and 43059 are the power cars on this East Midlands Trains HST, working 1B48 13.45 Nottingham - St. Pancras International, and pictured crossing Seaton Viaduct on the line between Manton Jn. and Kettering.
Work to realign the line through Market Harborough meant Midland Main Line services had been diverted via Corby all week.
Stagecoach-owned East Midlands Trains would be replaced by Abellio-owned East Midlands Railway less than three months later, while these HSTs gave way to ex-LNER HSTs during 2020, which themselves ran for the last time in May 2021.
When first introduced in the 1970s, HSTs gained the derogatory nickname "tram". This was, apparently, because once you got to your destination, the driver simply changed ends - like on a tram - rather than having to run round or even shunt release a loco, but perhaps also being sarcastic about their speed.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.