Inter-City 125 - The HST
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43277 crossing Kent Viaduct at Arnside with 1Q47, the 10.55 Derby RTC - Carlisle test train on Tue 6th June 2023.
It's a shame about the blue coach in the formation, although I was grateful the light held, with the shadows rapidly encroaching from the right side of the picture.
The 14.00 Cardiff Central - Penzance with 43093 leading, passing Cockwood Harbour on Fri 10th June 2022.
The HST doesn't have long and a year long project is underway at Garforth to replace the NER footbridge.
The HST is passing under one of the original bridges of the first main line railway in Leeds, the Leeds and Selby Railway, which when conceived in the 1830's was planned to be four track wide, hence the span of the bridges, the footbridge is a much later c1900 North Eastern Railway design.
I've put together a short video of my evening before the works commenced.
Cross Country 43239 & 43184 speed north with 1S53 13:27 Plymouth Edinburgh Waverley.
29th May 2023
The 19.04 from St Pancras International to Leeds passing through Wistow heads away towards Kilby Bridge. The leading power car was 43058
Quick lens change and the standard shot at Langstone Rock, as 43004 'Caerphilly Castle' leads the 2E10 0740 Penzance - Exeter St Davids 27/5/23.
Another photographer grabs a shot of 43079 as it departs Paddington with a commuter making his way towards the station. Hope the photographer had a permit.....
With Jeffrey's Mount providing an imposing backdrop, 43049 leads a hybrid version of The Midland Pullman through the Lune Gorge towards Dillicar with 1Z71, the 16.25 Carlisle - Plymouth on Sat 4th June 2022.
Running about 35 minutes early here, 43257 leads 1Q47, the 10.55 Derby - Carlisle test train over Leven Viaduct on Tue 9th May 2023.
Running about 160 minutes late, 43277 passing Beckfoot with 1Q18, the 06.13 Derby - Edinburgh monthly test train on Tue 23rd May 2023.
Passing the box at Blea Moor with a Carlisle-Skipton working on 20/7/2021
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43150 seen at Jamestown viaduct with the 1B35 1356 Aberdeen - Edinburgh 26/7/21. (Taken using a pole)
Second HST on Saturday was the Intercity one, 43102 seen at Kilby bridge working the 1B28 0834 Sheffield - London St Pancras International 27/2/21.
43367 passing Gilsland on the Tyne Valley line with a diverted Newcastle - Edinburgh on Sat 21st November 2015.
One of my first forays into digital photography after about 40 years using mainly colour slides.
Caught by a shaft of light amongst the numerous tunnels and bridges on the northern exit from Sheffield Midland, Cross Country HST begins to accelerate away from the city passing Nunnery Main Line Junction. Working 1S53 15:35 Bristol Temple Meads to Edinburgh.
HST 43239 leading 43303 on the rear.
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An eastbound FGW set on the seawall on 21/4/2000
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Well the plan was to photograph the 1721 Westbury to Lostwithiel engineers movement hauled by 66591. She was running 30 minutes early which meant she should of passed around about the same time that this HST did. There was slippage and she arrived 15 minutes after sunset.
However all was not lost and the 1552 Penzance Paddington became the star of the show.
HST Sunset seems quite apt as they reach the end of their careers after 40 years of express service.
This stalwart heads east along the River Teign.
A dip into the archives, back to the days of HST's working the top link London to Penzance services.
Here 43172, in remembrance livery, heads the 1A79 06:47 Penzance to Paddington across Forder viaduct with a glimpse of Trematon Castle just visible to the left in the trees.
18th October 2018.
Radiating star....Not sure what I should call this quilt? I created this layout just by putting HST together until I liked the look.
Ex- LNER / EMR 43299 leads 1Q26, the 06.13 Derby - Edinburgh test train, passing Bolton-le-Sands on Tue 22nd June 2021.
Note: cable shadow removed from side of train.
An HST heads through the Lune Gorge near Low Borrowbridge forming the 0722 Penzance-Edinburgh 'Cornish Scot' service on 24 September 1997.
Another Intercity livery HST ticked off for me in the last few years as 43049 'Neville Hill' is seen at Great Strickland. It was working the 1Z71 1625 Carlisle - Plymouth 'Midland Pullman' 4/6/22.
Another shot from that trip to Bristol Temple Meads.
These are black and while because I was shooting with Ilford FP4. I don't recall now why I took that rather than colour. I typically chose film that was as cheap as possible.
On the eve of the final 'Castle' class HST workings in Devon and Cornwall it felt appropriate to dig out one of my favorite drone shots of the year; overlooking the River Tamar as the Cornish Mainline passes from Devon into Cornall. 43188 'The Welshman' is leading 43092 while working the 2C29 15:47 Plymouth to Penzance and is seen crossing Coombe Viaduct at Saltash.
The more famous Royal Albert Bridge, designed by Brunel provides the background alongside the more modern Tamar Bridge which opened to vehicles in 1961.
This would turn out to be my final day chasing HST's in the west country, a part of the world I have long associated with the trains. Succesfully catching this shot was a good way to end.
I forget where I first saw this shot - but thanks to whoever posted it for the inspiration!
43290 is seen at Beeston North junction working the 1Q17 0756 Derby RTC - Darlington Up Sidings. It was running nearly 2 hours late because of delayed engineering work round Trent junction 10/7/22.
A Sheffield - London St Pancras bound HST approaches bradway tunnel, as it passes Dore on a snowy December afternoon in 2005.
Unfortunately, the perfect reflection had gone shortly afterwards when the more interesting trains came by.
The 1V52 06.01 Glasgow - Plymouth XC service crosses the River Avon.
43274 passing East Goscote with 5M17, the 10.20 St.Pancras - St.Pancras via Leicester on Thurs 22nd April 2021.
43272 on the move near Staining with 1Q83, the 14.15 Blackpool North - Derby RTC test train on Fri 24th March 2023.