(4K) The Last HST's to depart London Paddington | 18/05/19

[@celovity_747]

I will never forget there beautiful look, horns and passes, R.I.P Class 43 HST. 😭😭😭

[@noobeh2394]

You can drive them on ROBLOX in Terminal Railways.

[@Romasanifjw]

Hey I live In Russia. Hst don/t going?

[@josie7901]

Farewell to GWR HSTs Great video amazing tones! It’s a big shame to see these great machines go

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Don't worry everyone, you can still see these in Scotland! GWR Class 43's are all being transferred to Scotrail on long distance routes, they are not being scrapped.

[@stellalapastora361]

Phew I’m glad

[@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise]

How much life do they have left. as i want to travel on a 125 service.

[@galactic_nerd-sk4747]

@@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise Meh, a good 10 maybe even 20 years I'd say

[@masterbrickbuilder2971]

Phew!

[@ravenmusic6392]

They also come through the South west from the north occasionally, through Bristol to Penzance

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️ I love these trains, they are one of my most favourite trains ever. ☺️ I'm gonna miss these HST 125's a lot.

[@nigeljohnson8022]

SAD. Another piece of legendary British Engineering put to rest.

[@freefreefromdisease]

Dad: Why tf you crying so damn loud

[@blutact9931]

Britain lost an iconic piece of history this year. R.I.P HST's, you served us well and will be missed :'-(

[@matthewtwidell8773]

At least they are still in Scotland running mainline services

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

I will always remember the ol' intercity 125 branding. Fun to see the drivers having fun with the fans too

[@manchesterblokeproductions5937]

Such a legendary train. Farewell HST.

[@TrajectoryT]

I wish these ran forever They're my favorite R.I.P

[@mattjackson9859]

Nothing like the thrill of standing on a platform with an HST barreliing past at full pelt! Ah well, all things must pass.

[@DEANOCHILL]

Why are my eyes getting teary ? perhaps because as a small boy in the 70's a class mate shouted , look miss at that strange looking train, which was on test outside our school in Bedminster Bristol on a red light, waiting to go into Temple meads , we were all aloud to rush to window and stare at this beautiful train.And from that day we've been accustomed to seeing this amazing train, where every you are in Britain, ... been a national treasure. ... perhaps that's why ? thanks for the great vid.I will never forget those horns "

[@brucewilliams8714]

On my first visit to England, in 1977, my first HST run was to Bath Spa for a visit, and return. To say that I was impressed is a massive understatement. Leter visits involved the ECML before electrification.

[@williamrance5086]

You are lucky, Bruce. On my travels on the UK railway system in the 70/80/90 2000s I never got to ride the HST125. All I have are video memories and about 15 Hornby 00 Train Packs of the HST125 in various liveries - most never run. I guess I'm afflicted by that strange passion of 'possession', as any collector knows. The argument will still hold forth on the Valenta versus the MTU. The British passion for quirkiness up against Germanic cool efficiencies. We Brits' could not give a toss for economics when it comes to the thrill of the screaming Paxman reverberating through our ears and that indefinable thumping within the chest as a Valenta HST125 went whizzing past. Take care, Bill.

[@fabshop6359]

Cracking video, Richard. Love the HST’s, built in my home town of Crewe. These power cars have done starship miles, a testament to their design and build. Somehow I can’t see many of the modern units lasting as long. Hopefully these HST’s will once again be cascaded down to a new location. The ScotRail ones look good-as-new in their new livery and should be around for many years to come.

[@richardfreeman2944]

Travelled on the 125 hst on you're first trips served us well, salute to you all involved

[@Heruss100]

Don't be sad that it's over. Be happy that it happened.

[@martinxxcz2919]

True :)

[@Devkumar43072]

Paddington will never be the same without a beautiful line up of HSTs hopefully theyll come back on specials or on a last minute IEP replacement if a class 800 fails

[@paulp458]

I will always have such fond memories of these iconic trains, they will be sadly missed!

[@tangatoto362]

Sad to see, have fond memories of trekking from Australia to visit family in Cornwall from the early 1980s and fronting up at Paddington to get the Cornish Riviera to Plymouth, there would always be a couple of these beast would be sitting idling, what fab sound. Then to experience the delight of wizzing through the English countryside at such a speed.....in those days in Australia, you never considered trains as a viable form of transport......even today I doubt if any reach more than 60mph....... thanks for the posting

[@stuarthall6631]

Great video! I remember these entering service! I presume that some are to be preserved and so these may not, in fact, be the last HST departures from Paddington. 1986 wasn't the end of the Hastings diesels!

[@timwattison4419]

I'm glad I still drive these with Cross Country, only need them to last another 2.5 years for me then I'll be retiring anyhow.

[@ChangesOneTim]

Glad too that I live on the XC network and can still enjoy them. Whenever time allows I'd miss a few Vomiters to catch an HST instead!

[@tommccann4736]

I remember being in Paddington on October 11, 1976 photographing HSTs in their first week of regular service. I was able to get shots of one of the prototype trainsets, as well as several of the production sets. And several tracks over was an aging Class 52 "Western" diesel-hydraulic with a set of Mark I stock. Now the HSTs are leaving the stage, making room for the 800-series Azuma trains. History marches on, in railroading as in everything else...

[@johnnyboy3949]

That intercity swallow livery was just spot on. All class 43s and 91s should go back to being in that. Just suited a locomotive so well.

[@LordEverythingtrains]

Rest in peace HSTs, you will be greatly missed by all of us. I ask a moment of silence, to respect the true legendary trains of the network of British railways.

[@peterharrison966]

As an ex Crewe Locomotive works Employer who was an Apprentice when the last HST’s were Delivered into service.Sad to see but also Brilliant video. Thanks

[@darrenhillman8396]

Sad day indeed. The Hitachi plastic fantastics have taken over. Just as the IC125’s took over from the 50’s and 47’s in the late 70’s. The Hitachi units have no character. And never will have any. Soulless. Bland. Generic. Crap. 😢😢 You have recorded a piece of railway history. Thanks for posting it.

[@xm3405]

The HST has 10x more plastic, the class 800 is made from high quality bodyshells , much better acceleration no more drinks spilling.

[@darrenhillman8396]

xm3 - Whilst I accept your point, it doesn’t change my opinion of the Hitachi units! Will they have the longevity of the IC125 design? I’m not going to get into a slanging match about it.

[@JLPCORR]

And don't forget the HST is a record breaker. Something these modern units will never achieve

[@tsu8003]

I bet people said exactly the same about the Deltics when they started replacing steam! These trains are 40 years old! Get over it!

[@neon5433]

Pretty sure the 387’s will be replacing the 165,166’s. Nobody will really care or notice but it will see a shame to see trains I saw as a child go.

[@alric8]

Nice to see so many people coming to bid farewell; shame I couldn't be there but I am sure there will still be opportunities to travel on them in the future

[@rachael5667]

Such an amazing train just to end like that. So so sad

[@erik_griswold]

Team5K It is just leaving GWR but will continue in service for other operators in the UK.

[@BluejayElectra]

While the Intercity 125 will be phased out of long distance Intercity services, GWR are retaining some of their sets to form some 4 car “short castle” sets for regional services in the west of England. Well that’s what I was told anyway.

[@stuartcraigon2003]

@Dogsgrove Blu not specifically the highlands but there are no electric lines north of Edinburgh or Glasgow.

[@galactic_nerd-sk4747]

@Jessica Clark Yeah, but as he said, NOT SPECIFICALLY. They aren't just going to the Highlands.

[@aryamansingh1603]

I still can't believe they're going out of service.. those were one of my favorites.. thanks for uploading such a beautiful piece of railways that has become a part of British railway history!!😘🤧🤧

[@provyd]

Kanu Singh the class 43s are still being used by Scotrail. They have bought a lot of the outgoing GWR stock.

[@ClearTrackSpeed]

What a graceful end to the hst, truly a legacy it has left in the history of railroading

[@stephensmith799]

Good to hear drivers acknowledging the moment. (I was thinking back to Castle Class 4075!)

[@paulmartin6397]

Proof that the spirit of the Great Western goes on. The 43s made the GW main line their own and even lived long enough to be painted GW green. Farewell and thank you.

[@chrissyd1472]

Being a regular commuter between Newcastle and kings cross as a child in the 80/90’s a lot of my memories are of these trains with their screaming engines. Loved leaning out the window smelling the Diesel engine as it pulled out of the stations. My favourite train followed closely by the old door slammers from Charing Cross. Memories 😌

[@alextrainspotterhd6444]

Nice video Richard epic tones gonna miss them

[@Nick-ux7zt]

I have a feeling that I’m at least 20 years to young to be watching this. I can’t say I’ve ever been on one, or even really knew they existed until I saw one at Crewe and my dad told me what it was

[@ABCDEF-yf4yu]

London to Bristol was the first line to introduce the InterCity 125s in October 1976, now there are no HSTs from Paddington. How long will it be before the 125s are withdrawn from the Midland Mainline and ECML at St Pancras and Kings Cross?

[@gregchambers943]

Legendary trains, iconic design that still looks good to this day! Will b missed😢

[@Abandoned23345]

It isn't in the London but the Hst living and at present simple but not in united kingdom

[@Abandoned23345]

And yes,Hst have been modernised and it can be faster

[@davidsamuels8992]

My old man was the driver of the Geraint Thomas that day. He’s spent a good portion of his life in the cab of an HST.

[@AR86608]

GWR, you have done us a very big injustice, a very big shame these are gone, I will always prefer them to the 800s ☹️

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

Why? Whats wrong with the Class 800's?

[@AR86608]

@@nekomasteryoutube3232 imo (in my opinion) they're horrible and don't feature a kitchen unlike the HSTs

[@AR86608]

@Dogsgrove Blu so ? It's lasted 45 years without fail, I see that it should be kept *UNTIL* it fails

[@jamesburrows4053]

@@AR86608 Theres a reason we fall behind of other countries. People complain about journey times and delays and when someone gives us the tools to fix it, people have a cry. We need to move on at some point, I'm sure you'll be saying the same in 40 years when the 800s go...

[@AR86608]

@@jamesburrows4053 nah, I don't think so

[@paullloyd6821]

Thanks for the memories HST 😥 you'll be missed 😢

[@theretrocrowe9389]

Will they still be used by cross country and east Midlands trains?

[@class56trainsrock62]

Yes they will

[@inter7city452]

Rip Emr hst :( scotrail has them, at least GWR uses some as castle class hst I think

[@MrJoshiej]

2:00 awesome clag coming from that HST I am really going to miss them

[@IainG81]

Thanks for the film. Special moment.

[@Cpr1234]

Watched them pass the Slough camera on youtube. The last one's tone was brilliant

[@gazobee]

I grew up with these trains taking me to various parts of the country. It’s surprising how emotional this has made me feel. I have a friend who is a driver and he once chauffeured me to Cardiff. They will be missed.

[@jopu7004]

Hope some museums will take them

[@barriejowett2412]

Excellent video of the last HST from Paddington

[@scottmcginn2169]

No more big wide leather seats in first class... gonna miss them

[@scopex2749]

No more screaming Valentas just silent electric crap :( 2:46 sound off is AWESOME! Farewell graceful ladies , when you first arrived and pushed out our Westerns, Hoovers and Peaks I didnt like you. Over time I have travelled thousands of miles with you and will be sad to see you go. :((( You have served us long and well - THANK YOU.

[@rizhsyt8819]

These trains made my child hood going to the beach or holiday and I remember you waiting for them to come i will miss these and also who remembers sitting down on those chairs with a table and just looking out of the window

[@suffolkpompey]

Hi Richard, I've noticed you come to the Ipswich area quite a lot, I'm not sure if you know that the new bi-directional double track section and crossover at Trimley is due to be connected next weekend over the bank holiday. There are only 2 freightliners scheduled for Friday (24th), then nothing on Sat, Sun, Mon Tues, with normal running due to start on Wednesday 29th. No doubt they will heavily loaded and it will make for some interesting footage. I'm not sure if this is correct but I've heard this will increase the capacity to 54 trains per day.

[@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise]

this makes me very tearful. im not afraid to admit. I have travelled on them a lot as a child :-( in the late 80's and 90's

[@TicTacTrolleyServiceTico]

They will be missed! Hopefully they preserve A 43 and it's carriages at the National Railways Museum.

[@jsp7202]

Apparently 43002 has been claimed as part of the national collection.

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Nothing to preserve or put in a museum, these trains are all going to Scotland for long distance operations. These trains will be working hard for decades to come!

[@BennyLovesTrains]

I love the HST and will always remember them!

[@SegaMario]

What's gonna happen to them now?

[@joaogoncalves1097]

Have heard that they are going to run and serve the scottish routes.

[@themitchell1972]

Thank you, Sir Kenneth Grainger.

[@mellowfellow6816]

Great video. End of an era. Would like to have seen more bunting

[@ashleyhoye]

Nice video Richard the HSTs were one of my favorite trains in the world I wish I was there sad to see them go😭😭😭😭😭

[@cazz3130]

Will you be able to make this video for the LNER HST's and the East Midlands Trains HST'S for when they leave King's Cross and St Pancras for the final time?

[@UltraZippyYT]

This was the only Hornby set I wanted as a kid - sad times, plus it makes me feel old now 😂

[@yousgv8915]

Great vidéo

[@ss_grenadier_yager1712]

One of these HSTs will most likely end up in the national railway museum and some may end up on preserved lines like the great central railway and some will be in storage in case they are needed and then the rest will be sent to Scott rail and the scrap yard

[@jakejonson878]

Gonna miss them they meant a lot to me I always loved their looks and how fast they went past the station 😭r.i.p HST

[@intercityexpress1258]

Is it that network the hst's are leaving or is it all over the place?

[@ferretcatcher2377]

I remember travelling on these trains as a student; it brings back some happy memories of my salad days. So can someone tell me please why have they been taken out of service and what has replaced them?

[@Abandoned23345]

Hst's living,but they're not in UK and they have been modernised and yes,they're can be faster

[@class1507]

there not gone fully we have them at newark northgate

[@astrabelmont]

4:02 'Ello, 'ello; the final driver had two companions in his cab. Can't make them out, even under a magnifying glass. Wonder if one was SKG himself?

[@andrewwray5413]

Sir Kenneth Grange was on board the last HST out of Paddington. He wasn't in the cab when departing Paddington but had a cab ride later into the journey as it was announced over the PA when he was up front in the cab. He also gave a quick speach over the PA along with GWRs MD Mark Hopwood not long after leaving Paddington.

[@loggior.speedweed4345]

So.... are they being scrapped?

[@james011974]

Are they going on elsewhere for further service or scrap?

[@joaogoncalves1097]

Have heard that they are going to run and serve the scottish routes.

[@-T90Vladimir]

Will they run anywhere else? Or did I miss the opportunity to ride them for good?

[@nikolaihawkes2]

Goodbye my lovley Class 43 HST's. :(

[@cameronstrainsadventures]

I know that some of the HSTs are being sent to Scot rail but what a sad moment. An end to a very special era

[@EricH_1983]

Sad, Its the end of another beautiful era, I remember when I first saw these as a young lad..

[@poodle559]

I remember well seeing the HST for the first came out 40 odd years ago at Doncaster station and the adverts "this the age of the train". I was only 7 at the time. 40 odd years, that's some miles that is and a fair testomany to the engineering in the 70's, i have to tip my hat to them they've faired better than i have. Oh the days of BR blue when we had a good railway system.

[@tony1961chl]

Guau!, estoy muy triste, . Que hermoso gesto de despedida, creo que los Ingleses son las personas que más aman a sus ferrocarriles, gracias.

[@dominicdinosaur]

So sad to see the HSTs go! I'm really hoping to see the last ever HST on the 1st of June, it will be a very tragic & special event!

[@willcliff4532]

is it just those that retiring or are all of the HSTs on the other company's like cross country L N E R and east mildlands

[@amogusman6227]

RIP HSTs...You will forever be missed by trainspotters and enthusiasts.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Such a shame. My favorite HST from the UK. Wish i could of seen one

[@1950union]

Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions You’ll be able to see them in Scotland for many, many years.

[@jsp7202]

I see a lot of comments about how people will miss them, but the truth is this is just the cycle of life. I remember the HST's coming into service and all the wonderful locomotives that they replaced. At that time people hated them as they killed the Deltics and the last of the Western's. Likewise people hated those classes when they were introduced because of the steam engines they replaced, and so on. One day people will lament the class 800 as they are replaced by something else. Hard to believe that they have been around for so long, especially as my father was involved with these trains entering service. God I feel old...

[@tsu8003]

At last! Somebody making sense!

[@grahamchadwick5242]

How these can be finished when Northern Rail still keep running Pacer's

[@JohnKellett_kreativarchitects]

If you’re missing the HST they still run on the East Midlands Main Line as they have done for many years. Even when the line is electrified to Corby they will continue to Leicester, Nottingham and Leeds etc.

[@redleader8952]

why were some still in older paint schemes, like the IC Swallow and original IC 125 paint? were they just never repainted, or were they deliberately kept in that scheme as a "heritage" locomotive?

[@voidjavelin23]

why not anyway?

[@williamtown4058]

I wonder what will happen to them.

[@shirellx5471]

3:32 wait driver Stan Martin but wasn’t he killed in the 2004 ufton nervet train crash

[@dutchaviator4757]

Lucky I visited London a few weeks ago, just in time to some HST's at paddington.

[@liamisaacs3510]

Why did I see it a Plymouth

[@trainsify]

What's going to happen to them? Are they going to the scrap heap? Storage? Or transferred?

[@voidjavelin23]

some HSTs are going to be transferred to scotrail and the first production HST that is No. 43001 will be preserved on york museum

[@josephrussell9486]

Do you think it would have been better if the first of 4 left on platform 4 and counted down the platforms 4-3-2-1 and the last departs from platform one (the best platform)

[@bathdestroyer2908]

Never really got to see these trains cause i live in the midlands but they were great trains and sounded amazing

[@user-zs3ns2px1f]

I was on the Cheltenham spa one

[@vlu855]

125 Group with a Valenta - where were you???

[@Viator19]

Very sad. I will miss them terribly. Comfortable and it felt like travelling in style. The new Hitachi fleet i cant stand. Feels like a soul less commuter train and no buffet car, just a trolley :(

[@jamiemacdonald9030]

I was lucky to see the Kenneth Grange hst in Plymouth liara depot on 20/5/2019 lovely to see the old blue an yellow power car sad to see them go I hope a few get kept for the future generations and not just scrapped

[@karlkerr7348]

HSTs forever! Best Ever! Never forgotten!

[@radudaniel4160]

I am a trainspotter from Romania, and in June 2012 i came in England and went to Plymouth from Paddington in an HST. I knew about them from train documentary and i was completly in love with them. I got to see them running, to travel in it and got to see the prototype as well in York. A small question. They are gone for ever from service, or just some of them?

[@1950union]

Radu Daniel They’re not gone. Many are still in use elsewhere in England, and ScotRail are refurbishing them for the inter-city routes in Scotland - they’re fitting sliding doors and fitting new interiors. They look great. Come back and see them in Scotland some time - we’ll be delighted to see you!

[@bencrosbie]

Love the graphics on them

[@williamradford8817]

Last class 43-Intercity 125's to leave London Paddington, marking the end of a railway era. In with the new GWR 800's

[@belicosebumpkin]

are the hsts getting scrapped?

[@inter7city452]

No they have been passed to scotrail and cross country

[@MGRinger02]

So the thing is; what next? Are they being withdrawn, or are they transferring to other companies (e.g. 'ScotRail' or 'South Western Railway')? Tbh, shorter 4 or 6 car 43's would be great on the WoEML.

[@RichardChalklin]

Should be turning to 4 or 6 cars