My first HST takes me towards the Looe Valley Line

[@leona_devon]

you upgraded from a the awful 80x to a HST so much more comfortable , I love the old 43's

[@Andrewjg_89]

Nice to see the Class 43 Mk3 HSTs still being used on Great Western Railway.

[@walterfillingham]

HST part and parcel of travelling from Inverness going South to Edinburgh or Glasgow or Inverness to Aberdeen.. either an HST or class 158! Occasionally a class 170. Absolutely loving watching you explore these Cornish railways, this one just gorgeous :)

[@katied6130]

Stuart is such a gem! I'd love someone to remember to keep me caffeinated. Thank you for another lovely video Jen

[@robinjones6999]

Blooming marvellous, Jen. Any station with a functioning signal box and signals gets my tick of approval

[@simonboulton4490]

Jen HST are an iconic past of British Railways as they were the work horse of the cross country network on especially the services from the north of England to the south west as I took them to Exeter St David’s to holiday with my granny during the Easter holidays. So I am a big fan of them and the new trains will not run for the years which the HST did . 8:05

[@SomchaiSpeaks]

Hey Jen, I am really enjoying this series from a part of the UK that I have never been able to visit. I want to congratulate you on the part you played in pressuring the idiots in government who have now had to bow to public pressure and reverse their decision to close ticket offices. You played an important part in clearly showing the stupidity of those who proposed the closures. I am proud of your commitment to rail travellers across the country. ❤

[@IowaTrainGay]

This is so adorable! The railways in Cornwall are so neat! They remind me of the branch lines we lost here in Iowa!

[@RainhamRailEnthusiast]

Wow, so interesting to see a non barrier crossing, certainly a rarity. Looe valley looks like a very quiet line to enjoy.

[@DennosManCave]

HST's are one of the finest train sets ever designed and built by British Rail. Superb comfort. Better than a 150, 158 and Pacer (!!).

[@Sim0nTrains]

Never really explored the Looe Valley Line properly, just took a train from Liskeard to Looe and took the same train back, in fact the train I took never went to Coombe Junction Halt! Bodmin Parkway have fond memories of that Station as it was ultra moist that day on a Friday in August 2019 and was vlogging a piece to camera on the footbridge and a wasp landed on my camcorder! It annoyed the hell out of me but ended up crushing it with the camera after lifting it up. It was still filming as well and took 10 minutes to deal with the wasp! Great video Jen and it was epic seeing Stu like a kid in a Candy Shop, Lostwithiel is good too and it great you got to visit that part before the signals get replaced and the signal boxes closes.

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Most trains don't go to CJH though, just a couple a day. The story of the line going up from there to Liskeard is fascinating.

[@michaelwilliams2337]

Hi Jen - Without romancing about the HST, all I know is that they provided a zillion percent more comfortable ride from Paddington to Penzance than the current Hitachi trains do. The new trains are cramped, its seats are very hard and there is no Bar & Buffet. I'd much rather travel by HST for 5 hours. Love your videos!

[@xander1052]

tbh, I'd rather travel on a South Western Super Sprinter over most trains, due to just how comfy the seats are.

[@davinacaine3615]

This is the first thing I’m watching on my new tv 😊

[@elizabethleeson6868]

This series is so relaxing. I love that you are living your best life Jen 😀

[@airfoxtrot2006]

Beautiful scenery, great video Jen loving this series.

[@ethmister]

We still have HSTs in the south west as we dont have enough of anything else

[@amysteele2488]

Great episode of 'Jen points at so many things I lost count'

[@MrGreatplum]

Great video, Jen. - although I strongly disagree with your opinion about HSTs - always prefer a loco hauled train; so much quieter! One day I want to visit and travel on the Looe Valley railway - my dad did teacher training in Looe in the 70s - it was February and march, it rained all the time, he didn’t drive and there was a train strike which closed the line while he was there - on our Cornish holidays, we never went to Looe because of it 😆

[@billmilligan1705]

It would great if Jen did a calender with Jen pointing at things

[@kevinpoulton]

The HST built as a stop gap for then APT life of ten years tops 50 years later still going . Showing there age still better then the 221 and 222

[@MichaelSebastianTodd]

im loving all the stations & awesome to see a HST & i like the name Sandplace shame theres no sand there but the Looe valley line looks like a lovely line to ride brilliant vlog

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Ah, there was sand... Until it was nearly all quarried in the late 19th century!😅

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Isn't there an organ museum on the Looe line? (not a euphemism. Repeat, NOT A EUPHEMISM!) And Sandplace, if I remember correctly, used to have sand quarries right up to 1900ish.

[@ReubenAshwell]

Brilliant video Jen, the Lost Withiel joke had me laughing. Still not done the Looe Valley line yet, it's on my bucket list of branchlines to ride.

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Excellent i am really enjoying your Cornwall series so much fun to watch❤

[@TravelingEurope1]

That's why I love Cornwall - the signal boxes ❤❤❤

[@davidhamm7909]

The Looe Valley line is one of my favourite lines and not too far from me. As to why there are still 125s, it’s because they are a darn sight better than the trains that replaced them.

[@Thornaby37]

I think St. Keyne Wishing Well Halt has to be the best name for a station

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Sandplace. A place where they store sand 😂. I did this line a few weeks ago, I didn't get out at the intermediate stops though just gazed in awe out of the window. I did walk down to Combe Junction Halt though, which is much better than walking up (as I presume you found out in the next episode..)

[@Nathan_A_RF]

That open level crossing you saw was supposed to be upgraded to a half barrier crossing this year, though not sure where the plans for that went. The other open crossing on the line should be upgraded by next month, as are two AOCLs on the Gunnislake line

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

That looks like such a charming line. Love that Stuart is along for the adventure (and is helping Jen stay caffeinated), but sorry that the “moist” reference lost some impact without Lorna there😆

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Gotta love Stu. :D But don't listen to him telling you off for artsy zoom shots. :)

[@TonyLowther65]

Great video Jen think the Vegetation control train could help on such a beautiful line.

[@willingshelf]

Susprised to see those are still HST’s running in GWR

[@Frostie3672]

The HST was the best train this county has ever produced! My favourite train of all time, very comfy ride, quiet with not having engines under each carriage like modern trains & a buffet car. This county has gone backwards with the introduction of these new Hitachi rolling stock, they're god damn awful compared to the HST. Those castle sets you were on are being withdrawn soon, may of happened already as I can't remember the exact date but I believe it's happening this month (December) , it's going to be a sad day when they're finally gone forever from mainline operations although some units have been saved & operated by heritage lines.

[@JenOnTheMove]

I’ll take safety over nostalgia any day of the week!

[@harryelliott4310]

Trains Station 🚉

[@neilcrawford8303]

Totally agree about the HST - 158 debate. I used to live on the London boundary. I much preferred taking a Stagecoach SWT 159 service to Exeter from Waterloo than an HST from Paddington. HSTs were fine until First-GWR refurbished them, and I'm talking long before the 80X or Castle sets were thought of. The airline seating with high back seats can be really claustrophobic. There are some seat locations where you can't see out of a window. The seat row is in line with a pillar, and the seats are so close with high backs, you couldn't see much beyond the seat in front. Horrible interior thanks to First. I only travelled on one journey like that, to Par. It was a busy service. It was just under an hours journey, but I couldn't wait to get off.

[@Frostie3672]

Couldn't disagree more, for a number of years from 2010 I did frequent trips from weston down to St. Ives & travelled back the same day, that was around 8 hours sat on a HST, loved the trip every time I done it, very comfy ride & everything your moaning about I actually liked, who wants bus type seating on a long journey! Huge loss when the HST got replaced & now those castle sets are going (might be gone already). I've literally lost my interest in taking that trip now, I sure as hell wouldn't want to catch one of those abysmal Hitachi trains that's for sure. The 158 i would be my next choice for the same journey, I believe there's more 158s running into devon/Cornwall these days, gwr used to run 150s from the cardiff/Bristol to penzance services which is not suitable rolling stock for such a long journey imo. Used to catch 158s to do the same journey (was the Cardiff to penzance alphaline service if I recall) back in the 1990s, not as comfy as the HST but tons better than a 150!

[@barryread423]

Another great video. Question. In terms of length of service would you rather ride a HST today or a Vovager well into the late 2040’s?

[@PamelaBane]

Jen I love these ver informative and enjoyable videos , keep up the good work and happy travelling🚆🚅😊

[@ThePserafin100]

Because they are the best ever trains uk have designed and made .

[@lastofthebrownies]

Lostwithiel used to be the Fowey line junction didn’t it…? And as others have pointed out, HST far better than the newer units…

[@BRLCAMUK]

Nice one Jen!

[@raybrown2197]

They could have kept a pacer in reserve just for this line.

[@michellebell5092]

Oh dear , Jen has lost her withial.

[@smallsleepyrascalcat]

Is it just me or did Jen turn to mush when Stu started talking French? 🤣

[@JenOnTheMove]

It was very much a "get that out your system because we don't have long here" 🤣

[@dianesullivan3034]

I like arty fart Jen . She did good before, now she does better!!! Lol 😆

[@BrynBuck]

Single lost, withiel yourself.

[@atlasduff4628]

Seriously Jen? A 158 isn’t a patch on an HST….

[@SteamboatWilley]

Wait, did you just say an HST is "worse than a 158"? I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you there.

[@stanley3647]

Refurbished 158's like these one on Norwich-Liverpool line has really good seats - bit harder than HST one, but nice to sit for few hours on without pain. Original 158's - not good with lack of leg space :)

[@hi-viz]

Rating an HST worse than a 158? Cancelled

[@MercenaryPen]

Does this mean there's a Jen-replacement bus service?

[@DonaldTrumpIsGreat]

The HSTs Are Better Then Those Awful Class 800s 👍

[@mudchute4dlr]

800s arent awful, trust me

[@mudchute4dlr]

you need to go on A380 plane one day

[@DonaldTrumpIsGreat]

@@mudchute4dlr Well an Airbus A380 Is Better Then Those Class 800s aka The Plastic Tin-cans

[@mudchute4dlr]

@@DonaldTrumpIsGreat in no ways, 800 wayyyy better, they dont give instant back pain

[@DonaldTrumpIsGreat]

@@mudchute4dlr If Your Talking Lumo Class 803s Yes They're Fine 👍