The last day of the High Speed Train - Plymouth to London Paddington.

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).

[@RightAwayProductions005]

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!

[@blista2]

trains don't retire, they will be scrap.

[@ostlandr]

@@blista2 We should import them to the US. They're more advanced than anything we have that's not running under wires.

[@philipjoseph1509]

@@ostlandr From India Is this train don't run under wire? Yes after reading your comment I noticed true no electric poles either side of tracks Amazing Thanks God Bless

[@windward563]

@@philipjoseph1509 yeah it will be awesome if we Indians get this HST 125. It's way better than Train 18

[@hoagy_ytfc]

The problem I have is not "old trains being retired", but "new ones not being better", at least when they're not running under the wires.

[@billhall1983]

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!

[@JuanManuelGrijalvo]

Please keep searching those photos. When you find them, please scan and publish them. You have seen us making photos at every station. Each and every one of us will buy you a beer as a token of thanks.

[@billhall1983]

@@JuanManuelGrijalvo Hi. I really would love to find all my photos but I am now thinking that they may have been at my workplace. Unfortunately four years ago aged seventy they decided I had to retire and locked me out.

[@JuanManuelGrijalvo]

@@billhall1983 I will buy you as many beers as you wish all the same--if and when I get to visit Britain: the wind is changing... My trips used to start at Oxford. Have travelled with HST more than once. Like it no end.

[@russiandrivers9986]

As a kid I remember seeing these at Paddington for the first time and being amazed

[@nafs53]

And the sound they made was deafening!

[@mickandmj]

same!!

[@poshlad6275]

@@nafs53 the 180 is worse

[@OnyxtheFolf]

Never understood the hype. As a frequent uk intercity traveller who doesn't care for train lore the new ones we have now are nice and quiet and clean

[@L.J.HALL197]

Some of the Main Stations and stops: 8:44 - Departs Plymouth (PLY) 21:10 - Ivybridge (IVY) 33:12 - Totnes (TOT) 43:24 - Newton Abbot (NTA) 53:47 - Dawlish(DWL) 55:16 - Dawlish Warren (DWW) 1:03:21 - Exeter St Davids (EXD) 1:19:52 - Tiverton Parkway (TVP) 1:33:30 - Taunton (TAU) 1:54:26 - Castle Cary (CLC) 2:18:53 - Pewsey (PEW) 2:24:52 - Bedwyn (BDW) 2:28:10 - Hungerford (HGD) 2:30:25 - Kintbury (KIT) 2:34:47 - Newbury (NBY) 2:37:00 - Thatcham (THA) 2:42:20 - Theale (THE) 2:50:37 - Reading (RDG) 3:00:24 - Twyford (TWY) 3:04:01 - Maidenhead (MAI) 3:04:52 - Taplow (TAP) 3:05:39 - Burnham (BNM 3:06:52 - Slough (SLO) 3:07:58 - Langley (LNY) 3:08:41 - Iver (IVR) 3:09:25 - West Drayton (WDT) 3:10:32 - Hayes and Harlington (HAY) 3:12:15 - Hanwell (HAN) 3:12:38 - West Ealing (WEA) 3:13:05 - Ealing Broadway (EAL) 3:22:30 - London Paddington (PAD)

[@christopherflack7629]

Hero

[@davidreay5911]

Much appreciated.

[@brianleeming8895]

Great! No music - wonderful!

[@user-eu7rf5lr3b]

!! yeah!! the petrol machine produses the music!!

[@EASYTIGER10]

Ooh I don't know. We had "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at" at 55:46 🤣

[@Prozrenie]

You are CERTAINLY RIGHT that one of the best aspects is :NO MUSIC! HURRAH!!

[@Ash-928]

It's missing the original Valenta symphony.

[@Bigbro28]

In the middle of a Sydney COVID lockdown 😷 watching this was a great way to sit back and relax. Thanks for your stress relief. 🐨🇦🇺

[@edfielden]

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.

[@matthewlai723]

Departure times 08:40 Plymouth [PLY] 45:55 Newton Abbot [NTA] 1:07:35 Exeter St Davids [EXD] 1:22:30 Tiverton Parkway [TVP] 1:36:20 Taunton [TAU] 2:55:40 Reading [RDG] Enjoy!

[@AllAroundTransport]

Matthew Lai Tysm

[@windward563]

THX

[@oliverbrelsford5472]

Thanks mate, just what we all needed 👍

[@branchmedo]

2:34:32 Start of OHLE

[@robertsargeant2018]

No bristol ?

[@davidbarnett9312]

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.

[@BoyWhoIzRich]

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.

[@toomanyuserids]

Used to ride them back and forth Paddington to temple meads whenever I was in UK. Do the Brunel Tour. The IC125s were something the UK got very right.

[@nigelpearson6664]

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.

[@davidallen5452]

Thanks for posting this. The resin for the nose cones was developed by my dad at Bakelite in Tyseley.

[@arch9enius]

2:03:47 This pigeon can speak for the quality.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

@@arch9enius "🎺euh-huh"... *T H U N K!!!*

[@shirellx5471]

Arrival & departure times 0:31 - Plymouth (PLY) | depart 8:40 21:07 - Ivybridge (IVY) 33:02 - Totnes (TOT) 42:04 - Paignton junction 42:42 - Castle Set 43:18 - Newton abbot (NTA) | depart 45:55 50:56 - Teignmouth (TGM) 53:43 - Dawlish (DWL) 55:03 - Bridge 55:14 - Dawlish warren (DWW) 56:46 - Starcross (SCS) 58:13 - Bridge! 59:08 - Voyager 59:34 - Another bridge! 59:54 - Another bridge again! 1:00:03 - M5 bridge 1:00:22 - Bridge again 1:00:31 - Bridge 1:01:12 - Factory 1:02:13 - Exeter st thomas (EXT) 1:03:03 - Exeter St davids (EXD) | depart 1:07:35 1:11:09 - White bridge! 1:11:30 - Train! 1:11:34 - Stoke cannon level crossing 1:12:13 - Bridge 1:12:31 - Bridge 1:15:30 - Bridge 1:19:44 - Tiverton parkway (TVP) | depart 1:22:30 1:32:45 - Approx where the Penzance sleeper train caught fire in July 1978. 1:33:28 - Taunton (TAU) | depart 1:36:20 1:40:33 - Cogload junction 1:54:26 - Castle cary (CLC) 1:54:20 - Junction from yeovil pen mill 1:56:34 - Bruton (BRU) 2:02:55 - Blatchbridge junction 2:04:05 - Clink road junction 2:06:07 - Fairwood junction 2:06:39 - A bridge with another train line above on 2:07:33 - Heywood junction 2:18:53 - Pewsey (PEW) 2:24:50 - Bedwyn (BDW) 2:28:10 - Hungerford (HGD) 2:30:25 - Kintbury (KIT) 2:34:30 - OHLE Starting point 2:34:47 - Newbury (NBY) 2:37:00 - Thatcham (THA) 2:39:55 - Aldermaston (AMT) 2:40:40 - The site of the Ufton Nervert crash in November 2004. 2:42:20 - Theale (THE) 2:46:14 - Southcote junction 2:48:23 - Reading west (RDW) 2:48:42 - Oxford road junction 2:50:12 - Reading (RDG) | depart 2:55:20 3:00:24 - Twyford (TWY) 3:04:01 - Maidenhead (MAI) 3:00:24 - Taplow (TAP) 3:05:39 - Burnham (BNM) 3:06:52 - Slough (SLO) 3:07:58 - Langley (LNY) 3:08:41 - Iver (IVR) 3:09:25 - West drayton (WDT) 3:10:32 - Hayes and harlington (HAY) 3:11:35 - Southall crash site in September 1997. 3:12:15 - Hanwell (HAN) 3:12:38 - West ealing (WEA) 3:13:05 - Ealing broadway (EAL) 3:13:49 - Electrostar 3:13:54 - Acton mainline (AML) 3:15:52 - Ladbroke Grove crash area, October 1999. 3:18:35 - Royal oak (london underground station) 3:22:12 - London paddington (PAD) Enjoy! Edit: this was really hard to make

[@Sheffield5047]

Thanks 😀 The Station you didn't know was acton mainline 😊👍

[@markcf83]

The line that passes over this one near Westbury is the Bristol to Salisbury line, which continues to Southampton and Portsmouth. I'll be travelling over this in a few months all being well.

[@leoncemaureen1579]

Hhn Bilbo us JC MN MB

[@thetrainhub390]

Respect

[@Crepello100]

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!

[@Rog5446]

I'm still getting over the end of the Kings, Castles, Halls, Granges, Counties etc.

[@Crepello100]

@Mark Tyrrell Actually I still use the Mosaic Mapping simulator I created around 1990. Good old Ms-Dos is still used by some of us!

[@hoover517]

Not ridden on an HST since 1982. Still remember the distinct smell from the brakes.

[@wertrocks123]

That's a huge part of the HST I'm gunna miss. The sound and the smell of the brakes as you wait to lean out the windows to open the doors upon arrival

[@Ash-928]

Leaning out the window right next to the power car when they had Valentas was awesome, you would get the smell of diesel too

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

@@wertrocks123 come to the Midland mainline where they still run!

[@pompeyjim]

@@Ash-928 Yep! Used to do that for the whole journey as a kid. My dad would even lift me up and stick my head out when I wasn't tall enough!

[@tomegton]

why have you not been on a train for 35 years????

[@petergibbs]

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.

[@Dark_Autumn]

It is great being able to watch these videos. I love going through the Devon countryside on the train, great scenery. I especially love going through Teignmouth, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren and Starcross. Worth it just for the coastal views...absolutely stunning. Hopefully when lockdown restrictions are fully lifted, I'll be able to take a trip down that way :-)

[@jcrailwayvideos6588]

I wasnt even born and i was already going on these trains, my mum used to take these trains along the Great western Mainline to where she worked. I have always loved these trains and still do! I am now 14 and have visited multiple stations along your line. My greatest dream and ambition is to be a train driver for you. GWR has always been close to my heart, from the time of my first train journey to the time I got stuck In the toliet on the way to London. I really enjoy videos like these, thanks for sharing :-)

[@BG-vo9lv]

Exact same story for me. Good luck

[@josephford6015]

Yep me too

[@jcrailwayvideos6588]

@@BG-vo9lv thanks, u too

[@jcrailwayvideos6588]

@@josephford6015 cool

[@user-xm5ie8ue6d]

Very good and interesting video! English nature is beautiful and English railway system is one of the best in the world (IMHO). Thank you very much !!!

[@valfaulkner648]

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!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Skilful driving: we were three minutes early at Theale and beginning to run into double yellows from thee stopper in front, so by easing off on the speed we avoided catching up with him and overtook it outside Reading (you can see it on the curve on the right just past Reading West) and were bang on time into Reading. As we'd have been into Paddington if some tardy outbound train hadn't made us wait.

[@TheAmir259]

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I was wondering he slowed down earlier on the approach to Reading. Also checked the remaining time after arriving at Reading, knew we're held up behind another, shouldn't take that long from Reading to Paddington anyway.

[@EdgyNumber1]

What's that low pitch beep after Newbury Racecourse?

[@elperenza]

@@EdgyNumber1 I guess it's the ATP safety system, since it seems like it only happens when there is a speed limit change/warning. But I'm not sure

[@dpavlina13]

The beauty of the countryside is absolutely breathtaking.

[@castawaybeachbungalows]

I for one will miss the iconic IC125, every journey I have made on them since my first in 1980 has been an absolute pleasure. They transformed BR when first released and their longevity is testament to the fantastic design. The earliest sets included two catering coaches, first class dining in total comfort at 125 mph what restaurant matches that? If short on time, even the buffet served up the most delicious burgers! Sadly not everything in life gets better.

[@keithbrowning3899]

What a sterile railway we have created. All that infrastructure and being totally under utilised. Where are the freight trains, a perfect line to get the lorries off the road. All very sad. On a more pertinent note, my uncle passed away a few weeks after this last HST journey. He was 97 and worked at Paxmans, Colchester, as the senior fitter who ground the cylinder heads of the original Valenta engines, something which he was justly proud because of their reliability. The whole Paxman work team were given a celebratory trip from London to Reading when the train was released into service.

[@fredgrove4220]

Keith Browning......You really are a thick pillock. Take the trucks off the roads? So please tell me, just how do you get the freight from the manufacturer to the railhead? How do you get the raw materials to the manufacturer ? How do you get the products from the railhead to the wholesaler/ retailer ? People like you come up with these wild schemes without thinking them through. When was the last time you saw a railway line running down the high street ?

[@jaymainline8841]

@@fredgrove4220 ok I agree with your comment but it does sound very harsh even when Keith's family have history with the hsts you wouldn't say that to anyone you know would you? Sorry if my comment sounds harsh 😊

[@jonathancook4022]

Why was it the last high speed train?

[@nicky9499]

The problem with freight trains on a passenger line especially one with higher speed trains is the speed differential. You're going to end up slowing down pax services behind the freights. You could get around this by only running freight off-peak or at night which I suspect they already do.

[@fredgrove4220]

@@jaymainline8841 I'd say oit anyone who comes out with such inane stupid comments, I spent all my working life in logistics, and have seen the result of stupid schemes that were not thought through.

[@neilmuggeridge7790]

Brings back memories of childhood train journeys. Thank you!

[@lescalverley8335]

Nice to see that the driver killed in the Ladbroke Grove accident has had a power car named in his honour

[@trickifichd2939]

Who died in Ladbroke Grove

[@MrGrenades123]

@@trickifichd2939 Brian Cooper was the HST driver at Ladbroke Grove and Stan Martin at Ufton Nevert

[@turnipgaming9747]

@@MrGrenades123 was that the train driver who committed suicide after hitting a suicidal bloke ??

[@mac6036]

@@turnipgaming9747 I think both of the drivers named above were killed in the collisions themselves, although the Ufton Nevert crash was caused by a suicidal man stopping his car on the tracks.

[@tartansimmo7147]

@@turnipgaming9747 he died in the accident

[@cannedham8630]

Great video! Very scenic route, every part of the video was interesting from the rugged coast around Devon through to the green hills of Somerset and after Reading that thing shifted! People moan about our railways but I think they are up there with the best! A fitting tribute to a legend that's missed!

[@rstar3457]

I think people moan about the ticket prices the infrastructure itself is pretty good tho!

[@victornorris4460]

I I'm Victor Norris a Plymouth man who loves train journeys mind you I don't do as much of it in my my old age I must say but, I have my Tablet so I'm very happy indeed to watch the journeys on it especially the Plymouth to London Paddington, love it!

[@viewfromear]

My first 125 trip was Paddington to Plymouth and back in 1982. They remain the best and comfiest. Thanks for posting.

[@stephenwilliams1269]

I used to make this journey every week Monday - London, Friday - Plymouth before covid. These trains were more comfortable than the replacements that were introduced. Quieter too. Door to door 4 hrs 30mins. Great to have the drivers view, Thank you.

[@TheVlogger110]

Really, I’ve always believed the Hitachi IETs were more quieter.

[@Cloudrak]

@@TheVlogger110 Until the engines turn on

[@joesprinks4215]

To think what it must have been like in the. Days of steam for the driver and fireman their day didn't finish when they Reached their destination they had the the engine to attend to ,loved the film !! Look foreward to more

[@ahoyittttt7802]

@@TheVlogger110 no the iets have engines underneath every carriage but the quiet coach.

[@djcwey2402]

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👍

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Excellent video. I spend a lot of time travelling from London to Plymouth and to have the same view as the driver as been a real pleasure for me. Thank you.

[@spickernow]

Have just caught up with this GWR gem! watched from start to finish, enthralled. Thanks to all at GWR forsharing through KZbin

[@RoadCone411]

01:32:45 Approx where the Penzance sleeper train caught fire in July 1978. 02:40:43 The site of the Ufton Nervert crash in November 2004. 03:11:35 Southall crash site in September 1997. 03:15:52 Ladbroke Grove crash area, October 1999. Four of the most horrific rail tragedies and accidents to occur in the current GWR region - may there never be any more like these. Indeed, the rear locomotive powering this HST in this video bears the name of the drivers lost in two of these accidents. What a great video though...where was KZbin when I was a kid? I remember taking my first HST (then British Rail, of course) from Reading to Paddington in 1980. The 125 arrived from parts unknown, from distant regions of the country, much like this one did on its Saturday morning arrival into RDG. Fast, sleek, comfortable and quiet (inside, anyway), this was certainly the age of the train and I definitely bought into that advertising campaign as a seven year old! A whole generation who likely grew up knowing the HST was their favorite train...we'll be waxing nostalgic about this train when it is truly gone much the same way our parents or grandparents did about epic steam locomotives from their day. For what it is worth, I always thought GWR - and its predecessors - always had the classiest liveries on their HSTs, and certainly some of Britain's best rail scenery! Watching this - I do realize it was filmed a year ago - makes me a little sad. Seeing the electrification along the main line and down to Newbury somehow doesn't seem right. Yes, it is progress and I know deep in my heart it was probably the right way forward. But Paddington without rows of HSTs and the periodic conductor whistle of a journey about the begin? How can that be? The new Hitachi trains look nice and fast, but will people have the same affection for those trains in 30-40 years time when they are retired? Doesn't seem possible...then again, I'm quite sure older generations thought that about the diesel replacements for their favorite steam locos, and here were are watching the Paddington farewell to perhaps the greatest of all the diesels. Long live the Class 43s/HSTs/125s! Most of all, thank you for uploading. It was a pleasure to watch.

[@RoadCone411]

Owen Toller Interesting, I wasn’t very familiar with that one. Just read up about it.

[@markcf83]

An HST in 1980 would've been a Bristol or Swansea service. There hadn't been enough delivered to convert the Plymouth and Penzance services.......

[@alanrogers7090]

Thank you. I'm glad someone got to share this final trip in such a great fashion, from the driver's point-of-view.

[@martinformini3621]

Fantastico, maravilloso video. Mil graciaaaaasssss por compartir. Estos magnificos trenes han hecho sonar a tantos de nosotros que amamos El ferrocarril. Mil Gracias desde Argentina...

[@JohnSmith-en6jj]

Fantastic. I find these videos, along with the gems from Don Coffey, a tremendous source of relaxation and a wonderful way to sooth anxiety. I love seeing the stations and trying to guess which towns and cities the train is approaching, without looking at the blurb above.

[@mountainrover]

I like that too. Sometimes I watch in conjunction with a map, to watch all the details.

[@SteveBuchananArt]

Great video, thank you for sharing this historic journey

[@DesertTOON]

Really enjoyed this video. My favorite train ride in England (US here) was from Plymouth to Penzance with going over the Royal Albert Bridge was quite memorable.

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Next time try going over the Royal Albert Bridge, lol

[@uhegbu]

It is one of the highlights of this 305 mile journey. Paddington Station, a complete contrast to the Great Eastern's Liverpool Street, the latter being metropolis, right in the heart, centrally located where as Paddington, more suburban like, very close to a motorway, a river, etc but the station's roof, the highlight.

[@TrevorHarris-xh9se]

TREVOR HARRIS LOVE

[@jessicamorgan3073]

Thanks for the video, it was a nice run. I first travelled on them in Aug'76, before the 125mph timetable was introduced.

[@anamargaridaalves3280]

TYVM for an epic journey! ❤ Kind regards from Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

[@daveelliott5855]

Wonderful video, great seeing the areas where It used To work and seeing some Jobs like the estuary railing between Starcross station and the yacht club. Also on the CCL past Athelney level crossing . I live About a mile away from them crossing and use it often 😀👍. Will miss these wonderful trains on the network but at least I can still run them on my 00 scale layout. Thanks for sharing

[@ronfisher2-railwaytravelvideos]

How can 206 people have given it a thumbs down? What's not to like?! Although I shall miss the HSTs, I'd be happy to be able to ride on ANY train at the moment!

[@grahamwalls9379]

Brilliant video of a route I have travelled on many times . Really enjoyed the captions & history of the route too . Look forward to the next one .

[@bunkerboy02]

Lovely video, such clear images to enjoy forever, thank you.

[@Aidankiwi]

Thanks for sharing, I like the unusual inclusion of the rear cab view.

[@II-yd6gx]

Absolutely wonderful, designing the squiggly bits around Dawlish was always rather difficult but it paid off in the end!

[@jeffreyhughes6244]

What a fabulous video.......the very best . Thank you so much. Jeffrey.

[@voltbradyusa1530]

This is fantastic GWR, thank you!

[@astrabelmont]

Mezmorising. I could watch it again and again. Thank you FGW. Just wish, oh WISH, they had have included a permanent small segment in the frame shot showing the speedo!

[@keffa1982]

I can understand why they didn't. It would have made the video massively more complex to edit. It's pretty easy to marry up the front and rear video but pointing a camera at the speedo and then marrying it up in post would have required a time code generator or constant frame referencing which would have been a nightmare. Im also pretty sure he wouldn't have been allowed. It's one thing to have the camera sitting in the window cupola out of the way, I suspect having a camera in front of his controls to capture the speedo would run afoul of a rule or two regarding obstructing operations and clean cab rules that are likely to be in place.

[@astrabelmont]

@@keffa1982 Only mentioned it because it's what makes the other cab-view videos of HSTs so interesting. They've done it from PAD to PNZ so just was hoping it would be on this one too.

[@UKRetroChannel]

Good stuff. I will watch this in one sitting at some point. A great shame that due to the current situation, we're still not allowed to enjoy train journeys for real at the moment. Train journeys(providing they're not on overcrowded services!) are good for mental health.

[@Rog5446]

Make sure you have some sanies and a bottle of pop.

[@donlaight5943]

How can one possibly enjoy a train journey? They should be avoided at all times especially in the UK!

[@robinparkes9]

A wonderful video of an historic journey.

[@StaxRail]

Absolutely amazing video, can see myself filming it at Newton Abbot! Managed to get onboard the final service too, all the way to Exeter. It was a sad day, but a brilliant experience and one that I will never forget

[@jmac2031]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Excellent "sad day ride" on a wet morning. Loved all the train-spotters jostling for the best camera shot on most stations enroute!

[@rah62]

All white men too... I found that very interesting. I guess women and people of color never found trains interesting.

[@stephensutcliffe1555]

Thank you very much for the upload the end of an era.

[@sidney001]

Well that's my evening sorted As a regular long distance commuter on this route (Truro-Paddington) I much preferred the HST's to the godless Hitachi 800's, The 1st class was 100x better and there was a buffet which gave one an excuse to stretch ones legs and not have to negotiate around a trolley blocking the aisle, and the toilets all had proper locks and you could stand by an open window in the vestibule for some fresh air.

[@haveyougotthetimeple]

Every aspect was superior.

[@Martin-id4xp]

Totally agree. Hitachi are pathetic. Seats uncomfortable compared to HST and toilets always blocked/ out of order too. Miss the buffet.

[@2112pk]

could stick your head out the window at 70 miles an hour, that was LIVING!

[@grahamnancledra7036]

..... and if you are travelling to or from Cornwall, to dine in the Pullman you have to switch to the other half of the train at Plymouth. The Hitachi's are an abomination. 2x5 - huh! give me the 1x8 HST any day of the year.

[@haveyougotthetimeple]

@ Like Concorde, we went backwards with these trains.

[@stevies.1975]

Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Minimal editing just makes it perfect! Love the rear view camera shot too! Can we please have more? Like all routes?

[@david_rocky_road]

Stevie S. yesssss

[@angusgtw]

M O A R TRAINS!

[@TheFilwud]

@@angusgtw What?

[@stephenwilliams1269]

I forgot to add a thanks for the rear view playing at the same time. What a great idea.

[@saltspringrailway3683]

They always want more!!

[@ufx808]

Thank you GWR for a thoroughly entertaining video. More of the same please. 👍

[@pompeyjim]

Awesome. Love to see a cab view of Swindon to Gloucester. That will bring back some childhood memories!

[@fgwHST43009]

Video 125 has produced a DVD of that route filmed in a Pacer in 2006 www.video125.com/products/golden-valley

[@pompeyjim]

@@fgwHST43009 Thanks, I saw that one years ago and whilst very good, hopefully something hd will appear at some point.

[@usmale4915]

Outstanding! Thank you for sharing!

[@Wraith_Fire]

I was worried the intercity ones where going for a sec my Heart dropped lmao

[@AndreiTupolev]

Complete run from Plymouth to Paddington? Fantastic! You can see the gradient on Hemerdon can't you, and how twisty the line is west of Newton Abbot is very clear from the cab.

[@SomeVeryRandomStuff]

looks twistier than it actually is because the front cab camera is zoomed in, thus everything is foreshortened. You also lose the sense of speed. Just compare to the rear camera which looks much better.

[@cataclem28]

Beautiful trip...and these hills full of lavander...amazing👍

[@jontownsend8090]

This journey will live on, the last hst on the gwml, thanks for sharing this quality footage.

[@SionsTrainVideos]

at least they still have HSTS on castle sets on cardiff to penzance/ taunton

[@TheMrFarkle]

Beautiful scenery. Riding the train must have seemed like being on a peaceful vacation.

[@jamesbutler6253]

No, not at all, not in the 80s anyway. They were always noisy, too warm and overcrowded.

[@Castyk]

He visto hoy el vídeo y me ha gustado mucho.Gracias !!!🚂🚂🚂

[@brunobear5997]

What a fantastic rail journey. Pedal to the metal in many scenes but especially from Reading towards London - that was very quick and enjoyable if you like speed.

[@ministryoflies1344]

Thank you so much for filming and sharing this for free.

[@2010ColinF]

The best part of the journey into Paddington for it to never be seen again

[@chrishall6745]

Great trains, travelled tens of thousands of miles on these.

[@davidfarrow44]

Superb video loved every minute watching

[@ianwilkinson4602]

I loved the ride, thanks. A sad day, but nothing lasts for ever, here's to the future of rail travel. Cheers, the horn play was fun😁

[@TheMJKnight]

Just as August 4, 1968, marked the retirement of Steam, May 27, 2019, marks the retirement of the HSTs on the Great Western Railway.

[@fgwHST43009]

18 May 2019*

[@Patrick-hb7bk]

Why .

[@TheMJKnight]

@@fgwHST43009 oh....my bad

[@katerinakittycat3849]

Well whatever it entails there's only two ways of doing things, the great Western way or the wrong way

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@katerinakittycat3849 Don't forget the HST was jointly developed for the GW and ECML. The East Coast deserves some credit too!

[@johngregory260]

How about do a Penzance - Plymouth or South Wales to Paddington as your next video. There is Don Coffey with he's in cab videos that's mainly up north with Northern Rail and Transpennine express (TPE) so come on GWR, more videos please.

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Just love these trains!!😎🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@shittyshot2634]

I was on the maiden voyage of the first ever prototype HST. I was at Bristol Temple Meads waiting for the 4pm back to Reading. I was expecting a 50 to show up. Bit of a shock when this white looking space age thing showed up. News crews, stewards all dressed to the nines carrying trays of champagne, etc. Had to double check to see if this was my train. I think the only part that is left of the original is at York museum, or it was when I visited the UK about 10yrs ago.

[@thomasjepson2742]

Amazing cab ride , definitely kept me entertained during this lockdown , so please do some more I love them GWR🤗😁😁

[@vasilicastoica416]

Semnalele sînt bune, linia de mare viteză e ok 👌👌👌🚦🚦🚦🛤🛤🛤🚆🚆🚆🚆perfect Anglia 👌👌👌👌

[@davidlong3824]

Wonderful film great with the camera at the rear of the train great video.

[@themitchell1972]

More more more cab ride videos please. Loved it.

[@f_for_freedom2492]

I never had a chance to take the train in England,or even go to england,but i'm still sad that another great diesel train has retired,just like the classical cc7200 here in france,i'll miss old the diesels when every single train in the world will be electric.

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Pretty sure Australia won't ever electrify the line going through the Outback

[@AhtNFG]

I miss going on these between Paddington and the Cotswolds Line. They were nice trains 👌

[@Crowley2979]

That's a fantastic route - I used to do Slough to Worcester going home. The old 43s were brilliant

[@emilskriverolesen521]

Great video with a great Sound from the MTU engine 🇩🇰

[@tyronewhitehead3123]

I watched this and really enjoyed it the sounds of the train Made me tingly and relaxed thanks and what a shame our trains where great

[@stevieh59]

Brunel was a genius building this line along the sea

[@Harew0lf]

Nah that would terrify me driving next to the sea, you go in your not coming out

[@UHarshanBlackBoy1995]

Wow! Nice video! I like it so much! :)

[@lasalleman]

Great ride; nice countryside views too!

[@mikeclarke3882]

I worked on a track gang (out of Taunton) for several months back in 1990. First Aid training and orientation at Exeter St David's. Last job (committed night shift) was a relaying track at Dawlish Warren. Saw some wonderful countryside and kept supper fit with all the digging.....happy days!

[@stevehallam0850]

Rather apt that the first signal it passed was P45 🙁

[@BlueLightning277]

Why's that?

[@ianjones4116]

@@BlueLightning277 you get your P45 when you become Unemployed. Lol

[@fetchstixRHD]

"Rather apt..." Yup, and now they've gone to join the APT too(!)

[@andrewmcilwraith1997]

@@fetchstixRHD Not in Scotland!

[@ChangesOneTim]

and going the other way towards Cornwall is P60. In shortened form HSTs continue to earn 👍

[@lukethomas.125]

It's lovely to see the view from the cab of 43002 and 43198

[@paul197290]

43002 Sir Kenneth Grange? Before she retired to the NRM?

[@lukethomas.125]

@@paul197290 Yes. This way filmed on the 19/05/2019. After the flying banana railtour, 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange was moved to the National Railway Museum in York.

[@fredtedstedman]

Wow that was a trip , thanks for sharing . Wales UK.

[@scopex2749]

I only wish they could have screamed out in style with the Valentas roaring behind them. Those new engines were so quiet they didnt do the old ladies true justice. I travelled many miles behind the Valentas and i think a few behind the Mirlees. At Padders though when they pulled out nothing could equal the original Paxman engines. I hated these at the start as they forced out my beloved ‘Westerns’ and Hoovers but came to love them. Farewell to a train designed to last only 20 odd years....... i will dream of you rushing along this route forever now as ‘Ghost Trains’ THANK YOU HST. 😢🇬🇧👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AndreiTupolev]

Top & tail class 66s on a charter just after Maidenhead. That electronic bloopy thing, whatever it was, seemed to get very excited about it.

[@xxjonboy]

HST was such a smooth ride, almost gliding along with no carriage driving wheels. The successors are far more 'hard work' in that respect.

[@ChangesOneTim]

That's what you get when civil servants (not railway people) specify 26m long coaches, and their army of expensive consultants don't realise what that usually means in terms of suspension design!

[@RichardASK]

I used to travel twice a month from Worcester down to Paddington. The HSTs were and still are the smoothest and quietest trains to travel on. This new stuff with engines under the floor are nowhere near as nice as the HST. The sound of those V12 engines(Paxman or Mirlees) spooling up their turbos is a sound I'll always cherish. I have seen around the Country a number of HST power cars fitted with only 2-4 coaches. Anyone any ideas what they're being used for? Should be quite sprightly with 4500bhp on tap.

[@ChangesOneTim]

@@RichardASK GWR is using 2+4s on runs such as Taunton-Cardiff and Penzance-Exeter. Scotrail has a mix of 2+4s and 2+5s for its Inter7Cities workings. Not sampled these but they are indeed pocket rockets. There's no mistaking the underfloor noise in the 800s when on diseasal power, but compared to other DMUs it's pretty well suppressed. Be thankful though that you don't have to endure CrossCountry's dreadful Voyagers (aka Vomiters)!

[@crazyfroggie6546]

And could pull away so smoothly without even a slight jerk, no heavy jolting like some old trains always did

[@2112jonr]

The modern Hitachi trains are bloody awful. Need two guards, so they cut down the train to half size if only one is available. Seating is cattle class and knocks you around over a bump. Look nice, grim journey. I just use my car now, WAY more comfortable, and a third of the cost. GWR never learn that running trains three quarters empty won't make money - because it's MUCH cheaper by car, even with congestion fees. Clowns.

[@whatth3fuck]

is this 3 hours? yes! do i care? no! thats why i loveee watching these

[@Frostie3672]

Awesome video, must be quite a challenge taking on the south Devon banks inclines in wet weather I would imagine.

[@robertmwoodley1502]

These trains are called the XPT on New South Wales Trainlink, Australia but are geared lower for the steep hills and mountains which they must travel out of Sydney north, west and south. Their top speed is also limited by our lower rail standard (low population, huge distances). They will be replaced soon but still run all major express routes, including Sydney-Melbourne (800 kilometres).

[@Martindyna]

Yes design speed of XPT is 160 km/h. Carriages based on a Budd design and manufactured in Australia as were the extensively modified power cars in cooperation with BR. Original engines Paxman Valenta, changed to Paxman VP185 around 2000. N.B. The VP185 is more vocal in the XPT installation due to a different exhaust system.

[@robertmwoodley1502]

@@Martindyna they rarely travel at 160 kph. as all routes out of Sydney are steep and twisting. Further out track needs constant attention from warping in heat and cold, bushfire. They can have a louder (more efficient?) exhaust as they don't travel through heavily built-up cities as they do in the UK.

[@Martindyna]

@@robertmwoodley1502 Thanks. It's a shame they don't improve the tracks so that the XPT can run for longer stretches at 160 as I understand it used to years ago; I understand that there are mudholes under the Sleepers for example that cause speed restrictions. As a fan of the XPT (and the more vocal engines) I'm glad that the new CAF DEMUs are delayed until 2025 or later.

[@lycian123]

I'll miss the smell of brake dust in the air con on the world's fastest diesel train. Great train!

[@ahoyittttt7802]

We still have that brake smell because the 800s brakes arent the best!

[@geoffdickinson5903]

This is excellent. More please

[@kaliprasadchinam236]

Fantastic run from Reading to Paddington.