The Valenta HST Scream - HSTs at Swindon

[@sdg1970]

The kudos and swagger of that Guard smoking a gasper on duty. Happy, free, much better times!

[@RS-B5ZV]

😂 bet he was a character

[@terrymoore9388]

Nice video and proper swallow livery

[@mutantthegreat7963]

I could grab a Maxpax coffee and watch these videos all day

[@OlafProt]

Don't forget your travellers fare cheese "sandwich" 😉

[@alasdairgibb2596]

I can't get over the picture quality of this video. It is like ultra HD.

[@thehogfat]

The latest Ona a Paddington is even better, the software improves month by month

[@pauljones401]

The guard lighting up in the cab! Brilliant! 1:31

[@philsam123]

Great video this almost looks like TV broadcast quality thanks for uploading this gem of a video.

[@thehogfat]

Glad you enjoyed it, it was a semi pro camera at the time but a lot of tinkering in modern up scaling software

[@Phil6219]

Beltin! There's quite a lot of rocking and rolling there as they make their way in and out and of course, there's always some wazzock who gets in the way ;)

[@malcolmelliott1876]

It's a wonder they stayed on the tracker...seen smoother rails in a quarry!

[@ianwalters11]

Best trains in the world. Fastest most capable the Class 43 HST. Sounds best with a Valenta that Napier turbo screaming. Awesome machines. I didn’t like the MTU’s at launch but they grew on me, brilliant German engineering.

[@thomastoseland7113]

Nah, give the intercity 225s any day. They're faster and they won't make you deaf, and they don't burn fossil fuels.

[@steverussell2770]

@@thomastoseland7113The HST’S Look Better Though. But That’s Your Opinion, So No One Gets To Judge.

[@thomastoseland7113]

​@steverussell2770Maybe they do, I like the 225's because they're quieter with no diesel carbon emissions.

[@thomastoseland7113]

@steverussell2770 I can believe that, but the 225s are quieter, and they don't burn diesel.

[@paulknightley]

Nice…I always found that from somewhat larger stations like Reading, or Swindon, the departures were often a bit more polite…but once you got away to smaller stations, e.g. Pewsey, Totnes, to name just a couple of random ones, often they’d get thrashed:

[@FlightProgramAborted]

The state of some of those rails is apauling

[@innfield8836]

Wouldn't argue with that!

[@RichardBCumbrianModelRailways]

Editing on this is fantastic

[@ianluce9297]

Must have been very hot as there's some serious track warpage going on

[@adolphusarthuro]

Cheltenham bound trains were a sight to see on departure from Swindon Platform 3, as they frequently would notch up to full power momentarily!

[@thehogfat]

Shame there wasnt one when i was there, sounds good

[@petec2583]

The first one that came in I thought was the Cheltenham as it was using platform 3, then I realised they all were! And then I saw in the background that platform 4 didn't exist yet. No wonder they opted to convert that loading dock(?), must have been a huge pain having the down trains cross over everything to get to 3 and back again.

[@MisterHampshire]

And with Jacob Rhys-Mogg driving one of them too (around 2:00).

[@thehogfat]

😂

[@markcf83]

Must be a doppelganger for the Moggster.

[@Croongetuige]

Lovely video!!!

[@OlafProt]

2:18 what a fucking beast 🎉

[@dickieblench5001]

1:43 Don't get many of them to the pound. Especially in Swindon

[@thehogfat]

😀

[@markcf83]

Nowadays westbound services at Swindon go straight off the new Platform 1.

[@petec2583]

Platform 4, not 1.

[@SouthEastRailwayVideos]

43-50 seconds in - bloody hell that’s bad!

[@thehogfat]

Yes, think it may have to rise over the pedestrian tunnel entrance

[@rog37685]

Proper traction

[@nickrockall2845]

A few class 37 stabled

[@limeyfox]

Always surprised how slow the crossover layout was at Swindon, considering the vast majority of trains called and the clear desire of BR for competitive journey times along the M4 corridor. I bet those 20/25mph limits weren’t often strictly observed though, probably why the track alignment is in such poor condition 😂 And of course the infamous hump over the station subway (which only recently still meant freight was limited to 40mph to avoid causing structural damage.)

[@thehogfat]

Never noticed that hump before

[@petec2583]

Freight is still limited to 40mph even today. I never knew the reason though, so thanks.

[@seankirby2580]

First class

[@Currie01]

I also scream when I enter Swindon

[@thehogfat]

🤣

[@whitekasimir3752]

I wonder how those trains are dancing over the tracks. British Rail didn´t give much money to work at it, right?

[@thehogfat]

The rest of the line is really smooth Just that bit that’s rubbish 😂

[@physiocrat7143]

The GWML is really rough over long stretches now, and the gallows and goalposts are a blight on the landscape.

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super train super video subscribe subscribe

[@dickieblench5001]

That ain't no diesel

[@garyrea2320]

It actually is.

[@stevenmoran4060]

Correct, it’s 2 of them 1 each end!

[@dickieblench5001]

Where's the fuel car?

[@brianeynon5406]

Ĥorrible tracķ here for western region ,

[@JS-fk9oj]

Get rid of the stupid like, subscribe and notify button, which ruins this video within the first 20 seconds.