Western HSTs Through the Years

willtilston567 · Post by **willtilston567** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:13 pm

Shots Taken on Bristol Cardiff V4 (which is excellent by the way)
The HSTs are all by Making track Which again are excellent

Best Regards
Will

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:23 pm

I think your photos need a look, they arent showing up

willtilston567 · Post by **willtilston567** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:41 pm

Miss a number in my album number sorted now

regards Will

model321 · Post by **model321** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:11 pm

Great shots! The route is looking excellent.

slp619420 · Post by **slp619420** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:10 pm

Nice piece of history there, showing the HST's from 1970's to now

Bristol to Cardiff V4 is a awesome route, already tried it and created an activity with an HST

47522 · Post by **47522** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:41 pm

Nice...

Missing one though!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2094/171 ... 99aacd.jpg

willtilston567 · Post by **willtilston567** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:32 pm

The Missing Link

douglee · Post by **douglee** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:47 pm

Hi All,
Isn't it about time there was a sucessfull DMU.

Good luck
Doug

mickrik · Post by **mickrik** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:08 pm

HI There,

In my opinion the best looking DMU whatever colour they painted it. It looked good, sounded good and very comfortable to travel on.

nice screen shots

Mick

desiro5 · Post by **desiro5** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:34 pm

I love those Will, real sense of how as time changes, and liveries change, at heart the HST is still a survior ! great shots.

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:56 pm

desiro5 wrote:I love those Will, real sense of how as time changes, and liveries change, at heart the HST is still a survior ! great shots.

seconded. They have to go down with the class 20/31/37 and 47 as one of those classes that will not die, and that the UK rail scene cant seem to do without

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:38 pm

Hi
Agreed.... I've always loved HSTs
Only livery I really don't like was the Virgin.
Favourites were Original, Swallow , and Fag packet.
Scary to think they are 33/34 years old.... and I still think of them as 'new'..

Cheers
Jon

willtilston567 · Post by **willtilston567** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:11 am

Hymek wrote: They have to go down with the class 20/31/37 and 47 as one of those classes that will not die, and that the UK rail scene cant seem to do without

Whilst I do agree. the 20s are not long for mainline freight apart from a few nukes as are the 31s only on test trains. which is a shame I remember riding the 31s in Regional railway livery from Preston to Liverpool. I loved it

Also what gets me when a tour company say TRACTION :- Heritage Diesel this makes me thing 20s,37s,40s ect then find out its a 47 What heritage about that? still in service today.

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:19 am

willtilston567 wrote:Whilst I do agree. the 20s are not long for mainline freight apart from a few nukes as are the 31s only on test trains. which is a shame I remember riding the 31s in Regional railway livery from Preston to Liverpool. I loved it

Also what gets me when a tour company say TRACTION :- Heritage Diesel this makes me thing 20s,37s,40s ect then find out its a 47 What heritage about that? still in service today.

Theyre still in service though (dont forget HNRCs 20s also, even though most are now super shunters).

The issue with the "Heritage Diesel" thing is, it depends on whats available. Depending on if you class WCRCs fleet under the heritage bracket or not, most heritage locos on preserved lines, and sadly the ones that do, such as 50031 and 50049 and some of the 55s are OOU under repairs. which leaves 40145? / D1015 or the 47s

willtilston567 · Post by **willtilston567** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:33 am

I can see where your coming from is just after year of seeing 47 in traffic on Cross country, Transpennine, there still used as Thunderbirds in Norfork and the WCML be it in disguise. I personally wouldn't class 47s as heritage traction Yet it is still a back up locomotive

I'm glad every likes these shots

regards
Will

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