EMR HST! End of the line for this 40 year old classic!
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Күн бұрынOne last look at the soon-to-be-retired EMR HSTs in First Class! After over 40 years of service, the end is near for these trains.
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Date of Travel: 18 April 2021
Class of Travel: First Class
Rolling Stock: Intercity 125 (Class 43/Mk3)
Cost of Ticket: £39.90 ($55.60, €46.20 including railcard discount of ⅓)
Origin: Leeds, United Kingdom (England)
Destination: London St Pancras International, United Kingdom (England)
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@telemachus53 3 жыл бұрын
The sound of slamming train doors has to be one of the most evocative. For me as a boy growing up in the 60s it symbolised going on holiday, the seaside, the smells of soot and the chuff of steam. Pity they're going but I understand that they have to comply with access and safety regulations.
@colin.d 3 жыл бұрын
I would have been tempted to move to the adjacent coach which seemed quieter!
@andysedgley 3 жыл бұрын
What a shame these have been withdrawn. How fortunate, though, that Dylan documented the experience!
@brawlstarsmomentsandvideos6530 3 жыл бұрын
I know! Now we can all ride it virtually! 😁😁😁
@RocketJSykes 3 жыл бұрын
they shall just use the 397's cuz they are comfortable intercities
@djackmanson 3 жыл бұрын
I wish your fellow passengers had been more quiet! At least I wasn't stuck near them for 4 hours.
@sandyneedham6499 3 жыл бұрын
Very odd - there seemed to be almost nobody in first class - so why was there so much shouting and yelling? One of the reasons for travelling first class is to avoid passengers like these ones! There is a lot to be said for a "quiet car".
@solay78 3 жыл бұрын
Oh god, they just never shut up! I'd have been fuming after paying 1st class
@Rager_U 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like a reason why I'll miss facemasks.
@blauckner 3 жыл бұрын
They managed to spoil the video as well. Why didn't they take the faster LNER route and leave the EMT train in peace.
@hellfiregrowler 2 жыл бұрын
@@sandyneedham6499 Bet your fun at parties
@TheDavidNYC 3 жыл бұрын
What a noisy bunch! Great video
@D.music85 3 жыл бұрын
Will never be forgotten as the best train that served the network
@benkay8295 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastically comfortable and roomy. Far better than anything being built now.
@richardwilliams5442 3 жыл бұрын
Richard williams
@RocketJSykes 3 жыл бұрын
well, if they want us to be happy, they shall just use the 397
@jasongillblox 3 жыл бұрын
@@RocketJSykes 😂😂😂 worst seats I have ever experienced
@uzmaullah1432 2 жыл бұрын
Now they're going to be replaced with hitachi and their rubbish trains
@CreatorPolar 2 жыл бұрын
@@uzmaullah1432 Don’t blame hitachi, their trains are ok, blame the Railway operators for putting shit seats into their trains
@timdiggle5090 3 жыл бұрын
Given events with the GWR and LNER Hitachi trains these older units may not be quite at the end yet! And I think ScotRail is still running shorter refurbished HST's between Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen.
@gab_v250 3 жыл бұрын
What happened? I'm from Italy so I didn't hear anything about that...
@timdiggle5090 3 жыл бұрын
@@gab_v250 Cracks have been discovered, possibly due to metal fatigue, in some of the new trains so they all had to be withdrawn for safety checks and are only slowly being returned to service as each unit passes its test. (The cracks seem to be where the suspension meets the aluminium bodywork.)
@gab_v250 3 жыл бұрын
@@timdiggle5090 yikes, since Hitachi Rail is a major train manufacturer in Italy (the Frecciarossa trains, the new ETR 521 Rock commuter trains, and refurbishing the the ex Fyra dutch trains as ETR 700), I'm kinda scared
@thelonesculler 3 жыл бұрын
GWR are also running shorter sets in the West country (but refurbed so they don't have slamming doors any more)
@wurlyone4685 3 жыл бұрын
Short HST sets with Scotrail and GWR and long sets still with Cross Country - although all have sliding doors now, rather than slam doors.
@TheSpotify95 3 жыл бұрын
18:47 "Flush handle, Please do not use in stations" Unfortunately, one of the reasons why these trains are being retired is because the toilets dump their waste directly on to the tracks. Many trains used to do this before "retention tanks" became a thing!
@abdullahsarker3595 3 жыл бұрын
You must be kidding me 😂
@justnoone1911 3 жыл бұрын
Im a minute early to catch a HST! But im going to miss travelling to London on them.
@abus3562 3 жыл бұрын
Nice trip report, nice ride, thanks for letting me tag along
@hoof2001 3 жыл бұрын
That has to be the noisiest 1st Class ever haha
@johnakerman5428 3 жыл бұрын
I think that I would have moved to the next carriage!
@michaeltrufitt5477 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the journey great scenery thanks for sharing with us 😀👍
@richardblackwell1230 3 жыл бұрын
Will be sorry to see the HSTs go as use to travel on these a lot during my working life mainly on the East Coast mainline to Wakefield, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Always a great way to travel, especially when there used to be a dining car where you could have an excellent meal with wine 🍷 and sit in first class seats whilst only paying the standard rate fare. Joining the Leeds train at Peterborough (my nearest East Coast mainline station) you just had enough time to have a full English before you got into Wakefield. 😋😋 Especially with my employer picking up the tab or a nice three course meal travelling the very scenic part of the line between Edinburg and Newcastle. Great memories 😇😇😇
@ronalddevine9587 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video, Dylan. Two things impressed me. How smooth the ride was. Those rails are very well aligned. The seats in first class look like they came out of an Italian luxury sports car. Agreed they should have given out some goodies, especially considering how much more they are charging.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@richjermy7930 3 жыл бұрын
As a Swindon lad, I grew up with the Inter City 125s on the GWR. They were my first real experience of trains and I remember as a kid being thrilled by their noise and power. Every sound in this video reminds me of my many trips to London over the years, because these trains hold a lot of memories for me and many others. In Swindon, special respect and love rightly goes to the steam trains, which were built in their hundreds at the works there, but there’s just as much love for the 125s. The ‘age of the train’ arrived with them, a new, modern way of travel. Sleek, quick and powerful. Time has now caught up with them, but what an important contribution to our railway heritage they have had. All hail the 125!😊
@RTTrainProductions 3 жыл бұрын
May or may not have been on this HST XD That’s me at 5:35 in the aisle seat to the left! Lovely video! :)
@Voulz. 3 жыл бұрын
That’s cool bro
@McGubbins42 3 жыл бұрын
There's nobody sitting in aisle seats on the left at 5:35. There is someone in the aisle seat on the right, cleaning their glasses. Is that you?
@RTTrainProductions 3 жыл бұрын
@@McGubbins42 oh correction, I’m behind the person with then exempt lanyard with the camp facemask.
@ozgirl45 3 жыл бұрын
Another interesting video! The ride seemed smooth and quiet - except for those dreadful passengers! I wondered why, as you could choose your seat, you didn’t move to where it was quieter. It’s a shame to scrap what seems to still be functioning. You say there are safety and accessibility issues and they must certainly be significant because the cost of developing and building something completely new is usually astronomical compared to refurbishing.
@afletchermansson4418 3 жыл бұрын
"To open the doors on this train, you have to stick your arm out of the window and try and reach for the handle." There it is: accessibility issues for egressing T Rexes.
@glynnwright1699 3 жыл бұрын
Way, way more comfortable quite and smooth than current carriages. The replacement rolling stock is not in the same league when it comes down to engineering.
@nickhiscock8948 3 жыл бұрын
The NSW trainlink version of the carriages has inward opening swing doors that are interlocked to the brakes to stop them being opened during travel. There is a normal handle on both sides of the door
@Martindyna 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickhiscock8948 XPT sadly also scheduled for replacement by (probably) inferior trains. Replacement CAF trains rumoured to have no Sleeper accomodation as well.
@trippinoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the few trains from Britain that I have seen and think of whenever I think of British railways for years. Not sure why, but it's always stuck out in my memory since I first saw them. Sad to see them go, but it makes sense to retire them given how old they've gotten.
@ejc7129 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve travelled all across the country on GWML, ECML,MML and XC over the past 42 years on these wonderful trains, From Edinburgh & Glasgow in the North right down to Penzance and Bournemouth in the South and not once has one of these iconic trains ever completely broken down on me 😊🇬🇧 They have always “got me there” (on occasions with just 1 working Power Car too) 😊👍🏽 These trains are beyond doubt the best diesel trains in the world and they saved BR in the late 1970’s from even more line closures 😎👍🏽 I was on-board the very last service out of South Wales 1L71 14:29 Swansea-Paddington on 18th May 2019 which consisted of the first and last built power cars together..43002+43198..there was a carnival atmosphere on-board 😎🌴🍺🎉 a fitting tribute and farewell to a legend, a railway icon that will always be in the hearts of true railway fans 😎🇬🇧👍🏽 Your video was a superb fitting tribute to a wonderful machine 🇬🇧😎👍🏽
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@ellisonsimon 3 жыл бұрын
The idling HST sound - very evocative of home comings from London as a young University pup travelling on Virgin West Coast, at the time in rolling stock that had only recently been rebranded from the Intercity livery.
@davidford2169 3 жыл бұрын
The HST,s are very iconic and will be greatly missed. Thanks for the video mate.
@dwblurb 3 жыл бұрын
I don't envy you stuck with a bunch of Hooray Henrys for the duration.
@AlexEwan1 3 жыл бұрын
I Took an HST 1st class from London - Edinburgh a few years ago. It was a wonderful experience. I had a single seat, which was well padded and very comfortable, with a large fixed table and acres of legroom. It was very quiet and peaceful compared to standard class, which given it was a noon departure on the 2nd Saturday of August meant it was full to bursting. The trolley came round regularly which was great. It cost me £80.80, undiscounted advance single, which was exactly double the standard class price but it was absolutely worth it. I had done the exact same trip the previous 2 years in standard and was so glad I opted to pay for first class. Plenty of available luggage racks to store my suitcase and lots of available overhead space to stow my violin.
@simonarichmond3626 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information about disabled access, pity the trains are retiring !
@dfbiker 3 жыл бұрын
Until a year or so ago. I used to be travelling on these trains regular. Loved them and there so comfy. The opening and closing of the doors are the best feeling. Nothing better than sticking ur head out the window when you have stopped top look for the handle to open the door. 😍
@andrewwilson6240 3 жыл бұрын
I must have used HSTs literally hundreds of times throughout their entire operational life. In fact I still do, occasionally using Cross Country's refurbished units. But the old BR 1st Class carriages, which EMT retained are one of the best experiences on the UK railway. Oddest and most memorable HST journey? Beeston to Skegness in firs class!
@RGC198 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. The Leeds inside railway platforms and surrounding infostructure reminds me a bit of Southern Cross Station here in Melbourne Australia. just of interest, London, Sheffield, Wakefield and Leeds all had their own individual tram systems many years ago. The train carriages there remind me a bit of the old Sydney to Newcastle Flyer trains, which were withdrawn after the entire line was electrified.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Unfortunately, Leeds is still waiting for a tram system to return which was closed in 1959 😭
@roundandroundmyworld 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, the memories. On my first trip to the UK (1975) I rode up to Scotland in a train of class 2 carriages hauled by a Deltic. Returning in 1979, I had my first trip in the HST and really noticed the difference in noise level in the seats and in the acceleration. Over the years, I rode the HSTs on many trips all over the network. And, like many of the commentators here, I miss the old slam-door entrances. It was a long reach down to that outside handle (but also to the sloping interior pull bar). These train sets have had an amazing career and earned their reputation as among the best ever.
@CameronLandels 3 жыл бұрын
Your video is a fitting tribute to the HST's! I've travelled on them quite a few times with EMR (London to Nottingham) and LNER (London to Aberdeen). I, along with many others will miss them!
@user-wb3wg3we8w 3 жыл бұрын
It's not new, but still excellent !😍
@WLT-lj3bw 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video and end of an era. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The interior designs, were based on Virgin Airlines business class seating in particular for the HST’s first class.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@fatmanpauluk 3 жыл бұрын
Going to miss these units. I regularly took one from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth in the 1990's to visit family for the weekend. They glided so smooth and elegantly through the country side unlike the bouncy bouncy of the modern Cross Country units.
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
Getting old, unfortunately. Have to say that I prefer the Voyagers to the Pendolinos though.
@aaronarshad3687 3 жыл бұрын
I've travelled on a few from when they were in service with GNER. I was 5 years old in 2007 I remember going on one from Aberdeen to Dundee and I was very happy as I came to Aberdeen on a Scotraik 170, so it was a nice change and surprise. Although they look scary to me back then! I've been on them when they were operated by East Coast and VTEC but never LNER. Haven't been on one since 2017 but I've never forgotten the sound of going in-between the Carriages! The Powercars are so much longer in Person!.
@planeguy2749 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, and nice that you've been able to capture the EMR HST in its last few weeks of service. I actually travelled on that very train, albeit only as far as Sheffield, so I probably saw you at some point but didn't recognise you!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Nice! I was on the platform at Sheffield to grab a few photos so you probably will have seen me 😁
@TheJamster2006 3 жыл бұрын
I remember in October 2019 i travelled from London to Inverness via Carlisle on a LNER HST. Took over 10 hours and was absolutely fantastic. Great video as always
@undertheradar001 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being on one briefly as a child and it was branded as intercity 125. I was on them many many times as an adult and first of all, the were Intercity (bird logo) until they were privatised. I liked them better than the class 91 trains as the seats were far more comfortable and even when packed, seemed roomier. I remember having to nurse my baby son in an HST in a pushchair, all the way from Kings Cross to Inverness (at the end of the carriage).
@louisthetravelspotter 3 жыл бұрын
I used to travel the GNER valienta HST up to the lner HST I love the ride and my favourite bit is the horn and looking out of the sliding windows I did East coast to Edinburgh and GNER to Peterborough
@derekstuart5234 3 жыл бұрын
It is perhaps worthy of note that HSTs were around 25 years old when they were gradually displaced by the 'voyager era' trains. Naturally enthusiasts missed HSTs, but also passengers did for entirely practical reasons (comfortable, quiet, smooth). The HST had already become an icon. Fast forward 20 years and the 'voyager era' trains are now nearly the same age as the HSTs were at their inception. Somehow I cannot imagine these rattle boxes being missed nor gaining any form of 'icon' status.
@sandyneedham6499 3 жыл бұрын
After they dropped the East Coast sleepers from London to Scotland, I would take day trains to visit my parents on the East Coast of Scotland. As I live in New York, after an overnight flight into Heathrow, it was very pleasant to sink into a first class east coast HS125 and have a snooze on the way to Scotland. It was quiet, spacious and comfortable. There was generally a hushed atmosphere (not like the loud mouthed louts you seem to have had as fellow passengers!). First class was v expensive at rush hour, but mid day (or weekends) it was an affordable luxury and one I would look forward to. Coffee and tea and water were served gratis to first class - it all added to an above average journey.
@paultidd9332 3 жыл бұрын
I did that run the other Friday (London to Leeds) with power car 43102 (that actually holds the world record) and the reverse at Nottingham then up to Sheffield. In first class we did get tea and a goody bag!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the weekday offering is okay! Just not so great on weekends 😭
@georg.tripreprt 3 жыл бұрын
I stayed up until 11:57pm just to wait for this video to be uploaded. Keep up the good work! 👏
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Hope it was worth it 😁
@hellfiregrowler 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Dylan. Can't beat a good bit of HST action
@jonahspiper 3 жыл бұрын
I used to find First Class in the very first original HSTs very comfortable. The orange reclining seats and white head rests, orange or cream curtains, very memorable. Many early sets would also have two buffet/restaurant cars with full at seat service, an on board chef cooking fresh meals served on best china, table cloths and proper cutlery, sorry Dylan!
@quarryfield 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Dylan, I really enjoyed the ride. Thanks.
@yeahman70 3 жыл бұрын
Sad that it wasnt the Purple and Intercity liveried set. But theres only 2 now and theyll be gone in 2 days
@HatsuneMiku3D 2 жыл бұрын
My home line, born in loughborough in the 80s, grew up with these hsts and sad to see the go, after emigrating to the US 20 years ago, it's nice to see stations like Leicester haven't changed much.
@welshykev 3 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant video. Love the art deco styling of Leeds station. Its a shame they are getting rid of these HST`s and you get to love the creaking and groaning sounds they make. Have travelled a lot on these class of trains and never encountered any sort of problem with them. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed 😀
@michaelpilling9659 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland An excellent video Dylan. Thanks so much for making it. You brought back many memories of travelling first class from York to London during the mid 70s to late 80s. I remeber the breakfast was very good! I can't recall the level of comfort but never mind. I wonder what happened to all these trains - scrapped I assume. Stay safe please and I'll see you again later
@CrazySquirrelProductions 3 жыл бұрын
What a classic looking train. Seems very neat and in good shape. You've got some talkative travelers there lol! Really lovely scenary on the latter part of the trip for a bit. Too bad they are retiring this train. Thanks Dylan! 👍👍❤️
@ashleyjiscool 3 жыл бұрын
You got the flying tomato I like it
@transitimprover 3 жыл бұрын
Well there they go. I hope they get preserved at York! Leeds is my favorite station. The Class 810 is cool
@greendayforever2k9 3 жыл бұрын
43102 is going to the museum
@bfapple 3 жыл бұрын
That’s impressive that you think the Class 810 is cool, when they haven’t even been revealed yet.
@transitimprover 3 жыл бұрын
@@bfapple They look sleek like all Hitachi trains do AND EMR made a video about how they will design the Class 810
@John_Fugazzi 3 жыл бұрын
I thought a 40 year old train was going to look dated, but it was refurbished so well that iy looked mostly up to date. They had even installed power outlets at each seat, which no one would have needed in 1980. The dark grey 1st class seats looked great and made the car more restful than the red 2nd class seats. I agree about the food. It can't be a Covid issue since they serve food during the week. That makes it seem just cheap. Thanks for ending it with that great shot of St. Pancras in all its Victorian glory!
@uk1922 3 жыл бұрын
Good to see that your still Staying Safe. Take care.
@RHR-221b 3 жыл бұрын
@Brian Harrison: Irony? Stay free, B. 🍻 😎 [Caveat: 'you're'. Pelters welcome.]
@geraldgibert6814 3 жыл бұрын
here in buenos aires, travelled in the 80s london penzance on hst 125 blue and yellow
@maggiegriffiths5307 3 жыл бұрын
Good video again Dyan
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Transpennine 3 жыл бұрын
Great review it is such a shame that there leaving there way better than new trains we have today like the dreaded Hitachi :( I wish they would listen to us!
@robertpower8828 3 жыл бұрын
Caught one last Sunday. Good fun with plenty of enthusiasts
@paulhill9445 3 жыл бұрын
Dylan - When you reversed from Sheffield you passed through Darnall which you included in your footage - then passed Woodhouse going to Chesterfield
@michalislamprinos38 3 жыл бұрын
A nice and enjoyable ride. I would definitely choose first class.Thanks for sharing.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video. Although the short form HSTs went ahead in Scotland & the West Country it's crazy to run long distance Diesel trains under the wires with all the additional maintenance of the Diesel engine and the now old fashioned DC traction motors with their brushes so I guess the writing was on the wall for these trains. Don't get me wrong, I love the IC125 & XPT and I'm so glad there are so many videos of them here on KZfaq.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@brianstory9031 3 жыл бұрын
I've never traveled on a train,but it looks like it was a nicetrip.and views out the window were nice to
@samueldawkins5267 3 жыл бұрын
I'll miss these iconic units on these lines. Hopefully GWR still continues to use these units. A wonderful review Dylan and definitely one for the train archive.
@Unknown-wu8rv 3 жыл бұрын
Yes GWR will continue to use the HST trains until 2022 because of the lack of rolling stock
@SlothyGal 3 жыл бұрын
@@Unknown-wu8rv with the IETs doing bad i wonder what there gonna do, maybe even get other trains
@EastMidlandsTrainspotting 3 жыл бұрын
I travelled on a set from Kettering to Wellingborough, it was short but nice, it was very comfy as I was sat at one of the standard class table seats
@DanielsUKT 3 жыл бұрын
Great trip report on the flying tomato it is a shame they are leaving they look very good condition for a 40 to 45 year old train but because of accessibility for old and disabled people now required and the fact that they are diesel and age is the reasons why they are going. The seats look great especially first class but personally I don't think first class is worth it unless you get some proper catering like a meal (2 water bottles does not count 😂)
@ltrumpeter 3 жыл бұрын
That chugging of the engine at 3:57 brings back so many memories.
@ahyodem 3 жыл бұрын
I've never in my life seen a door open like that (via the window from the outside). Despite that, I wish here in the States that they would make long distance train doors so that the passengers can actually open them themselves. Here you might have a five-car train and only two working doors. Oh well, Amtrak is trying. Let's hope they succeed post pandemic! Keep the great videos coming!
@jasonmoors1191 3 жыл бұрын
Had a good laugh when you described the door opening process at Sheffield! Being an American,had I come across this for the first time,I wouldn't have known what to do! Seeing that you were traveling on a Sunday with no catering,did you make any effort to get food at Sheffield? With this equipment being retired,will the new trains also be diesel powered? What typically happens to retired carriages and motive power? Will they simply be scrapped and melted down? On a sanitary note,perhaps next time after your inspection of the lavatory,use a paper towel to open the door,no telling what germs are on that handle!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I've had to help a few confused tourists to open these doors over the years 😅 I ate before I left to catch the train as I knew there wouldn't be any food. The Adelantes and Meridians are both Diesel but the Auroras will be bi-mode so that they can run on electric when under wires. Sadly, these HSTs will be scrapped.
@clivesoper8864 3 жыл бұрын
Travelled on HST’s all their life and they’ve just got better, it’s a real shame that they have to go.
@briansmith9926 3 жыл бұрын
I agree about the catering. Two bottles of water for a four journey is just not on. Let's hope that things should now start getting back to normal.
@mickhedger9625 3 жыл бұрын
Lovely train Dylan. Love the outside door release, it’s just like my old car. Very enjoyable blog again can’t wait to get over there in 2022
@luath5579 3 жыл бұрын
I suppose the reversal at Sheffield explains why First Class started off at the rear of the train - it's usually nearest to the buffers at the London termini, which it was at the end of your journey. I love the satisfyingly solid 'clunk' of those doors.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
With EMR, First Class isn't always at the London end. I guess they must have got fed up with turning their trains around when it got messed up 😂
@paulw.woodring7304 3 жыл бұрын
"Nothing quite beats the sound of an idling HST, does it?" Oh, maybe the sound of an Amtrak "screamer" F40PH generating full-Head End Power. I never thought I'd miss the sound of a 40 series EMD 16-645 at full-throttle on an Amtrak train, but I do. Hopefully a couple of HST sets will make it into heritage excursion service.
@Martindyna 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you enjoy great engine sounds, checkout `XPT at Wauchope' here on KZfaq (the longer of the two videos with that title). The XPT is based on the UK IC125 but with many modifications to the power cars (including lower geared traction motors to handle the larger gradients, design speed 160 km/h) and with stainless steel carriages based on a Budd design including sleeper accommodation. Engines are Paxman VP185 in the XPT video (originally Paxman `Valenta' but changed out in 2000 resulting in cleaner exhaust emissions & better fuel economy). XPT was manufactured by COMENG (since gone out of business), they came close to winning an export contract for XPT in Thailand but it unfortunately fell through. There are also 3 short videos `XPT by COMENG' here on YT if interested.
@paulw.woodring7304 3 жыл бұрын
@@Martindyna My like of the sound of an EMD F40PH generating HEP has more to do with fond memories of my earlier days and years of working for Amtrak than of locomotive sounds in general.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, a few of these are either being preserved or put in museums.
@breeze1472 3 жыл бұрын
Travelled many a time on the GWR equivalent and loved them tbh they are a comfy ride
@Tracker158snow 3 жыл бұрын
The lady saying about the train to Forster gave me, like, Vietnam flashbacks, but good ones Edit: it is actually 102 and 274, reminds me of when I used to try and explain trains to my parents
@jgodfrey546 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Hard to go wrong with a HST as your subject. Nice hommage to Jago Hazzard right at the end, too...
@cherylo1796 3 жыл бұрын
Love the name Steel City, we have an area famous for all the steel it produced that is nicked named the rust belt
@Steve-xf4uv 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, at 1:04 a real Bobby, hat and everything. As a Canadian, I love the look but never seen one in person. This is a very nice train, sorry I won't get to ride it. Seats look great and seem comfy, Great shot of the locomotive which I really like by the way, and you're right, what a sound. I kind of like the red seats too. Another enjoyable trip, Dylan many thanks.
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed 😁
@louislegrand2865 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you Dylan to you for this nice video! You have traveled well and I am enjoying with you. I hope that the 2021 vintage will be of the same barrel as that of 2020. Where do you plan to take us this year? We are also going to do a lot of trains from June to October / November. We also hope to enjoy like last year. We have already planned a little. As long as the 2021 vintage is as good as last year! It is a real pleasure to watch your videos and I too will share with you my many train experiences planned for this year. (some are not all fun). A big thank you to you! Good luck to you, Dylan!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Louis 😁
@steveschmitt2849 3 жыл бұрын
👍 thanks Dylan. Stay safe.
@hogyndrwg6253 3 жыл бұрын
I travelled 1st class in an LNER set from Edinburgh to London in December before the plague began. No doubt in my mind the mark III carriages are the quietest and smoothest on our railways. While the new ICE trains look fantastic, the ride and sound insulation - on the GWR sets I’ve used at least - are a disappointment. The seats even in first class are simply not comfortable and the lighting is unnecessarily harsh and bright. Let’s hope none of these issues will be features of the new EMR sets! Anyway, nice video. I always enjoy your stuff 🙂
@twistedpleasure 3 жыл бұрын
I've always been a massive HST fan but sadly never got to ride on one 😔 however I do have a couple on my 00 gauge layout that I can have fun with
@deco983 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@nivardofloresperez1169 3 жыл бұрын
"The Lego Cyclist", wonderful..!! And so what... these trains are just going to be scrapped? For a Diesel Powered Train, it is very fast and impressive. I never get tired to admire St. Pancras. is just fantastic..!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, off to the scrapyard for these I'm affraid.
@nivardofloresperez1169 3 жыл бұрын
@@DylansTravelReports Too bad, is a shame...
@theobrattinga500 3 жыл бұрын
Great video !!
@DylansTravelReports 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁
@jamesbradshaw4675 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Dylan I live in Sheffield they will be sadly missed going too early IMO 👍👌
@ametrinemoon 3 жыл бұрын
Was a regular passenger on the ECML from the GNER days when they still had the valenta engines. I miss the HSTs on the mainline, but we'll still have them on Scotrail. Oh I forgot, I've been on an HST for FGW.
@robertp.wainman4094 3 жыл бұрын
Do others agree that the ride quality is much better than the Azuma?
@camerong751 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Sheffield and have never seen the London service reverse. I imagine it took the Barrow Hill line in to Chesterfield. Do you remember if there were there any engineering works happening when you took the trip that stopped the train passing through Dore and Totley? Great video!
@nathanwulf 3 жыл бұрын
I feel bad that I've just posted the 126th comment, and thus messing with the universe somehow. I love that at 20 mins you go back into first class and that family is still nattering away. Bloody hell, I'd be well annoyed with that! Are the HST's cool? Yes. Are they comfortable? No. I went on one of those whilst it was with LNER and the ride quality was appalling. I was bouncing on the seat like a trampoline, and the seatback tray table kept bouncing aswell, so much that I could not even rest my beer on it. Could I have had another seat? No, because it was completely full! So, I am kind of glad to see the back of them. Although at least they don't have cracks in their bogeys...... Also, you pass my local station at 22:00!
@CPTrains 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. It is very weird to see from your perspective as I was in that exact unit on the exact same day, just getting on at Bedford instead of coming all the way from Leeds.
@andysedgley 3 жыл бұрын
10:33 I've never before seen people on a platform who so closely resemble the ones you see in train sim games!
@michaelformaini7053 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan, looks like spring has sprung over there in the UK and you are out and about with new offerings after sharing your 2020 European Summer experiences. I agree with your sentiments about the interior of these sets. The seats are really great and a reflection of the now-gone Virgin brand. It's a pity that so many robustly constructed and beautifully appointed Mark 3 carriages are going out with the trash. The bean counters and economists may be proved wrong on the wisdom (or lack of it) in disposing of this rolling stock for a newer (and maybe less comfortable) replacement that may not stand up to the whole of life cost projections. Hopefully the East Midland replacements from Hitachi don't have the cracking issues that seem to be appearing with the early iterations. I agree with your complaint about the lack of catering and agree that prepacked snacks should be available, especially on a long distance service like this. The cynic in me says: ' But you can't do that. That makes sense. In these times, you're not allowed to display common sense in anything'.Stay safe and looking forward to next week's offering.
@maureendesquitado9894 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan I really like the red seats. I love the color red!!!
@ttvvideos2050 3 жыл бұрын
I love hst it really is end of an era
@rezaalan3991 3 жыл бұрын
Classic always comfortable.
@blackmask38 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the HST, since they were introduced in the mid 70s, I do think they saved British Rail as they were experiencing troubled time their reputation not good.
@tng2057 3 жыл бұрын
They are still running in Australia, in particular between Sydney and Melbourne.
@dreamershavemorefun 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!! Felt like I was back home in Leeds during my semester abroad, I think I even rode this service to London at one point!! Great Video and the station looks wonderful, hopefully, I'll be back soon to visit or even complete my Masters degree.
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