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I guess there are many milestones in the history of the HST but today seems a particularly significant one. Whilst there will be much focus on 4th October in a couple of months, today marks 50 years since production HSTs first started carrying fare paying passengers. On 9th August 1976 two...

This was an an ad-hoc HST substitution but can you confirm if it was 1B68 12.05 Padd-BTM, or 1B60 11.05 Padd-BTM, please. I guess each would have been 10mins or so later into Temple Meads on the booked schedule.

I have been doing a bit of detective going through my HST records and can add the follwing in case it might be of interest. Set 253 021 formed 43043/120, 41043/44, 40307, 42063/64/65, 44021 was recorded at Old Oak Common yard with collison damage to 43043 on 22.07.81. The set minus 43120 was...

October 83, booked for a 47/4 but a 50 diagrammed as a training loco at Canton during the same period.

Just wanted to say thankyou to @Sultan1056 who shared his historical haulage records throughout the whole of 2024, ending on 31st December, without fanfare. Always a fascinating read, and one of the things I looked forward to each day, last year. Indeed thanks to all the contributors on this...

I think you maybe looking at an incorrect list. From new in June 1979 43125 along with 43126 were the allocated power cars of set 253 028. In terms of livery this pair were first to carry the experimental version of Executive livery in September 1983. Both carried 253 028 below the windscreen...

Thanks for including the HST details. 43048/49 were delivered to Old Oak on 22/4/77 and had been in passenger service, wrapped around the trailers of 253 016, for just 3 days prior to your journey with them.

Thanks for including the details of your HST haulage; really helpful to folks like me (or maybe just me) who are interested in HST working. On Sundays in the the October 79-May 80 timetable the 07.45 Bristol TM-Paddington was 1A29. Cheers Commoner

Agree with etr221. Have been tempted to dispense with my collection of slides from the 70s and 80s but it's that nagging doubts about the permanency of digital storage and file formats that prevents me form doing so. Just out of interest stantheman what's your Flickr address as it would be good...

Looks a superb day out 40065 with all that classic WR haulage. In regard to the HST you are correct. 253 006, 43013/12 worked the 0900 Padd-Swansea/13.00-Padd/17.03 Padd-WSM/19.41-Padd. Thanks again for including the HST details in your moves.

Thanks again for posting. All very useful. 41001/2 were renumbered 43000/1 in late 1974 when the prototype train was reclassified as a multiple unit.

CW2 that gen is superb. Thanks for posting. It sounds like you don't have any more for 77/78 on the WR, but if you did and had time to collate it I would be keen to receive it. Thanks for the offer of the ER 1978 gen, but that is not needed currently. In regard to 252 001, it entered service...

Certainly in terms of keeping power cars on the right sets he WR were more diligent than the ER in the early days. Hope you have a few more HST haulages to post. That said I enjoy reading all the moves from years gone by posted here. The railway I remember as a lad in the 1970s.

Thanks for sharing the WR HST details from 6/1/78 much as 40065 did for 1/1/78 https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/back-in-the-day.183327/post-6569053 I appreciate not many are interested in vintage HST haulage but this gen is very useful to me. Thanks

Superb 40065, many thanks for that, extremely helpful.