Unit Subbing for HST

[Flamingo]

142s are only signed by Exeter crew, 143s are also signed by Bristol and Gloucester crew I believe. .

And by Cardiff TM's I have been told

 

[142]

HSS drivers at many FGW depots now sign units, some HSS guards now sign units as well. I believe an Exeter high speed driver worked the 142 to Swindon with an Exeter west guard route conducted beyond Bath Spa (or Bristol depending on what Exeter guard was used).
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some of the gloucester unit drivers also sign HSTs on existing routes they sign too.

 

[shedman]

Does anyone remember the MML days? I've had my HST replaced by a 170 more times than I care to think. The Manchester-St Pancras was a regular for swapping but my favourite was a smashed windscreen on a Sunday evening departure for St Pancras so we reversed out of Sheffield via Beighton. Our new set was waiting in the platform at Derby, a 9 car 170 and it's return working was to Leeds! The only time I'd taken a 170 Leeds. Happy days eh!

 

[shaun]

I never use the Cotswold line simply for the reason that the HST diagrams are occasionally turbos, and i just can't imagine sitting (or standing?) on one all the way from Worcester - Paddington. A shame as it is a nice journey and Worcester is quite local to me, but the amount of times i've seen Turbos sat at Paddington on Hereford diagrams instead of HSTs...no thanks! It's also a rather expensive route, as there are no advance fares available. I'm not paying full fare for standing on a Turbo when i could have an HST!