Valenta Farewell

[fred]

Well the time has come and after today theyre all gone i took a video of this on my camera http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=wrightez i also just managed to take some screenshots of it
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Note the large numbers! Good old vals. Comments welcome:-P

 

[Jord]

Fantastic toot on the horn, but why did it have them Large numbers for? Also can't believe it's really came to an end for one TOC

 

[richa2002]

Because HSTs started out with those numbers. I don't see all this fuss over the Valenta farewell, I guess it must be a sad occasion for people in the south-west but Grand Central are keeping Valentas and some are still with MML.

 

[Jord]

Because HSTs started out with those numbers. I don't see all this fuss over the Valenta farewell, I guess it must be a sad occasion for people in the south-west but Grand Central are keeping Valentas and some are still with MML.

Also GNER/NatEx EC, i'll probably definatly do the NatEx EC Valenta farewell (if they have 2 left like FGW), anyone know how long it will be until this? as there's a fair few left with them yet.

 

[devon_metro]

It was an excelent touch to have 253001, shame the driving for much of it didn't reflect the occasion.

1005 from Tiverton was fairly poor. 1356 from Exeter was poor, Tiverton was excellent with lots of wheelslip

Taunton wasn't bad - I shall upload a video later.

 

[thefab444]

Not a bad video, but thats not the last run of a Valenta through Taplow by any means.

 

[5872]

Not a bad video, but thats not the last run of a Valenta through Taplow by any means.

Correct a mundo, might be 034 tomorrow.

 

[devon_metro]

Nope, the 1505 Pad - Exd was formed of 43034 and also the farewell tour ran through again!

 

[Coxster]

Here's my Dad's 1980 shot of the set "back in the day"

http://www.the-siding.co.uk/class43/pages/253001.htm

 

[Jord]

Would have been nice if FGW managed to get the set nto that Livery eh?

 

[thefab444]

Nope, the 1505 Pad - Exd was formed of 43034 and also the farewell tour ran through again!

They'll probably be out for a bit in the next week or so, plus there's always the NMT.

 

[Jim]

It was an excelent touch to have 253001, shame the driving for much of it didn't reflect the occasion.

1005 from Tiverton was fairly poor. 1356 from Exeter was poor, Tiverton was excellent with lots of wheelslip

Taunton wasn't bad - I shall upload a video later.

However the PAD-BTM-PAD (which you suggested would be rubbish) was top notch, quite literally!

 

[RJ]

It was an excelent touch to have 253001, shame the driving for much of it didn't reflect the occasion.

1005 from Tiverton was fairly poor. 1356 from Exeter was poor, Tiverton was excellent with lots of wheelslip

Taunton wasn't bad - I shall upload a video later.

The last run was pretty hellfire - the driver threw the throttle wide open upon leaving Reading and going into Paddington!

 

[kestrel]

they should still be around for another week or 2 yet so you'll still hear the valenta for a while yet on the gwml8)

 

[devon_metro]

253001 is still together today.

 

[thefab444]

Is it? 43003 is working with 43026?

 

[JonG]

253001 is still together today.

No.

They were split last night as booked. 43003 is today paired with MTU 43026.