Why am I getting all emotional again? I’m a 50 year old bloke and this is what started my fascination into everything railways. My first train set was the IC125 HST as clean and beautiful as this one so a lot of fond memories. It’s not RIP HST, they’ll live on in all our hearts forever. I gotta stop blubbering over a train for gods sake. Brilliant video, thanks for sharing.

@dreadpirateroberts4052

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same here!......

@derekgussin1768

4 жыл бұрын

It was the last British design and built train, now its ikea kit form trains we put together from other countries😢 we have lost our touch as a stand alone country, now we just import😩

@Martindyna

4 жыл бұрын

Derek Gussin You’re overlooking the Class 91 IC225 and many more less glamorous trains made by BREL like the much loved Class 319 for example. I’m also sad that we’re no longer a great train manufacturing nation.

Such an icon of British engineering, something any other train operating today will NEVER be. God bless the HST.

@vinceiswatchingyou

4 жыл бұрын

Yeh hype train

@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Booker I agree I’ve just bought Dapol N scale so I don’t forget this iconic train. I’m plugging it on my channel and plan to put more carriages on my layout build .

Never seen a HST so clean!

@harbourwoodlandvisitor2445

4 жыл бұрын

Looks brand knew condition. I never took to these trains when they first came out. but this is how I remember them in there early days before priverisation. I've got a thing about class 37 locos and some steam locos but I just can't understand why I never took to these type of trains.

@emileeconomopoulos6473

4 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if they had been that clean while in service - perhaps even more people would have wanted to use them!

@westmidlandtrains9747

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe if they looked after more the would of been kept #fairwellhst#letsgoroundagin

@GuyKenward

4 жыл бұрын

Prbly the rain

@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just bought the Dapol HST 124 N scale and plugged it running again on my channel

The iconic yellow and blue livery. My father drove these into Kings Cross and before the age of health and safety I was allowed to see into the cab. This loco was a huge part of my childhood which I will miss dearly.

The best livery for the HST in History I reckon.

@markjones4704

4 жыл бұрын

This is.the.age.of.the.train and Jimmy and his.life.gold.was he was.famojs.for.umtill.he.was.dead.and found out to.be bad

@dreadpirateroberts4052

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely spot on!!

@SebR173

4 жыл бұрын

@@markjones4704 what?

@Ash-928

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, although I do like the 80s "Executive" livery too.

@PBRJOHN684

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ash-928 also right I was growing during the time the executive livery was coming out so only just remember the two side by side.

Fabulous machines set the benchmark for the past 40 years

you got to love that livery...classic

I hope this set gets preserved

@smogmonster1876

4 жыл бұрын

James Hardy Pacer train 142 001 and sister have just been preserved in Shildon’s Locomotion National Railway Museum on Wednesday or Thursday of this week (week commencing 16/12/2019). So if they’ll preserve a crappy Pacer then I think it’s a dead cert that this fine beast (the worlds fastest railway Diesel engine) will definitely be preserved. Must say tho that if one was to ever visit the North Yorkshire Moors railway from Grosmont to Pickering then that would be an unbelievably awesome sight.

@scottpeacock5492

4 жыл бұрын

@@smogmonster1876 Yes a couple these units will be preserved and the rest will be in the scrapyard.

@smogmonster1876

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Peacock Thanks Scott. Was certain a set would be. It’d be criminal not to have. Such a shame for those that will be scrapped. The Azumas are nice looking but the carriage interior (in standard class anyway) is awful imo. Seats a uncomfortable and I’m definitely NOT a fan of the LED lighting. It’s too Glary, too harsh, a cold look. Thanks again for the reply. All the best.

@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus

4 жыл бұрын

I believe it's going to LSL for charter operations, they may well have contributed to the repaint costs from what i hear so it could well be the case. Time will tell.....

@robsterbob580

4 жыл бұрын

One of the first power cars that was on GWR services in the original blue and yellow livery is already on display in the main hall at thr National Railway Museum in York. Also. The 125 group, who restored the prototype power car, are getting 2 HST power cars donated to them from Porterbrook in 2020. They plan to return at least one of them to original Paxman Valenta power!!

Truly iconic , you will be missed

Looks fabulous in that stunning original livery. Just reminds you of what a game changer the HST was 💛

What a beautiful piece of engineering, truly iconic.

She is extremely stunning with her livery back in the 1970s and a good time, legendary driver at its last day of service

@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661

3 жыл бұрын

Joushawn Nelson I agree I’ve just bought the Dapol n scale for my new layout and plugging it on my channel .we can’t forget this still in my eyes modern classic.

Now I feel old. Another part of my youth gone. I remember being excited about these coming into service and my first trip up to London on one. Only a few years after the excitement of Concorde going into service as well. I'm not sure kids these days would give a stuff about things like this. I hope they preserve a few.

That inter city paint job looks amazing 😉 on that hat

Great to see a full set this time RIP intercity 125

I cannot believe it! A complete HST in the original 1970s livery! What a farewell! In June I rode an HST from King's Cross to Grantham. What a luck I had! Now they are gone!

Looks amazing to see a full hst set in the original BR livery. Only thing is I don't ever remember seeing this livery without some dirt and grime! In the British Rail days in the 70s and early 80s, most of the trains were grimy and heavily 'weathered'! They were great trains indeed, such fond memories of the noise of the Paxman Valenta engines, the exhaust smoke and the sight and sound of the mighty HST. I will miss them!

Wow, superb Job LNER, the blue grey still looks superb even amongst the weird modern liverys

I'm really surprised that the whole train was repainted into the original livery. A very welcome touch.

Brilliant video. Well done. End of an era but maybe the shape of things to come in preservation. I'm certain this set will be around for a long time to come. Three cheers for the HST!!!!

They should completely restore the interior of this unit too so as it's back to its original state in its entirety and preserve it

@Ash-928

4 жыл бұрын

The train is a British icon, it would be awesome if the Valenta engines be could be re-fitted too.

@Euroduplex

3 жыл бұрын

MML sets are retaining interior configuration close to the 7~80s original.

@burntpeppers7414

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they should.

@A-189thecoolio

2 жыл бұрын

🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

@A-189thecoolio

2 жыл бұрын

When I was there I’m going to get in the train

So much more comfortable inside than the Hitachi. Seats are rock hard in those and it has the feel of a dentist waiting room inside

Great Video, looks stunning in the BR livery, one of the greats, love the HST

It was amazing They did such a good job making it look so good

Amazing to see the HST in the original 70s BR livery. Sad to see the HST leave the ECML for good. The Intercity 125 is not only the best diesel train in Britain but also the best diesel train in the world.

This has got to be the best filming of hst I’ve seen for years well done

That bought back memories of my childhood - St Pancreas to Nottingham every christmas to see my Nan.... although i dont remember them ever looking so shiny!!!!! Lol

Great video there mate and I love the livery too. The East Coast Main Line will never be quite the same again now these iconic trains have been retired. Although these were built in 1976 and then entered service in 1978. They have done really well and I think that its impressive that they have had a good career of 43 years of service including 41 years of public service on the ECML. I hope that Hornby will do a limited edition model of this train in their 2020 range. Thanks goes to Kenneth Grange for designing this iconic train and I have many happy memories of riding these trains.

@markcf83

4 жыл бұрын

Introduced on the Western in 1976 and on the ECML in 1978.

@BritishRail60062

4 жыл бұрын

@@markcf83 Thanks for that. So that confirms that I was correct in quoting 43 years of service as I think the GWR ones were stopped in June 2019?

@markcf83

4 жыл бұрын

@@BritishRail60062 They still have a few now but are not used on London services. They have some running between Cardiff, Bristol and Plymouth

@BritishRail60062

4 жыл бұрын

@@markcf83 Ah the HST "minis" as I call them. I am planning to get photos and videos of them at some point although the days of the long haul HST's except the MML ones are over. The EMR HST's are staying until 2022 I believe.

I remember them being introduced and killing off loco hauled services and we all hated them, Now it's there turn, how time flies !! some 40 odd years later.

@michellemarshall3667

4 жыл бұрын

Yes i remember the last days of the Deltics when people were genuinely in tears. I guess it was the same in 1961/62 as the A3 and A4s were displaced by the Deltics. Now here we are all weeping over a 125. A true icon. I lived by the ECML for many years and can't quite believe i will never see one again in normal service. Did love the Valenta. Lets hope several are preserved. Would love to see this set on a joint tour with Deltic 9 or 19 with the restored Mk 2 aircons. Imagine them side by side on the buffers in the Cross. Rick M

@Ash-928

4 жыл бұрын

I can imagine how futuristic the 125 looked way back in the 70s, she still looks amazing today, not aged at all.

Sad to see this really as i remeber when they where introduced and the tv advert with a certain jimmy saville and the catchphrase of “this is the age of the train” and now its come to the end of the line quite literally and id like to hope this is kept and restored for us to enjoy for another 40 years if i live that long😂 Its sad really watching my childhood fade into obscurity but i suppose they call it progress and wether or not that is a good thing shall remain to be seen😢

@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661

3 жыл бұрын

philip rhodes 😂 just read your comments so true ,I’ve just bought Dapol HST125 and plugging it on my channel.I plan not to forget but run it on my new layout in the future.

The HST and Gatwick Express were my favorable introductions to British Rail in 1984. Remarkable trains.

I rode these trains every Sunday from London Paddington to St Austel to where I was stationed at RAF St Mawgan near Newquay. On Fridays, would be the return to my family in Ickenham, via GWR IC125 Service. In all of the trains I have ridden all over the world (side benefit from being stationed wherever the USN sent you), these were my very favorite. Fair Thee Well Class 43’s - the UK’s vast railways have seen yet another brilliant example of what works, fade into history. I just hope some of these sets will find a home as a historical train set in due time. Cheers from Virginia Beach, VA.

Still a thing of beauty!

Great video, but quite saddening. Certainly brought a tear to my eye! I hated them when they displaced my beloved Deltics, but I came to admire them over years since then. The IC125’s have certainly earned their place in Britains rich railway history, just like the Deltic’s, 40’s, A4’s, and A3’s before them. But just how sad and ironic is it that they have been replaced by Japanese designed units, which certainly wont last 40+ years. Such is progress, I guess. I must say that the paint job on this looks absolutely superb - a real credit to the team that did the work. We can only hope that this complete unit is preserved (The 125 Group?) or kept on the main line (Locomotive Services maybe?)

@stevewilson7560

4 жыл бұрын

Darren Hillman these have also gone from the GWR, used to go on them from didcot to Paddington not anymore, to think that these replaced the Westerns and now replaced themselves A sad day all around.

@darrenhillman8396

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Atkinson - I’m not impressed by them at all. So I am biased against them. My opinion.

@fraser1814

4 жыл бұрын

Know what you saying about replacing the deltics,when I was a ardent trainspotter in the 70,s the first time I saw a 125 on the Kings cross Leeds line in Yorkshire I thought omg ,they did grow on me but the sound of the deltics will live with me forever as I’m sure the many.

@steventhornton4716

4 жыл бұрын

Yet the deltic lives on was recently hauling freight and passenger services in Scotland mainline

I like the display of period posters. I bet one was missing though; "this is the age of the train" featuring everyone's favourite TV presenter

@williamthebutcherssonprodu227

4 жыл бұрын

AndreiTupolev Jimmy nonce!

@ianwalters11

4 жыл бұрын

Good old Saville!

Absolutely beautiful HST125 a iconic train. I run this train on n my N scale layout almost daily and it never seems to amaze me the clear futuristic lines of this British built locomotive . Thanks for sharing 👍

@TrevorHarris-xh9se

10 ай бұрын

TREVOR HARRIS GWR TOTNES

What a beautifully turned out set! Sad to see them go after all these years.

Looks brand new to me !

What a fantastic sight in that gleaming original livery.

That looks amazingly clean

What a nice video. Thanks so much for sharing. Brilliant! But also sad, if you know what I mean. Take care mate and have a great Christmas. All the best Lee

Best colour scheme ever.

I remember my Dad taking me to Newcastle Central to see the first one arrive in the 70s.

Far more comfortable than any of its successors as it glides along.

Great British engineering and Kenneth Grange's iconic cab design and livery, all that was missing was the Valenta sound.

Fantastic footage!

I remember those sets being introduced, so good to see them all newly painted in the original livery. Will kinda miss them, but not as much as I miss Steam, Compartment Carriages and proper 1st Class Restaurant Carriages. Cracking Video, thanks for such an interesting post.

Great Footage. Didn't she look sooo clean and sparkly!!

What a fantastic livery! And no hideously different coloured doors!

Up there with concord and the spitfire as a design classic,Britain used to make such great things

@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661

3 жыл бұрын

Martin Nevey I agree we was around to witness some of these great events .I’ve just bought the Dapol Hst 125 on my new layout and plugging it on my channel so I don’t forget and hopefully viewers appreciate British technology was ahead of our times.

Really sad to see them go, it would have been good i they could have fitted the original valenta paxman engines.

All locomotives are beautiful to me, from the very first, to the next one. Some day, people will look back with nostalgia at the last of the HS2 locomotives running. That's life and it has to progress.

I guess they are the concorde of the railways! Such a success story in that they had over 40 years life on top line service! A classic and timeless design too. Looking good in any livery. End of an era....

@nkt1

4 жыл бұрын

Not quite. Concorde was at the bleeding edge of aviation technology, the HST was rather more conventional. Also, unlike Concorde, everyone could afford to travel on an HST.

I was on one of these earlier this year with LNER Livery after Virgin Lost the contract & it'd reverted to LNER. I got on at Perth and went to Inverness. Pleasant journey overall, had no complaints considering I managed to upgrade to First Class for 52 pence more! I can see it might be difficult for people with limited mobility to get on & off due to the height of carriage doors above the platforms though.

I love the the 1970s but intercity livery pitty the lights ain't the original 70s tyre on the power cars but a great video of an iconic fast diesel train!!!😍🥰😘

What a fine train this is/was. Kept Hornby afloat if I remember.

Not seen that livery since I was a kid it's such a shame they wont be around anymore end of an era

Great timely video

I hope the classic liveried train set is kept for railtours etc. Worth Keeping.

Stunning

I loved travelling KGX to DEE on these. Not tried an Azuma yet. Always travel 1st, so comfortable.

Just also on the 20th seen one in Leicester. I thought I love the ems colouring, but this one is way better

Wow they've actually washed the thing, I'm so used to seeing the locos covered in soot and diesel exhaust.

The icon finishes on my birthday, they were lovely locos so they were

Excellent British built trains which will no doubt be replaced by foreign built shorter trains with aircraft style windows/seats.

@RS-gi9hu

4 жыл бұрын

Azuma trains parts were manufactured on Japan (based on shinkansen technology) are built here in the UK... At Newton Abbott. They are longer with a lot of seats. Some table, some airline seats. Windows are decent size with pull down shades with coat hangers. Seats are spacious. But because of new fire safety regulation the seats are not as comfortable. They are not horrible to sit on, but they are not big comfy bucket seats. Overall, The trains are really good. But yes, I will miss the HST a lot.

@smogmonster1876

4 жыл бұрын

R S They are built in Newton Aycliffe bear Darlington in North East England too. I think (and please correct me if I’m wrong) but Azuma’s are built in Newton Aycliffe. The name Azuma is Japanese for East. The GWR ones are built in Newton Abbott and quite possibly other operators versions too.

@RS-gi9hu

4 жыл бұрын

@@smogmonster1876 yes you are probably right. They are definitely built and maintained here in the UK, at multiple locations. Only the parts are manufactured in Japan. Azuma is Japanese for east. But they are also known as Nova 1 and IEP. And I must say they are very good trains. @Bradley McMullan. They definitely are not "utter junk".

@smogmonster1876

4 жыл бұрын

R S Thanks for the reply RS. I couldn’t remember what the others were called. Nova and IEP. Thanks for that. Yes they are good trains and anything new in Northern England is very welcome as the North is years behind the rest of Britain in terms of investment. I’m just not keen on the interior of the standard class carriages. Other than that they are superb machines and look stunning in their LNER, Nova and GWR liveries.

@plymouthtoleedsonaxchst9537

4 жыл бұрын

@Bradley McMullan Some people like the hitachis better then the 125,s.

So remember this train coming from Bristol to London when I a kid

They haven't all gone, down here in the south west we've still got the class 43 on our lines but only 4 car sets all the 8 cars and buffet cars have gone

Peter Swift did us proud. I know him personally as a retired member of the HST Design Team responsible for the original of what this unit depicts as it probably still features the modernised interior and of course the Paxman Valentas have been replaced. Wonderful even if first the Great Western then this makes me feel 50 for the first time! At least Abelio on the London S P to Derby / Nottingham and Sheffield have a dispensation order on their units which have a couple more years of life to go before replacement in 2022.

Classic in every way - shame they couldn't be updated or build a new version in UK - crazy.

Hi my name is Phil Holt.I started on the footplate at edgeley shed as a fireman on the 4th of April 1961 I did 50yrs on the footplate I finished my time out at longsight as a driver and I drove a number of them in my time Regards.Phil.

Fantastic 👍🇬🇧 I got some pictures at Newcastle.

An interesting point to note: the thin orange stripe at the very top was not part of the original livery. Probably because there wasn't a whole lot of overhead electrification when they were introduced.

I miss them a lot

Farewell my dear I remember the first time i drove this

Can't believe how much that front bogie snapped round to the left after hiiting that frog and didn't derail @ 0.35

I was at York it was amazing

Nice video

one of favourite trains , which use to BRISTOL AND SHEFFIELD, just last true british train built

Went on one 24.12.19 Aberdeen to Montrose. Still running in Scotland

Stunning, I wish I had been there, as I would love to see this set in action. Anyone know whats happening to it? Can't imagine they'd do this lovely repaint only to scrap it in a few months time..?

A product of British Rail Engineering and one which has proved itself time and again over the years. The mileages they have covered reliably are quite extraordinary. And what did we do to British Rail Engineering ?

@timhancock6626

4 жыл бұрын

I had some bloke trying to tell me the Azuma was made in this country.....well bits of it are of course. I wish we had the engineering capacity to do the whole thing ourselves.

Nice one

I'm glad they painted an entire set in BR blue (unlike what GWR did)! Someone should buy this set for mainline excursions, along with a full Intercity 225 set.

I missed it at Durham. so sad to see hem have to go

What’s the chances of saving one of these sets for future use in preservation?

@mt productions I was stood just a bit further down platform 10

Having done tens of thousands of miles on HSTs (as a passenger) it does make me a bit misty eyed to see them go. But hey, they're not really going, as Scotrail is refurbishing some of them to use on their intercity routes. Though they will be restricted to 100mph.

Does anybody know the RAL colour code for the yellow on the powercars?

I’m seeing that tomorrow at Stevenage

Hopefully they'll bring back this livery when it's all re-nationalised

Hey there! For your next video can you do trainspotting at Halifax because there are 195s running now and there is a new route to Hull.

Great looking train. Tribute to all involved. Pity wrong engines in the power cars though. Wouldn't it be a fantastic fitting touch to return those Valentas???

@markjones4704

4 жыл бұрын

On ? What was.wrong

@12crepello

4 жыл бұрын

@@markjones4704 When built these trains were powered by Valenta diesel engines built by Paxman of Colchester. They had Napier turbochargers which emitted a distinctive resounding scream when under power. They were replaced in the last decade by quieter but probably more efficient MTU engines built in Germany. That's what people mean when they say they miss the "Valenta Scream".

@dannymurphy1779

4 жыл бұрын

@@12crepello how true. They used to hum at a nice pitch before the scream. I'm sure they moved off faster than the current units.

@12crepello

4 жыл бұрын

Here's a good example. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWV9pcWIpZO0m7A.html

@figjam59

4 жыл бұрын

@@12crepello As you say, fantastic noise.

Well is it being discontinued or what about it

The HST 125 saved British Rail all on it's own. The last British Rail Engineering designed train. What came after were designed or bought in trains. The HST 125 ran for over 40 years. In fact Hull Trains probably still run them.

@BrendanC123

Жыл бұрын

What about the Intercity 225?

What will become of the one's not in use, scrapping? What about the one in this video. Not an easy thing to store is it I guess!

Who actually owns this set and will it be offered for sale for preservation? I know the 125 Group were given a couple of Power cars recently and they own some Mk 3s. Has anyone heard anything yet? Rick M.

Are they not running anywhere in the UK now? I loved them from the beginning - Kings Cross to Darlington was my route back in the 70s. What happened to the high pitch turbo whistle as they pulled away from a station though?? I always loved that sound as a teenager!

Its funny how I can remember these whizzing along at over 1oo mph when I was growing up as a kid in the 80's but they still look like modern trains. Its also funny in that although the Virgin Pendolino trains can do 140 mph there still restricted to 125 mph due to the track so technology hasn't really advanced much.

Sad to see them go

Are you planning to do a video when the last ever pacer train is running?