17th Sept 2023

(1) XC HST - my final shot! Heading away from my position on the bridge at Creech my very last shot of a full-size, long-distance HST service disappears into the distance at 15.07 and into history (for me anyway!). Tomorrow will be the very final day for XC HSTs (why Monday?). Power car no. 43366 "HST 40", with no. 43303 on the back, work the 1Z52 12.12 Birmingham New Street to Plymouth, a train that started from Neville Hill as an ECS train. See the previous shot for an explanation.
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