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« on: June 21, 2023, 10:56:13 »

The next two days ... I'll be out and about on a Severn and Solent rover.  Any advice as to the service most likely to be class 34 powered (Castle or XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))).    Old time's sake - main topic of the rover is to update my wider knowledge and library first hand.
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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2023, 12:15:16 »

I saw IE63 1527 Plymouth to Leeds HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) thunder through Longbridge Station last Friday (16th), which made me very happy as I sat on a train heading to Redditch. 

This service is due at Bristol TM (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) at around 1730.  It's not always an HST - 8 car Voyager rubbish booked for the job today, for example
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2023, 12:30:52 »

You’ll find this information on the wnxx forum, in the Cross Country HSTs (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) and GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) HST GTis threads.
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2023, 13:13:00 »

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukhstgroup

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