50th anniversary of the introduction of HST's on the route

50th anniversary of the introduction of HST's on the route

Re: 50th anniversary of the introduction of HST's on the route

Posted by grahame at 08:48, 4th October 2026

Can it be? Yes, apparently.

A link to the promotional video in this Bluesky post.

https://bsky.app/profile/joebrownlondon.bsky.social/post/3mwzjbw2rtx2z

The start of October seems to be a watershed for so many new innovations (well, they were at the time) and closures that are still missed / regretted to this day. I recall catching a train from Firsby to Lincoln full of holiday makers from Skeggy the summer before that line closed, and calling at already-derelict stations at places like Tumby Woodside where, already, "No passenger waits, no one departs, no one arrives" but at least that's not the case - as the song goes - from St Erth to St Ives.

Wonderful to see my data feeds "dripping" with the 2+7 HST run yesterday from Paddington to Swansea via Chippenham. Hope everyone had a good day.

50th anniversary of the introduction of HST's on the route

Posted by Mark A at 08:32, 4th October 2026

Can it be? Yes, apparently.

A link to the promotional video in this Bluesky post.

https://bsky.app/profile/joebrownlondon.bsky.social/post/3mwzjbw2rtx2z

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