Great Malvern's last HST 18 May 2019

Great Malvern Station on 18 May 2019 where I recorded the arrival and departure of the last scheduled HST from Paddington to Hereford.
The birds sing in a somber mood, turn up the volume and just listen to their song, as power car 43009 pulls to a stop at the platform closing the curtains on a familiar scene which we have all become accustomed with over many years.
Power car 43115 in Inter-City corporate livery brings up the rear.
The end of an era at my local station for one of my favourite trains. I have included a few extra clips of HST services in and out of Great Malvern at the end with a final scene to two IC-125s passing each other at Didcot.
What a train, British Built with quality that lasted far beyond its time.

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[@superjohnnygamble6328]

Where do I start with this. I remember the HST's coming into service and at first I was very lukewarm about them at best.
This was because I was a big fan of the class 52's as the Westerns were withdrawn and replaced on the Western Region by the HST's.
Anyway as time went on I spent allot of my time on the HST's perusing my interest in Railway's.
I was at Swansea High Street on the date in question to see the last ever HST departing for Paddington.
What I miss most about the HST's today is the Buffet Car and its the same for me over again as I am still not impressed by the IET 800's.
After the services to Paddington were withdrawn they still continued to operate 4 car HST's on the Cardiff to Taunton Great Western Service yet sadly these are also beginning to be phased out.

[@galbeadon]

Thank you John for that moving tribute to the HST story. I recommend replicating the experience with models. I get great enjoyment from my own HST models now.