Mega rare - GWR Castle Class HSTs takeover the West Somerset Railway

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

If you owned a railway, you would preserve a Castle Class?

[@BertieWorth]

Yes

[@Hallsea704]

yes!

[@phillloyd5233]

I think it was 1990 when I took my 7yr old son on a Hertfordshire Railtours 125 Inter City Special to the East Somerset Railway, a great day out!

[@ntsteam59]

Looks right at home on the line surely one set has to be preserved to compliment the old DMU units

[@Kandlelite]

That will depend on costs and repairs so far two have gone after repairs were not authorised

[@BritishBeachcomber]

I agree. I'm sure the diesel guys at Williton would love to have one.

[@TheAlien1974]

Would never in my wildest dreams thought I would see a class 43 on that line 😮😂

[@spacellama7917]

This was parked up at Minehead when we visited the WSR on the 12th of this month.We wondered what it was there for.Nice that some are getting used for heritage lines.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

There’s one at Bishops Lydeard too

[@spacellama7917]

Do you know which set it is,please?We're quite fond of 43016(Powderham Castle)as we've seen quite a few times.@@steamtothewest-trecanrail

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

@@spacellama7917Im not sure!

[@BevMattocks]

Makes me feel ancient. I remember when these were state of the art 'the future', back in the day....

[@thecolneranger1588]

Loving your work.

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Great to see it on my local heritage line.
The fastest diesel locomotive in the world, with an absolute maximum speed of 148.5 mph (239.0 km/h).

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

Reduced to 25mph

[@lukegreen5341]

0:38 I've Didn't Know British Rail Inter City 125 High Speed Diesel Express Passenger Trains In Action At The West Somerset Railway In England In The United Kingdom. Thanks Mate. X

[@peter_cuthbert]

A bit surprised by the state of the WSR permanent way. Looks as if it could do with some serious wrok to bring it up to scratch. Is that down to the financial hit from the Covid Pandemic?

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

I think it is a combination of a financial hit and the fact that the WSR is run by 4 groups, who are apparently not the most cooperative, plus the track bed is owned by the council.

[@levelcrossing150]

Even the national network is the same. Nothing good about it and is unlike railways used to be. It needs sorting.

[@Kandlelite]

Make the most some are going December 2023 !! Costs to repair and replace are staggering so they are being scrapped

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

I’ve commuted on them for 5 years. I think I’ll remember them!

[@john_critchley]

Agh... can they at least be mothballed?

[@levelcrossing150]

I bet they could find an excuse to keep them going if they wanted to. We build new steam locos these days.

[@scottogden6301]

Went to minehead today sadly didn’t see these are they still stored on the line ?

[@bobhellier]

how fast can an HST go on the railway it used to go maximum speed on main lines

[@steamtothewest-trecanrail]

125mph on the mainline. 148mph fastest speed recorded. 25mph fastest on a heritage railway.

[@levelcrossing150]

@@steamtothewest-trecanrail25 mph is nearly as bad as the new Dripford speed limits on our roads in Wales.

[@Stubwood_on_YT]

Intercity 25

[@karlreading3201]

i see what you did there :D

[@lawrencecody4085]

Or maybe Inter-City 025.