HST Farewell. Final EVER Intercity 125 leaves Leeds. Crosscountry 43007 & 43008 1E73 18/09/23

‘The Last Post’ Tones fanfare by the driver on the HST Finale. Scenes on and around 1E73 Plymouth to Leeds Crosscountry 43007 & 43007. XC Intercity 125 18/09/23.
Final service of scheduled cross country running using 8 car HST at 125mph
#intercity125 #hst #class43 #railways

[@TheMerlinRailway]

I travelled on one last week. Getting off I tapped the side knowing that I may never ride a HST again.
😢❤🕊️

[@RailwayTavern]

Many will miss them, nothing on the horizon to replace them, Britain's rail network will be much lesser without them

[@steveperry4724]

A sad end to a very long and successful era. The best train ever built by the former British Rail, an icon of the national rail system for the past 47 years. Nothing else will stand the test of time like these have, brilliant.

[@LiveFromLondon2]

yeah, thats an inconveniant truth for the govt!

[@RailwayTavern]

Very true indeed

[@alonsodelgadopons5450]

@@RailwayTavern Luckily, 11 Intercity 125 units were sent to Mexico to work on a new corridor there, at least some will remain in service for a longer time.

[@BarrysViews]

The end of a era, nice to see one in the British rail blue and yellow and the swallow livery

[@RailwayTavern]

Yes wonderful retro livery paint jobs

[@mrbetamax1969]

Good turn out 4 a old friend.
Nice clip 🍻 cheers

[@RailwayTavern]

Yes a great turn out!

[@WilliamStevens007]

Shame to see them go, The new trains aren't a patch on the 125's that's for sure.

[@RailwayTavern]

And yet the DFT is forcing these changes on the train operating companies and on the british public with nothing proper to replace them

[@vulpinegwr]

​@@RailwayTavernDfT to most operators: "Get 80X family or be obliterated"

[@MICHALMALACHOVSKY]

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

[@RailwayTavern]

Thanks 👍🏼

[@RTTrainProductions]

Brings and end to the age of the train

[@RailwayTavern]

I fear you are right there buddy. We need a serious rethink in this country for rail travel

[@SirJimmySavileOBEKCSG]

The age of the train is over!

[@garyhawkins-pianoteacherpi6490]

This won’t be the last HST to leave Leeds. There will be rail tours etc.

[@RailwayTavern]

Last in service pathed to run at 125.