With only a few weeks left before this power car gets called into Laira depot for an exam and will see the branding removed, so it was nice this pulled up in front of me whilst i was waiting for my train back to Swindon. Jubilee HST is pictured on the rear of a London bound service. (01-05-2013)
I have been meaning to do this shot for sometime and with the elecrification programme just around the corner now is the time. 43022 leads the 1L38 Swansea - London Paddington service passed the full blossom of Blackthorn near Hay Lane, West Swindon. (03-05-2013)
The Flying Banana or the New Measurement Train as some rather call it is seen awaiting time at Oxford on the 1Q21 London Paddington - Derby. 43062 John Armitt is captured on the rear with 43014 up top. (19-04-2013)
Jubilee 43186 passes Bourton with a service to London Paddington. (26-01-2013)
Jubilee 43186 passes Shrivenham with the 12:30 London Paddington - Bristol TM. (27-10-2012)
43465 pauses at York with the Grand Central 11:20 London Kings Cross - Sunderland service. (02-06-2012)
43181 heads along the single line between Kemble and Swindon approaching Sparcells just north west of Swindon, with the 11:46 Cheltenham Spa - London Paddington, FGW service. This line will soon be doubled again. Note the wooden sleepers still rest in place from the last time. (27-05-2012)
43031 heads a west bound service from London Paddington at Crofton. (25-05-2012)
43062 'John Armit' heads the NMT 1Q19 Plymouth - London Paddington, Network Rail Measurement train at Crofton. 43013 on the rear. (25-05-2012)
43036 passes West Swindon, near Blagrove with a FGW service to London Paddington. (11-04-2012)
43036 starts to pick up speed after the stop at Didcot (10:16am) with a First Great Western service to London Paddington. (13-01-2012)
A cow deep in thought sat on a mound of mud as a west bound HST passes by at Shrivenham. (10-12-2011)
No Gold at the end of this Rainbow! ....Just a HST! After a heavy downpour the rain made way for sun and a nice Rainbow. 43015 is captured passing Shrivenham with a west bound service from London Paddington. (06-10-2011)
43024 and 43037 on the turntable at Didcot Railway Centre before the naming of the front power car. (10-09-2011)
Mark Hopwood ( MD of First Great Western) and Richard Croucher (Chairman of the GWS) present the new nameplate on 43024 in recognition of 50 years of the GWS at Didcot Railway Centre. (10-09-2011)
43037 'Glorius Devon' is seen in some Glorius Evening Sun at South Marston, Swindon with a West bound FGW service from London Paddington. (07-07-2011)
Up at 6am on my day off, i must be mad. But how can you waste away a perfect morning in bed. The shot i had in mind was the Whatley - Appleford class 59 stone working but sods law it didn't run. So settling for HST shots instead, here 43163 speeds past Bourton at 06:45 with a FGW service to London Paddington. Note the driver sipping his early morning Coffee. (24-06-2011)
43070 'The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' passes the colours at Callow Hill with a London Paddington - Cardiff Central service. (12-04-2011)
43151 passes Bourton with a London Paddington bound FGW service. (24-05-2010)
43132 with it's red nameplate - 'We save the children - Will you?', passes Compton Beauchamp with a east bound FGW service to London Padd. (05-06-2010)
43021 passes Highworth Junction, Swindon with a service from London Paddington. A chance for sun and snow shots was too good to turn down. (07-01-2010)
43193 passes Shrivenham in the snow with a service from London Paddington. (07-01-2010)
43162 arrives into Swindon from London Paddington in some great evening light. (12-08-2010)
43142 & 43025 is seen passing the GWR offices at Swindon which saw 43025 being named at Swindon station. Note the soon to be named power car at the rear with it's plate underwraps. The power cars arrived from Bristol St Phillips Marsh. (23-04-2010)
Back to back HST power cars 43025 & 43142 leave Swindon station and head back to Brstol St Phillips Marsh after a naming ceremony which saw the leading power car 43025 being named 'The Institution of Railway Operators'. (23-04-2010)
43012 rounds the curve at Crofton with a FGW passenger service to London Paddington. (08-04-2009)
You will not see a more unusual HST working than this along the sea wall. A light engine power car, 43172 working from Bristol St Phillips Marsh to Plymouth Laira. (11-05-2009)
Cross Country HST 43321 passes along the sea wall with an UID working. (11-05-2009)
43124 approaches Severn Tunnel Junction station at speed with a service from London Paddington to Cardiff Central. 7th April 2011.