High Speed Train

  • From the archive: School or ‘Silver Jubilee’? A 1982 look back at a forerunner of the High Speed Train

    From the archive: School or ‘Silver Jubilee’? A 1982 look back at a forerunner of the High Speed Train

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    In the September 1982 issue of The Railway Magazine, D. L. A. Smith recalled playing truant in September 1935 to see the LNER’s new “Silver Jubilee” train on its Press Run. His account records the appearance of Silver Link, the passing of the train at Oakleigh Park and the later history of the “Silver Jubilee”.…

  • Blue and Grey Beginnings: A First Encounter with the InterCity 125

    Blue and Grey Beginnings: A First Encounter with the InterCity 125

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    Chris Gee recalls seeing his first High Speed Train on August 2, 1980, during a family journey to Newquay. This archive-style personal reflection charts his early impressions, later encounters, and a final farewell to the iconic InterCity 125 in its original blue and yellow livery. First Sight – August 2, 1980 The iconic HSTs were…


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