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Tag: HST

Class 90 visits Swindon for electrical testing

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

ONE of the most unusual movements this year has seen freshly painted Class 90 No. 90035 move from Crewe to Swindon.  The train has been put

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Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 –

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HST prototype power car receives first-class attention

31st August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

HST power car No. 41001 was moved from its base on the GCR(N) Ruddington as 5Z50 to Leeds Neville Hill Depot on June 29, arriving at

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Final HST working was emotional

Final HST working was emotional

12th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

HAVING been given your June edition by a friend who recognised me in the Paddington hosts HST farewell feature, I was the driver of 1L7,

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300 passengers stranded on HST after landslide causes ‘major incident’

300 passengers stranded on HST after landslide causes ‘major incident’

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

AROUND 300 passengers became stranded on an East Midlands Trains HST for hours after a diverted train was engulfed in a landslide, and a rescue

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Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

1st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

RESTORED prototype HST power car No. 41001 has been withdrawn from all forthcoming engagements.  This follows detection of possible engine problems during operation at the Keighley

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Paddington hosts HST farewell

Paddington hosts HST farewell

12th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News

After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.

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London Kings Cross to Leeds passing Brookmans Park with the forst revenue earning servoce for an LNER Azuma.

‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

12th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

MAY 15 was an historic day for state-backed train operator LNER, which introduced the new Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ on its first revenue-earning service from

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Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

25th May 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

THE Mid-Norfolk Railway’s April 5-7 diesel gala started in glorious sunshine, but the number of passengers was low.  Trains ran between Dereham and Wyndham only,

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Re-routed because of the Whitball Tunnel blockade, GWR Hitachi IET No.802106 makes for an unusal sight

Practice & Performance: Diversionary Tactics

8th May 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network

The recent closure of Whiteball Tunnel for three weeks has given John Heaton FCILT an opportunity to compare performances of HSTs and IETs over less

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