In this video we capture the CrossCountry HST Farewell Tour (The Pines Express) from Leeds to Swanage via Reading & Bournemouth & return with 43008 & 43007. Plus the last ever XC HST to pass through Chesterfield, the 5Z43 Neville Hill TRSMD to Laira TRSMD.
This video is captured entirely at my local station of Chesterfield over a period of two days
Starting on Tuesday 26th September, we see the farewell tour with 43008 in InterCity swallow livert leading passing through platform 2 on the 1Z43 Leeds to Swanage powering through and gaining more speed as the speed limit goes from 80MPH to 95MPH in the early morning.
We fast forward 15 hours late from early morning to the late evening as we see the tour return on the 1Z44 Swanage to Leeds with 43007 in original InterCity livery now leading as the tour speeds through Chesterfield.
We now head into the early morning of Wednesday 27th September where witness the last XC HST to pass through Chesterfield ever on the 5Z43 Neville Hill TRSMD to Laira TRSMD in what should have been in preparation for a staff charter from Plymouth to Blackpool North on Friday 29th September until it was cancelled as 43008 & 43007 pass through with some nice tones to bring the HST passenger era to a close for Chesterfield and many places along the route from West Yorkshire to the west country! With it now just leaving the remaining passenger HSTs with GWR & ScotRail. It is presumed that this will be the final CrossCountry HST run ever before all the powercars go off lease!
Thank you XC HSTs for your service, it's been brilliant!
CrossCountry HSTs 1982 - 2023
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