'Proper' HSTs (12/07/08)

[trainlover658]

makes you wonder if a HST will ever get preserved?

[GRANDCENTRAL43067]

all 6 of my girls or going to be MTUd i don't no what am going to do with out a Paxman Valenta?

[89001avocet]

erm...find something else?

[tonyphillips1984]

top stuff great video more please

[89001avocet]

THanks

[boeingnerd77]

@89001avocet lol you sound like Chris off family guy

[rachaelmatt]

Great video, who's that person leaning out the back window shouting bye?? LOL

[89001avocet]

Deltictwat, I think

[Valenta43102]

Some really nice vids there! If only there were still so many valenta's around!

[89001avocet]

thanks

[89001avocet]

yep lol

[Pugragger]

theres loads of u there!

[89001avocet]

yep!! - pre-arranged 'meet'

[trainspotter09]

phew i am going have to get traveling on one pretty fast

[89001avocet]

no, no need to panic :S

[trainspotter09]

u meen hsts are going

[89001avocet]

slowly yes...but not for about another 10 years probably

[tara2578]

thats good that you got those on film because i dont know about u but the HST has only got 6 more years till scrapping the new express train is coming to takeover it is saaaaaaaaaaddddddddd

[89001avocet]

Thanks very much...but it aint that simple - HST's'll probably be here for at least another decade or so, probably longer with private companies.

[dudley153]

Good video, shame about the muppets waving their hands about---Think of the driver!!

[89001avocet]

cheers...oh they're used to it now lol

[wrightgraeme]

Sorry to disappoint you guys... 43/3's are all MTU powered engines... so at 1.37 43309 (Fountains Abbey) trailing is a MTU.

[89001avocet]

yeh well, look what's on t'other end...I aren't rete-fussed anyway; it's still an HST! :)

[89001avocet]

Train Operating Company

[MJ08Anderson]

are "Valeta's" the ones with circular lights cause they're my favourites too!

[89001avocet]

not quite that simple!

[Welwyn22]

Good video! Gotta love the Valentas. Actually, I was filming a pair at Welwyn North on the 18th of August and they smoked the tunnel up so much that I couldn't see through it for about twenty minutes!!!

[89001avocet]

Cheers...and cool!!

[TheMessiah79]

Went up to York on the Grand Central today - brilliant sounds!!! Been looking forward to that as the IC125 is my fave train. The Paxman valenta engine is the icing on the cake

[IC125EG]

Define 'proper' hsts... if you mean those sad excuse of a TOC GC with short formed sets when they feel like it thats not really proper is it?? Oh and the abbreviation is NXEC not NEEC....Good vid...

[89001avocet]

true...but I meant 'proper' as Paxman engines!

and yeh it can be either...you take the first letter to make an abbreviation...hence nEec!

[Welwyn22]

To me the abbreviation is GNER and always will be. Sod National Express and tell it to go back to coaching duties! The rails belong to GNER!

[89001avocet]

Yeh!

[tara2578]

thats true GNER should be back on the rails national express should start their own company not take over GNER

[89001avocet]

it just isn't quite that simple...GNER's chance to run it ran out, and National Express' arrived

[Fueledbymisa]

LOL check my flail!!

[89001avocet]

Aahhh good times!

T'was a great day out! :D

[grinderbroweng]

The scream of those turbochargers never cease to make my hairs stand up, its incredible! Great valenta, they'll never get too old to power trains, why not build some more brand spanking new ones.

[DelticMattV2000]

top vid mate . them mtus got nothing about vals and vps they dnt even come close rip soon dear vals.

[class313]

VP185s are beastly machines.

[89001avocet]

Exactly!

[89001avocet]

That's unsurprising! :D

[89001avocet]

True...I was kidding slightly!

[89001avocet]

Only half of them? ^o)

[bathboysteve]

Cracking Vid! 5* !

[89001avocet]

Aye, t'was!

[Jonnyvalenta]

Excellent action from Northallerton,looks like you guys held a convention there that day!

[89001avocet]

More than one!

[doctor1248]

nice vid!

[89001avocet]

Thanks