I wonder if the chaps designing and building the HST prototype back in the early 70's had any clue their "temporary" creation would still be forming the backbone of UK services beyond 2012?
I know electrification is coming to this corner of the UK soon, but will whatever new trains they decide to build even match the comfort, toughness and longevity of these great beasts? Let alone surpass them!
The HST West trilogy is highly recommended. This one shows the old Inter-City route at its finest, before the Heathrow Express "knitting" went up, and before privatisation, with 1st generation NSE DMUs still pottering around the slow lines.
The narrator Anton Rodgers was also an actor. He starred alongside Michael Caine in the 1988 film, Dirty Rotten scoundrels. He died in 2007
Huddersfield1985 1 week ago
Anton Rodgers who narrated this was also an actor. He played the police chief inspector in the 1988 film Dirty rotten scoundrels. He died in 2007
Huddersfield1985 1 week ago
I wonder if the chaps designing and building the HST prototype back in the early 70's had any clue their "temporary" creation would still be forming the backbone of UK services beyond 2012?
I know electrification is coming to this corner of the UK soon, but will whatever new trains they decide to build even match the comfort, toughness and longevity of these great beasts? Let alone surpass them!
soundseeker63 2 months ago 3
I have the whole trilogy. And I love it.
WABBITS8 3 months ago
The HST West trilogy is highly recommended. This one shows the old Inter-City route at its finest, before the Heathrow Express "knitting" went up, and before privatisation, with 1st generation NSE DMUs still pottering around the slow lines.
mikebeckettvids 3 months ago 2