HST’s in Preservation - List

[fgwrich]

I thought it was probably time to start a HSTs in preservation thread, so here we go. I will try and keep this as updated as possible.

Note: I haven’t included LSL yet as they are more commercially ran than preserved, and as a result have their own thread.

125 Group
All power cars and stock are based out of the Midland Railway Centre Butterly

Power Cars:
43025 - FGW Blue (125 Group Branded). MTU Series 4000
43044 - Intercity Executive. Named Edward Paxman. Unengined - Awaiting restoration and return to Paxman Valenta RP200. Currently at Stoke.
43048 - East Midlands Trains (125 Group Branded). VP185
43089 - East Midlands Trains (125 Group Branded). VP185
43159 - Midland Mainline Ocean Blue - Project Rio - Named Rio Warrior. MTU Series 4000

Rolling Stock:
44000 - TGS - GWR Green
40730 - TRFB - EMT
40741 - TRFB - EMT
41057 - TF - EMT
41067 - TF - EMT
42111 - TS - Intercity Exec
42119 - TS - EMT
42120 - TS - EMT
42337 - TS - EMT

125 Preservation
Power Cars & 3 Mk3s are based at the Nene Valley Railway except for 356 & 442.
Power Cars:
43045 - East Midlands Trains (East Midlands Trains branded) VP185. Named The Grammar School Doncaster
43060 - Under repaint. VP185.

Rolling Stock:
40904 - TRFB - GWR Green
42355 - TS - VTEC
42357 - TS - VTEC
42356 - TS-D - GWR Green. At Eastleigh.
77382 - DTF / DTO - 442401 - Gatwick Express. At Eastleigh

125 Heritage
Power Cars and Mk3s based on the Colne Valley Railway.

Power Cars:
43023 - Undergoing repaint - MTU Series 4000
43071 - FGW Blue. MTU Series 4000
43073 - East Midlands Trains. EMR Branding VP185
43082 - East Midlands Trains. EMR Branding. VP185
43165 - FGW Blue. FGW branded. MTU Series 4000. Named Railway Children.

Rolling Stock:
40706 - TRFB - VTEC with Restaurant Buffet 125 branding
40204 - TRFB - Later EMT livery. Used as a static buffet
41205 - TS - Later EMT livery
41088 - TF - VTEC
44058 - TGS

NRM
Power Cars at York and Shildon + Buffet.

Power Cars:
41001 - Prototype Power Car. In reverse Blue Grey as built. Paxman Valenta RP200 engine as per production power cars.
43002 - Intercity 125 Blue / Grey as built - Named Sir Kenneth Grange. Non Runner but retains its MTU Series 4000
43102 - Intercity Swallow - Named The Journey Shrinker. Non Runner but retains its MTU Series 4000

Rolling Stock:
40732 - TRFB - VTEC

Plym Valley

Power Cars:
43063 - FGW Blue. No engine, non runner

Gwilli Railway

Power Cars:
43056 - FGW Blue. MTU Series 4000.

Crewe Heritage Centre

Power Cars:
43018 - BR Blue Grey. Static, no engine.
43081 - East Midlands Trains unbranded. VP185.

Lincolnshire Wolds Railway

40713 - TRFB - FGW Blue. Used as a static buffet

Weardale Railway

40701 - TRFB - VTEC - Used as ‘The Story Train’ vehicle at Stanhope.

Cambrian Heritage Railway

40751 - TRFB - VTEC ex EMT - Used as a static buffet at Weston Wharf.

And it goes without saying, please do keep supporting the organisations and railways involved. The 125 group has an excellent magazine and website with shop.

 

[s491]

Typo on 125G list. 42337

 

[eastwestdivide]

Plus the remaining prototype power car?

 

[fgwrich]

Plus the remaining prototype power car?

Good point! I’ll add that in too.

 

[amahy]

40751 buffet coach is preserved as a Cafe at Weston Wharf on the Cambrian Heritage Railway.

 

[Steddenm]

Isn't there one at Crewe Heritage Centre?

 

[43096]

Isn't there one at Crewe Heritage Centre?

Two power cars: 43018 and 43081

 

[Phil Scott]

Pretty sure 125 Preservation also have 41095 and also ex-prototype coach 42353 in storage

Plym Valley have buffet 40900 too

 

[fgwrich]

Pretty sure 125 Preservation also have 41095 and also ex-prototype coach 42353 in storage

Plym Valley have buffet 40900 too

Sort of, I consider those more privately owned as along with 40711 they are kept at private sites and unlikely to be running in pres for some time (particularly 353). The same going for the two on a farm in Cambridgeshire, and the ex LNER Farewell rake (not yet converted to camping coaches).

I’ll add in 40900 though.

 

[778]

I saw an HST at Birmingham New Street around 4pm on Sunday. Every coach had a different livery including the 2 power cars. Was it one of the preserved HSTs?

 

[sprinterguy]

I saw an HST at Birmingham New Street around 4pm on Sunday. Every coach had a different livery including the 2 power cars. Was it one of the preserved HSTs?

Looks to have been a Locomotive Services' stock move from Toton back to their Crewe base.

 

[DarloRich]

I saw an HST at Birmingham New Street around 4pm on Sunday. Every coach had a different livery including the 2 power cars. Was it one of the preserved HSTs?

Looks to have been a Locomotive Services' stock move from Toton back to their Crewe base.

there were 2 HST through Brum at essentially the same time on Sunday:

• Blue Pullman that worked a Nottingham > Paignton and back posho tour ( passing through New Street en route to Crewe)
• 125 Group set that worked from London to Weardale and back ( and was passing through Brum en route to Barrow Hill from Wemberlee)

From the description I suspect the later was seen.

(Both passed Fenny Stratford over the weekend and I was away so saw neither - meaning I still haven't seen an HST on the Marston Vale!)

 

[sprinterguy]

there were 2 HST through Brum at essentially the same time on Sunday:

• Blue Pullman that worked a Nottingham > Paignton and back posho tour ( passing through New Street en route to Crewe)
• 125 Group set that worked from London to Weardale and back ( and was passing through Brum en route to Barrow Hill from Wemberlee)

From the description I suspect the later was seen.

Ah, yeah, didn't spot the 125 Group working (or didn't recognise what it might be), despite the two workings being adjacent on Realtime Trains.

 

[ExRes]

I saw an HST at Birmingham New Street around 4pm on Sunday. Every coach had a different livery including the 2 power cars. Was it one of the preserved HSTs?

That was the 125 Group set on the 'Locomotion & Weardale' tour, one Rio power car, one EM power car, one GW green coach, one Inter City coach and five EM coaches

 

[andythebrave]

there were 2 HST through Brum at essentially the same time on Sunday:

• Blue Pullman that worked a Nottingham > Paignton and back posho tour ( passing through New Street en route to Crewe)
• 125 Group set that worked from London to Weardale and back ( and was passing through Brum en route to Barrow Hill from Wemberlee)

From the description I suspect the later was seen.

(Both passed Fenny Stratford over the weekend and I was away so saw neither - meaning I still haven't seen an HST on the Marston Vale!)

I have! Twice, admittedly on the same day