I'll be honest - I was in tears. It's all a bit emotional. So many memories.
I watched the final few depart Paddington. To given credit to GWR, they did a good job of giving them a proper sendoff, all lined up together on platforms 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Just wished I'd known about the final diagrams sooner and got myself a ticket on the 18:30 to Taunton. Proper enforcement at the barriers to Platform 4, BTP and all, you weren't getting on if you didn't have a seat reservation. More than mildly ironic given the number of people standing at commuter time!
It's inappropriate for me to share my gripes with the IEP on this thread, but, needless to say, it's the end of an era.
As with Concorde's final flight in 2003, the HST feels like a museum piece like no other - an engineering marvel, unparalleled to this day.
I'll leave you with a photo I took after a wedding in Somerset last year, sat up in the field watching a few HSTs pass through Castle Cary before my return to Paddington.