Arriving at Swindon's 'new' platform 4 which opened in 2003 is 43128 leading the 10.15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central working. As part of set 253029, 43128 was one of a second batch of HSTs delivered to the Western Region in the summer of 1981. This was part of the programme to extend HSTs services from London to the south west that led to the gradual demise of locomotive hauled services on this route. At the time of writing in June 2018, 43128 has just gone off-lease and moved to Derby and then on to open storage at Papworth Sidings in Ely.
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