Image 800031, GW 09.29 Swansea-London Paddington (1L48, 32L) & 43153, GW 10.30 London Paddington-WSM (1C10, 1E), Swindon station

800031, GW 09.29 Swansea-London Paddington (1L48, 32L) & 43153, GW 10.30 London Paddington-WSM (1C10, 1E), Swindon station
800031, GW 09.29 Swansea-London Paddington (1L48, 32L) & 43153, GW 10.30 London Paddington-WSM (1C10, 1E), Swindon station 
 I wonder in 40 years' time if the 800s will be, firstly, still in operation and, secondly, as fondly thought of as the HSTs are now? 800031 working the 09.29 Swansea to Paddington 1L48 pauses at platform 3 whilst 43153 leads the 1L48 10.30 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare into platform 4. 43153 was an additional power car built for to bolster the Western Region's allocation in early 1981, nominally, it was part of 254033 but this set was never actually numbered. 
 Keywords: 800031 1L48 43153 1C10 Swindon_station
800031, GW 09.29 Swansea-London Paddington (1L48, 32L) & 43153, GW 10.30 London Paddington-WSM (1C10, 1E), Swindon station 
 I wonder in 40 years' time if the 800s will be, firstly, still in operation and, secondly, as fondly thought of as the HSTs are now? 800031 working the 09.29 Swansea to Paddington 1L48 pauses at platform 3 whilst 43153 leads the 1L48 10.30 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare into platform 4. 43153 was an additional power car built for to bolster the Western Region's allocation in early 1981, nominally, it was part of 254033 but this set was never actually numbered. 
 Keywords: 800031 1L48 43153 1C10 Swindon_station

I wonder in 40 years' time if the 800s will

be, firstly, still in operation and, secondly, as fondly thought of as the HSTs are now? 800031 working the 09.29 Swansea to Paddington 1L48 pauses at platform 3 whilst 43153 leads the 1L48 10.30 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare into platform 4. 43153 was an additional power car built for to bolster the Western Region's allocation in early 1981, nominally, it was part of 254033 but this set was never actually numbered.