Image 253008, 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth & 253017, 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction
253008, 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth & 253017, 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction
253008, 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth & 253017, 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction A meeting of HSTs at Hawkeridge East Junction sees the 19.25 Paddington to Plymouth approaching Westbury on the down passing the 16.23 Penzance to Paddington in the foreground. The up HST is set number 253017 that had power cars W43034 and W43035 at either end if it was running in the correct formation. The down service is being worked by 253008 with either W43016 or W43017 leading. Whilst we are still trespassing we have moved back to a much safer position close to the little-used up east chord of Hawkeridge Junction. I will probably have cursed two HSTs at this time seeing them as the scourge of the modern railway but now some forty years later this image is historically very interesting! Keywords: 253008 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth 253017 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction HST Westbury 43016 43017 43034 43035
253008, 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth & 253017, 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction A meeting of HSTs at Hawkeridge East Junction sees the 19.25 Paddington to Plymouth approaching Westbury on the down passing the 16.23 Penzance to Paddington in the foreground. The up HST is set number 253017 that had power cars W43034 and W43035 at either end if it was running in the correct formation. The down service is being worked by 253008 with either W43016 or W43017 leading. Whilst we are still trespassing we have moved back to a much safer position close to the little-used up east chord of Hawkeridge Junction. I will probably have cursed two HSTs at this time seeing them as the scourge of the modern railway but now some forty years later this image is historically very interesting! Keywords: 253008 19.25 London Paddington-Plymouth 253017 16.23 Penzance-London Paddington, Hawkeridge East Junction HST Westbury 43016 43017 43034 43035


A meeting of HSTs at Hawkeridge East Junction sees the

19.25 Paddington to Plymouth approaching Westbury on the down passing the 16.23 Penzance to Paddington in the foreground. The up HST is set number 253017 that had power cars W43034 and W43035 at either end if it was running in the correct formation. The down service is being worked by 253008 with either W43016 or W43017 leading. Whilst we are still trespassing we have moved back to a much safer position close to the little-used up east chord of Hawkeridge Junction. I will probably have cursed two HSTs at this time seeing them as the scourge of the modern railway but now some forty years later this image is historically very interesting!