July 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
1/2.. #HighSpeedSaturday The immaculate #LocomotiveServices #MidlandPullman #HST called at Kettering at sunset last night. The returning 'Yorkshire Coast Pullman' from York & Scarborough, 43050 'Loch Morar' leading 1Z76 Scarborough to St.Albans City, 43055 on the rear. #LSL #MML 18/7/25
July 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
1/2.. #HighSpeedSaturday The immaculate #LocomotiveServices #MidlandPullman #HST called at Kettering at sunset last night. The returning 'Yorkshire Coast Pullman' from York & Scarborough, 43050 'Loch Morar' leading 1Z76 Scarborough to St.Albans City, 43055 on the rear. #LSL #MML 18/7/25
#HighSpeedSaturday This weekend marks the end of #GWR #HST diagrams with the GWR 'Castle' sets being withdrawn from the new timetable. My final time seeing & travelling on one was from St.Erth on 2P08 08.50 PNZ-PLY on 2/10/24. 43097 'Castle Drogo' & 43188 'Newport Castle'.
December 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#HighSpeedSaturday This weekend marks the end of #GWR #HST diagrams with the GWR 'Castle' sets being withdrawn from the new timetable. My final time seeing & travelling on one was from St.Erth on 2P08 08.50 PNZ-PLY on 2/10/24. 43097 'Castle Drogo' & 43188 'Newport Castle'.
#HighSpeedSaturday One of the beautifully turned out #LSL #MidlandPullman #HST sets returned to her old #MML haunts this morning heading out on the 'Torbay Riviera Pullman' 1Z20 06.10 Nottingham to Paignton. Passing Isham in the morning sunshine with 43049 'Neville Hill' leading. #LSL 31/5/25
May 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#HighSpeedSaturday One of the beautifully turned out #LSL #MidlandPullman #HST sets returned to her old #MML haunts this morning heading out on the 'Torbay Riviera Pullman' 1Z20 06.10 Nottingham to Paignton. Passing Isham in the morning sunshine with 43049 'Neville Hill' leading. #LSL 31/5/25
#HighSpeedSaturday @bennybizzle1.bsky.social & I popped over to Whittlesea this morning to see #RetroRailtours 'The Retro Norfolk Broadsman'. Superb #HST 43159 'Rio Warrior' leading 1Z62 Crewe to Great Yarmouth with 43060 (appearing as 43200 for #Railway200) on the rear. 30/8/25
August 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#HighSpeedSaturday @bennybizzle1.bsky.social & I popped over to Whittlesea this morning to see #RetroRailtours 'The Retro Norfolk Broadsman'. Superb #HST 43159 'Rio Warrior' leading 1Z62 Crewe to Great Yarmouth with 43060 (appearing as 43200 for #Railway200) on the rear. 30/8/25
A late evening arrival for #HighSpeedSaturday pt.2 as Locomotive Services 'Torbay Riviera Pullman' #HST arrives into Kettering in the very last of the day's light. 43050 'Loch Morar' leading the return leg as 1Z21 15.26 Paignton to Nottingham. #LSL #MML #MidlandPullman 31/5/25
May 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A late evening arrival for #HighSpeedSaturday pt.2 as Locomotive Services 'Torbay Riviera Pullman' #HST arrives into Kettering in the very last of the day's light. 43050 'Loch Morar' leading the return leg as 1Z21 15.26 Paignton to Nottingham. #LSL #MML #MidlandPullman 31/5/25
#HighSpeedSaturday Locomotive Services immaculate #MidlandPullman #HST forming 1Z37 Rugby to Inverness 'Lord of the Isles Pullman' with 43047 leading & 43055 on the rear arriving into a sunny Crewe this morning. #LSL #WCML 13/9/25
September 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#HighSpeedSaturday Locomotive Services immaculate #MidlandPullman #HST forming 1Z37 Rugby to Inverness 'Lord of the Isles Pullman' with 43047 leading & 43055 on the rear arriving into a sunny Crewe this morning. #LSL #WCML 13/9/25
#HighSpeedSaturday A nod back to recent years as 2 former #EMR #HST power cars returned to the #MML. 43059 'Loch Shiel' leads a 3-day Locomotive Services Group 'Lord of the Isles Pullman' into Kettering. 1Z43 05.58 St.Albans to Inverness, with 43058 on the rear. #BluePullman #LSL 25/4/26
April 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#HighSpeedSaturday A nod back to recent years as 2 former #EMR #HST power cars returned to the #MML. 43059 'Loch Shiel' leads a 3-day Locomotive Services Group 'Lord of the Isles Pullman' into Kettering. 1Z43 05.58 St.Albans to Inverness, with 43058 on the rear. #BluePullman #LSL 25/4/26
Long range Choo-Choo* heads-up, I won’t be travelling on it, I haven’t got a frock smart enough, but may find a safe and appropriate spot in Corby for a blue photo opportunity.
[*yes, I know it’s not a choo-choo]
#BlueMonday #MidlandPullman #TrainSpotTuesday #HST #HighSpeedSaturday
[*yes, I know it’s not a choo-choo]
#BlueMonday #MidlandPullman #TrainSpotTuesday #HST #HighSpeedSaturday
March 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Long range Choo-Choo* heads-up, I won’t be travelling on it, I haven’t got a frock smart enough, but may find a safe and appropriate spot in Corby for a blue photo opportunity.
[*yes, I know it’s not a choo-choo]
#BlueMonday #MidlandPullman #TrainSpotTuesday #HST #HighSpeedSaturday
[*yes, I know it’s not a choo-choo]
#BlueMonday #MidlandPullman #TrainSpotTuesday #HST #HighSpeedSaturday