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HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present Mark Pike

HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present By Mark Pike

HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present by Mark Pike


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Illustrated with over 230 images, this book follows on from HSTs: The Western Region. It shows HSTs over the past 20 30 years, in numerous UK locations, highlighting why they have served so long and why they should be saved.

HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present Summary

HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present by Mark Pike

For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for many operators in the UK. While they were used extensively by British Rail - even being dubbed the saviour of British Rail` - these trains have been used by other operators as well, including East Coast, Midland Mainline, and Virgin CrossCountry. However, following their mass withdrawal in 2018-19, when the Hitachi bi-mode units came on the scene, many of the HSTs were put into storage, or, sadly, scrapped altogether. Fortunately, not everyone followed suit. Some operators have been reconsidering their potential in recent times. Colas Rail acquired some to use as test trains operated for Network Rail, and Locomotive Services Ltd have two dedicated charter sets that are used throughout the UK. Illustrated with over 230 images, this book follows on from HSTs: The Western Region. It shows HSTs over the past 20-30 years, in numerous UK locations, highlighting why they have served so long and why they should be saved.

About Mark Pike

Mark Pike has a lifelong interest in UK railways that started at the age of about six when his father used to take him to watch trains at Poole station in Dorset, just after steam had been abolished in the late 1960s. He later joined the railway at the age of 19 as a permanent way trackman at Bournemouth and was later an electric track maintenance worker at Dorchester for over 20 years. Now semi-retired, he is still an avid railway photographer, with various images appearing regularly in mainstream railway magazines and books.

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NGR9781802822496
9781802822496
1802822496
HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present by Mark Pike
New
Paperback
Key Publishing Ltd
2022-11-07
96
N/A
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