Castle Class waits at Dawlish whilst the guard awaits the departure signal. These are due to be retired at some point in 2024 ending another chaper in UK rail history.
Cardiff - Penzance working approaches Dawlish. These Castle sets essentially shortened HST's are due for retirment in 2024.
The HST 125 was in its last months of service with Cross Country the last regular operator. One such of example in the foggy rain at Dawlish.
Cross Country was the only train company left running proper HST125 sets like this one as locals enjoy a seaside walk. Today these sets are retired.
One of Great Westerm "mini" HST's now called a Castle Set rolls along the famous sea wall approaching Dawlish.
A Castle Set zips through Dawlish with a Penzanze - Cardiff service. These shortened HST sets which serve this route are due to be withdrawn in 2024.
In the UK some come to the southwest to Retire. So did some of the HSTs now reduced to 4 car Castle sets like this one. However they may only have a year or so left of service.
A now withdrawn HST hustles through Dawlish. Cross Country was the last company to operate HST 125's regularly with all of them finished in October of 2023.
