An Era Almost Over

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An Era Almost Over
An Era Almost Over

The 2018 summer timetable finishes next weekend and I have been out and about a few times this year to photograph the 'Pembroke Coast Express', as mentioned in previous uploads, next Saturday (8 September) is likely to be the last working of a HST down to Pembroke Dock. This is because it is anticipated that GWR will have withdrawn their front-line HSTs by the start of the summer timetable in May 2019 and unlike the majority of their services operated by this type, the replacements, the IETs are alleged to 'not fit' this branch; if this is so, how will GWR fulfil the franchise requirement to work to this part of west Wales?

I wanted to travel down the branch just one more time on a proper train, I cannot do so next week owing to other commitments, so on 1 September 2018 I caught 1B15, the 08.45 (SO) Paddington to the Dock, as I live in the Principality I was able to have a bit of a 'lie-in' and board it at Bridgend for a journey that took a little over 3-hours and involved two reversals at Swansea and Carmarthen. This image shows 43171, the power-car that led from Paddington to Swansea and Carmarthen to Pembroke Dock, it is now ready for its 14.55 departure back to London.

Others had the same idea, I was not alone, I would estimate that about 20 other enthusiasts and photographers piled-off the train to grab their images, something that caused locals to query what was happening.

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Taken on: September 1, 2018
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