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Ok FediTravellers... What's your favourite train and why?

For me, it's the BR Class 43 HST.

I grew up with this thing, every Friday night, waiting on a platform for dad to come home from London.

The scream of the Valenta engine, the sleek design and me, having this intrinsic knowledge that trains are awesome...

We got to know the station staff and drivers, so getting a cab tour was such a cool thing 😊

#FediTrains

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in reply to Nikkileah

And the scream, as I said...

youtu.be/VqmR6mNfv0E

in reply to Nikkileah

Loco, not train, but I'm somewhat partial to the Class 59. Not for any nostalgic or practical reasons, but because I used to work with the guy who was instrumental in getting them introduced to the UK network.

He imported this actual loco, in fact. 59001, Yeoman Endeavour.

Despite working in the railway industry, I don't really know much about them, but I like the bell on this one.

in reply to Darren

@DJDarren I believe these were American in design (General Motors iirc) so in American law all trains have to have a bell...

Forerunner to the Class 60's that are everywhere, running freight across the UK.
Absolute classic

in reply to Nikkileah

I managed to completely miss ever travelling on a Class 43. In the 80s my Hornby model looked so futuristic I think I thought it would last forever...
in reply to Nikkileah

HST is definitely up there. Best *looking* British trains had to be the 91s & mk4s with their original livery though.
in reply to Simon Waldman

@swaldman never really got to ride the Class 91's. I need to rectify that soon as they're getting limited use these days out of Leeds iirc