The LAST 50 Year Old High Speed Train in England - GWR Castle Class

Britain's HST (or Intercity 125) has revolutionised long distance travel in the UK and whilst they will still see their 5th decade in service up in Scotland, England has now lost its last regularly-scheduled passenger-operated HST as of the December 2025 timetable change. In this video, I take one last ride on these iconic high speed trains, reminisce about the past and look forward to what's to come for the future. Enjoy the video!

Journey details:
Date of travel - November 2025
Operator - Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train type - Class 43 "HST" with 4 Mk3 passenger coaches
Class of travel - Standard
Origin - Exeter St Davids
Destination - Penzance
Price - £20/€22.80/$26.45 (off peak day return including 1/3 Railcard discount)
Journey time - 3 hours, 10 minutes
Distance - 130 miles

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Exeter St Davids
02:44 HST Arrival, Boarding & Route Information
05:11 Departure & Riding Along the Devon Coast
06:42 Standard Class Interior
08:09 Progressing Through Devon & The Future
10:23 Entering Cornwall
12:17 Walkthrough
13:51 The Home Stretch
15:39 Journey Summary, Conclusions & Pricing
16:35 Arrival into Penzance & Outro - Thanks for Watching!