Transfer of LNER HST 125s to East Midlands Railway (EMR)

[43055]

Is the renumbering back to its original number giving a hint to the livery?

To me that says it will be some sort of heritage livery rather than EMR Purple.

 

[greatvoyager]

To me that says it will be some sort of heritage livery rather than EMR Purple.

That’s what I thought too, as LNER did that with 43006 and 43112.

 

[43096]

That’s what I thought too, as LNER did that with 43006 and 43112.

Only one production power car has previously regained its original number on the system.

 

[DB]

Only one production power car has previously regained its original number on the system.

Which one was that? 43053? (briefly renumbered 43253 with sticky digits, but I don't know whether the registered number was ever changed).

 

[43096]

Which one was that? 43053? (briefly renumbered 43253 with sticky digits, but I don't know whether the registered number was ever changed).

Correct. It was changed on the system and then rapidly changed back.

The two LNER blue/grey power cars are 43206/312 officially.

 

[43055]

Another picture of 43102 along with the date 19th February for the big reveal. Looks very intercity to me.

We are EMR (@weareEMR) / Twitter

 

[DB]

Another picture of 43102 along with the date 19th February for the big reveal. Looks very intercity to me.

We are EMR (@weareEMR) / Twitter

So it's Executive or Swallow then (and most likely the latter as that's what the pwoer car was carrying when it set the speed record).

 

[fgwrich]

Another picture of 43102 along with the date 19th February for the big reveal. Looks very intercity to me.

We are EMR (@weareEMR) / Twitter

As if the game wasn't given away already. A bit of a shame it's gone like this as it would originally have been a big reveal, but after it was leaked / blabbed on twitter, the EMR staff page has run along with the updates like this.

Still, at least it's paint and not hastily applied Vinyl ala 185.

 

[43096]

Still, at least it's paint and not hastily applied Vinyl ala 185.

You can rely on Neville Hill to do the job properly!

 

[fgwrich]

You can rely on Neville Hill to do the job properly!

Now Now, You wouldn't be hinting that the "Laria Traincare Centre of Excellence" wouldn't make a mistake now... surely?

 

[43096]

Now Now, You wouldn't be hinting that the "Laria Traincare Centre of Excellence" wouldn't make a mistake now... surely?

Reliability has never been their strong point.

 

[XCTurbostar]

Is it likely to get named when it’s released as well?

 

[Helvellyn]

Is it likely to get named when it’s released as well?

If it did surely it's original name, City of Wakefield?

 

[Neptune]

Seen on Instagram today 43102 revealed at Neville Hill in full IC swallow livery. Named The Journey Shrinker in honour of its speed record.

 

[Impey0711]

Looks fantastic

 

[Steddenm]

More pics from Twitter...

 

[supervc-10]

Looks very dapper in Intercity!

 

[43055]

@WesternLancer and anyone else wondering. 43102 is not out today.

43251 and 43310 (NL57) on the 0634 Leeds to London
43309 and 43320 (NL56) on the 0519 Leeds to London

 

[WesternLancer]

@WesternLancer and anyone else wondering. 43102 is not out today.

43251 and 43310 (NL57) on the 0634 Leeds to London
43309 and 43320 (NL56) on the 0519 Leeds to London

Thanks - noted - hopefully it soon will be however, and look forward to that.

 

[Jamesrob637]

Power car looks great. I'm quite partial to the previous Executive livery but only because one of my first model trains was in that livery, back in the late 1980s when I was a toddler!

 

[Steddenm]

She has a name....

 

[DB]

She has a name....

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Would have been better if it had been gramatically correct! There should be an apostrophe in 'World's'.

 

[heedfan]

Would have been better if it had been gramatically correct! There should be an apostrophe in 'World's'.

You beat me to it! I absolutely appreciate that grammar is not everyone's strong point and that's fair enough. But it drives me up the wall that whoever is ordering these things for the power cars at EMR can't even get their grammar checked by someone who knows what is correct and incorrect. The stickers that were on some of the Paxman power cars recently, whilst a lovely touch, were atrocious. In a previous life I used to teach 10 year old children who would have got this right.

Edit: for the obligatory typos when complaining about other people's grammar

 

[Bringback309s]

Are they doing a whole rake in IC swallow? Slightly off topic, what happened to the blue / grey LNER rake? Is that still at Ely?

 

[Dave91131]

Are they doing a whole rake in IC swallow? Slightly off topic, what happened to the blue / grey LNER rake? Is that still at Ely?

No plans for a rake of stick to be re-liveried as far as I'm aware.

The ex-LNER blue / grey see is still at Ely, however Ely to Newport moves seem to have resumed in recent days so I suspect it'll be making its final journey soon.

 

[43096]

You beat me to it! I absolutely appreciate that grammar is not everyone's strong point and that's fair enough. But it drives me up the wall that whoever is ordering these things for the power cars at EMR can't even get their grammar checked by someone who knows what is correct and incorrect. The stickers that were on some of the Paxman power cars recently, whilst a lovely touch, were atrocious. In a previous life I used to teach 10 year old children who would have got this right.

Edit: for the obligatory typos when complaining about other people's grammar

It’s to re-dress the balance for all the unnecessary/incorrect apostrophes used over the years.

 

[WesternLancer]

Is 43102 (in swallow livery) out today does anyone know?

 

[Swimbar]

Is 43102 (in swallow livery) out today does anyone know?

14:34 Stp to Notts
16:45 Notts to Stp
19:04 stp to Leeds

 

[WesternLancer]

14:34 Stp to Notts
16:45 Notts to Stp
19:04 stp to Leeds

Thank you!

 

[43 302]

102 coming off tonight.