Rail Express  |  285 - February 2020
THE management and staff at LNER have to be congratulated for organising an outstanding farewell to HST operations on the East Coast
route in December, both on the last day of timetabled services and the four-day farewell tour the week after. There was certainly no obligation to do any of it, certainly not for our sake, and yet they did anyway. You could just tell there was a genuine fondness amongst the crew and other staff for these iconic machines that have plied their way north from King’s Cross for more than four decades.
The tour set was superbly turned out in original 1970s condition, at considerable expense, just for those four days – again a commendable thing to do. Yes the company gained a great deal of publicity and press around the country, giving them a platform to talk about its new ‘Azuma’
services, but the main reason was to give a fitting send-off, to thank rail staff for their hard work and pride in their jobs, and to give the public – and enthusiasts – something to remember.
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