HST125 on the Paddington to the West Country railway, Swindon
Introduction
The photograph on this page of HST125 on the Paddington to the West Country railway, Swindon by Brian Robert Marshall as part of the Geograph project.
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HST125 on the Paddington to the West Country railway, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 10 Jan 2009
'HST' stands for 'High Speed Train', '125' is the maximum operating speed in mph (miles per hour) of the train. The train is operated by First Great Western or 'FGW'. Trains like this are the workhorse of train operating companies running services over non-electrified lines like this one. It is an 'up' train meaning it is running towards or 'up' to London. It could have travelled from Bristol or South Wales. The line without the train can be seen in this image http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1114251 NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.560019
Longitude
-1.799154