One of the few Castle HST sets left arrives at Dawlish forming the 2P56 to Plymouth from Exeter St Davids with the 43042. These are set to be withdrawn by 2026.
43042 approaches the curves at Crofton with a London bound express.
36 years in service and still going strong.Class 43 power car 43042 was delivered new in February 1977,and one can only wonder how many miles it has covered in main line use.Here it leads the 10.3... (more)