Class 373 Eurostar at Manchester Piccadilly "North of London" Eurostar set 3309/10 at Manchester Piccadilly, on a test run to Paris in January 1998. Sadly, international passenger services from Manchester and other destinations have never commenced operation. The trains built for these services saw some use on domestic services betweeen London and York/Leeds.
Class 332 Heathrow Express at Paddington Heathrow Express began operations between London (Paddington) and Heathrow Airport on 25 May 1998. On 13 June, 332010 departs Paddington with the 13.25 to Heathrow Terminal 4.
HST at York A GNER Intercity 125 at York on 24 May 1998, on the 09.40 Inverness to London King's Cross "Highland Chieftain"
Class 309 at Wolverhampton Former 'Clacton' unit 309617 at Wolverhampton on 5 September 1998, working the North Western Trains 19.07 Birmingham New St - Manchester Piccadilly service. The remaining Class 309 units were all withdrawn in 2000.
Class 321, Shenfield Class 321s replaced Class 309s on Clacton services in the late 1980s. 321364 is seen at Shenfield working the First Great Eastern 12.15 from London (Liverpool Street) to Clacton on 11 July.

<<1997    GB Index    Home    1999>>