Today saw me have another 4am start to head down to Loughborough Station and brave the awful cold and very wet weather to catch Class 43 HST's 43025 (Intercity Swallow) & 43060 (GNER) leaving Loughborough Brush following recent repaints.

43025/43060 were operating 5D25 0900 Loughborough Brush to Toton T.M.D. / 5J26 1322 Toton T.M.D. to Bury East Lancs Railway where they will be kept by The 125 Group.

43025 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ateposted/

43060 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ateposted/

The other Class 43 HST that was repainted into Midland Mainline Livery (43048) was taken by lowloader to Nene Valley Railway (Peterborough) ahead of being on show at there upcoming Diesel Gala on 7th/8th March.

(13 Feb 2026, 6:49 pm)Malarkey wrote Today saw me have another 4am start to head down to Loughborough Station and brave the awful cold and very wet weather to catch Class 43 HST's 43025 (Intercity Swallow) & 43060 (GNER) leaving Loughborough Brush following recent repaints.

43025/43060 were operating 5D25 0900 Loughborough Brush to Toton T.M.D. / 5J26 1322 Toton T.M.D. to Bury East Lancs Railway where they will be kept by The 125 Group.

43025 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ateposted/

43060 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalark...ateposted/

The other Class 43 HST that was repainted into Midland Mainline Livery (43048) was taken by lowloader to Nene Valley Railway (Peterborough) ahead of being on show at there upcoming Diesel Gala on 7th/8th March.

If anyone is after photos for 43025/43060 they will be passing through Newcastle via the Slow Line for Rail Freight at Central Station tomorrow afternoon, might be better to go to Durham as they have 20+ mins on Platform 2 for pathing reasons due to passing trains.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service...9/detailed