Avanti Class 390 vs RailAdventure HST | Generations Apart on the WCML
Avanti West Coast 390151 races south on the fast lines with a large running Glasgow to London service. Secondly and the main event we see Rail Adventure Group Class 43 HST locomotives 43484 & 43468 seen on the return leg of a weekend railtour running here from Glasgow Central back to Derby Litchurch Lane depot via Nuneaton and Leicester.
The primrose of the tour was as follows Alstom, RailAdventure and 125 Group, the Branch Line Society is pleased to offer this amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel in style to the Polmadie open day - Polmadie 150 - in Scotland. Not only will this train take you to Scotland to visit the open day, but this special train, hauled by two RailAdventure Class 43 locomotives - with Derby-built Mark 3 coaches from 125 Group - will allow passengers to board at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works, meaning a direct link between the two Railway 200 sites.
https://www.branchline.uk/fixture.php
A better article from Alstom about the day and special train
https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2025/9/alstom-celebrates-historic-milestone-iconic-scottish-rail-depot
Fun to get sights like this with the 43s Built between 1975 and 1982 comparing against the class 390 Pendolino trains built slowly between 2001 and 2012.
Tour details
To The Birthplace And The Backbone (Branch Line Society)
Tour details Saturday 11th October 2025
Derby Litchurch Lane - Derby - Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Lancaster - Penrith (break) - Carlisle - Glasgow
CentralClass 43 x 2
Glasgow Central - Polmadie Depot (break) - Glasgow Central
Sunday 12th October
Glasgow Central to Derby Litchurch Lane
The official working today Rail Adventure Group 43484 & 43468
1Z46 1500 Glasgow Central to Derby Litchurch Lane
Passed 1828
Running 8 late
Routed south via platform 6 at Wigan as booked so rare
Booked to run down the Up goods line and underneath to Bamfurlong. Routed via Nuneaton and Leicester.
Avanti West Coast 390151
1M16 1535 Glasgow Central to London Euston
Passed 1828
Running 12 late
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Filmed at Springs Branch
Filmed Sunday 12th October 2025
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A video captures two trains on the West Coast Main Line, showcasing a contrast between modern and older rail stock. Avanti West Coast's Class 390 electric train, numbered 390151, is seen heading south with a service from Glasgow to London. Meanwhile, RailAdventure Group’s Class 43 HST locomotives, 43484 and 43468, are shown on a return railtour from Glasgow Central back towards Derby Litchurch Lane depot via Nuneaton and Leicester. The footage was recorded along the Springs Branch just after sunset on an evening described as cold, dark, and misty.
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