THE final CrossCountry HST in public service ran on Monday, September 18, but the preceding week had been full of interest as enthusiasts came out in force to see the last of these long-distance inter-city workings.
There had been two remaining diagrams in the summer timetable, running Monday-Saturday: 1V44/06.12 Leeds-Plymouth then 1S51/12.27 Plymouth-Glasgow Central; and 1V50/06.06 Edinburgh-Plymouth then 1E63/15.27 Plymouth-Leeds.
Tuesday, September 12 was a normal