Trains at Taunton (GWML) 09/04/2023

UK Railway trains at Taunton station, Great Western Mainline, including Express & Regional Passenger trains in April 2023! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
A Sunday Afternoon of Great Western services at Taunton, Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
- Great Western Railway Class 255 Castle (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry HSTs (InterCity 125 HST)
- 43/0s - Built in 1975/82
- Mk3 Coaches - Built in 1975/88 (Refurbished)
- CrossCountry Voyagers Class 220s
- 220/0 - Built in 2000/01
- CrossCountry Super Voyagers Class 221s
- 221/1 - Built in 2001/02
- Great Western Railway IET Class 800s
- 800/0 - Built in 2014/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 800/3 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
- Great Western Railway IET Class 802s
- 802/0 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Five Car Units
- 802/1 - Built in 2017/18 - Diesel & Electric - Nine Car Units
Filmed on 9th April 2023, Between 14.15 and 16.55.
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The current state of HST Power cars in this video:
GWR 43009 at Great Yarmouth for Export to Mexico
GWR 43027 in use with GWR
GWR 43154 in use with GWR
GWR 43158 in Mexico
XC 43207 stored off-lease at Ely
XC 43285 at Derby for use with Colas Rail
XC 43321 at Old Dalby for tests with Colas Rail
XC 43378 stored off-lease at Ely
🚄 INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers - e.g. 43032 or 800110 - These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
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Headcodes - e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 - These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
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Set Number - e.g. WB64 or NL04 - These are semi-permanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
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Hello everyone, I’m StarlifeStudios and my passion is to experience and video railway stations across the United Kingdom at both small and large locations, but, with an informative twist! My videos are also designed as a historical reference for the days of the past and to reminisce about the way things were. Join me as I continue to travel and be sure to let me know if you’d like me to video at your favourite or local station.

[@MCV-Evora]

You done favourite station! Thank you Starlife you’ve made my day!

[@StarlifeStudios]

Happy to hear it! 🙂 I've wanted to come here for a while!

[@MCV-Evora]

I recommend a good station you will love! Andover & Salisbury.

[@DTAM-Aviationshorts290]

Always stop off at Taunton on my way to cornwall for my Easter holidays

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

Great video Ross. Thanks for sharing mate and keep up the good work

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Arnold 👍 I'm really happy with how this turned out. I suppose it depends if you like the IETs 😃

[@arnoldspottingvideos5269]

@StarlifeStudios I don't mind IETs but I still miss HSTs 😢

[@BritishTrainspotting]

Another great video!

[@TheRealTrains806UK]

I would love it if you visited lostwhithiel, cornwall😀

[@TheGreatWesternTrainspotter]

Great video as always Ross! So much variety. Lovely to see the HST’S in action!😊

[@thecousingamer1231]

I love class 800

[@squidgytop.2050]

Great video well edited. When you went to berkhamsted did you go under the rope to get on to platform 2?

[@GreatEasternMainlineSpots]

Great video,the flooding has been crazy recently,half of the GEML was underwater!
I overheard Greater Anglia staff saying they couldn't see the rail equipment it was that deep!.

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks GEML Spots, thats incredible! I hope everyone was ok.

[@RickyNowis]

Nice, Taunton station. Such great icons now gone or even going to begin their new life.
Great mixed variety :-)

[@StarlifeStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it Ricky. Incredible that these are on their way to Nigeria and Mexico. Frankly, those new owners much have thought theyve won the lottery.. Some of those Mk3 interiors are gold especially the LNER First Class!

[@sidslick1]

Great video!

[@StarlifeStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@Wellingborough_Trainspotter]

Great video starlife!

[@DanielsEditsandFRVs]

❤The vid btw I ❤ ur videos

[@annabelholland]

Are the HSTs still around? I thought they were withdrawn in May 2019 (Paddington)

[@StarlifeStudios]

Some are still around Annabel but use on trunk routes on the Great Western and East Coast are gone. You can still see some on Network Rail Test Trains, GWR Penzance to Plymouth and ScotRail InterCity trains.

[@PaulLynch826]

Nice video Ross!

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks Paul! I appreciate your kind comments 😃

[@trainsonthebrain]

Lovely station and lovely part of the world! Visited there a month ago to watch some cricket with a few friends and got some snaps inbetween. Lovely stuff as always.

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks TOTB and I’m glad you liked! I really enjoyed this one. There was some downtime between trains but the Starbucks on the station made up for that 😂👍🏻

[@mgtrains]

Brilliant Catch once again Starlife! I really love the HSTs, what's your thought on them?

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks MG Trains, I love them, a piece of my childhood that I wish could stay. The HSTs themselves are timeless proving time and time again that the modern railway were have today was built on these fantastic machines. What about you?

[@mgtrains]

@@StarlifeStudios You're Welcome Starlife, I really love HSTs they were one of my childhood Trains aswell 🙂

[@maimadha]

​@@StarlifeStudiosI still wish HSTs were a common sight on the rail network

[@ENC_Trainspotting]

Amazing video as always! 👍

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thanks ENC 😃

[@yui4779]

Can we have trains at Torquay

[@Zuuu40]

Awesome video can you record morning trains at reading please

[@StarlifeStudios]

I will look into it, it will likely be next year now since the dark mornings and evenings are rolling in. Thanks Zuuu1 😉

[@Zuuu40]

@@StarlifeStudios i mean the first trains coming into reading

[@Zuuu40]

@@StarlifeStudios thanks for the reply

[@EthanTransport345]

Nice video

[@StarlifeStudios]

Thank you 🙂

[@EthanTransport345]

@@StarlifeStudios np

[@AndrewG1989]

Taunton is another railway station that is a good place for train spotting. Shame that CrossCountry aren’t using the Class 43 Mk3 HSTs anymore.

[@StarlifeStudios]

This one had been on my list for a while and even on a Sunday there was lots of HST action. Glad I went when I did, I will miss them so.

[@AndrewG1989]

⁠Ah ok 👍

[@pokefan-ix7sh]

Taunton railway station is a junction station on the route from London to Penzance, 163 miles 12 chains west of London Paddington station, measured via Box. It is situated in Taunton, Somerset, and is operated by Great Western Railway. The station is also served by CrossCountry trains and by the West Somerset Railway on special event days and by mainline steam excursions.

[@danniiixx]

Do you have any donation or thanks something or anything?

[@StarlifeStudios]

I don’t, I may consider consider it in the future if it’s something that a lot of people would like. Thanks Dannii 😃