HIGH SPEED TRAIN (INTER-CITY 125) 50TH ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC RAILTOUR – TIMINGS UPDATE

The Journey Shrinker

An update as we now have provisional timings for both “The Journey Shrinker” on Saturday 3rd October and “The Rio Revival” on Sunday 4th October as follows:

Saturday 3rd October – The Journey Shrinker

Outward: London Paddington 09.12, Reading 09.39, Swindon 10.06, Bristol Temple Meads arr 10.52 / dep 11.07, Cardiff Central 12.00, Swansea 12.48

Return: Swansea 14.38, Cardiff 15.26, Bristol Temple Meads arr 16.25 / dep 16.41, Swindon 1729, Reading 1805, London Paddington 18.29

Sunday 4th October – The Rio Revival

London St. Pancras 12.05, Leicester 13.27, Chesterfield arr 14.05 / dep 14.27, Stockport arr 15.22 / dep 15.28, Manchester Piccadilly 15.37

These timings are provisional and subject to confirmation by Network Rail nearer the tour dates.

Full details of both trips, together with fares and booking options are now available here.

“The Miller & Grange” – #HST50

On the 17th July 2026, 125 Group were pleased to be involved with a private charter between Doncaster, Derby and London King’s Cross celebrating 50 years of HST. Guests invited to be on-board were from all areas and eras of HST operation from early development to the present day.

BBC Look North were also on board and took the opportunity to put together this segment covering some HST history and you might just see a few familar faces in this footage:

HST50 Segment from BBC Look North on 17th July 2026.

It was a pleasure to be able to celebrate 50 years of HST with so many guests who share a part of its history. Keep an eye out for more opportunities to celebrate 50 Years of HST with us throughout 2026, including 2 railtours in early October.