Class 43079 Intercity 125 HST, Basingstoke Station
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| Photo: Charles Moorhen |
On a sunny summer day Intercity 125 High Speed Train Class 43079, in 'swallow' livery enters Basingstoke station in Hampshire, heading for the south-west of England in the 1990s.
Basingstoke railway station historical note:
In the mid-1800s, a special train was permanently kept in a state of readiness by the London & South Western Railway for the sole use of the Duke of Wellington - hero of the Battle of Waterloo - at Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, should he require it.
Wellington was not a fan of the 'new fangled railways' and it is not known if he ever used his train.
Wellington was not a fan of the 'new fangled railways' and it is not known if he ever used his train.
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