For ONE TIME Only..! HST's Rescue Stricken DELTIC..!!!! 

Yes, I think you've captured a piece of what Ruairidh MacVaigh would describe as "Motion History"!

the HST's still look modern, and certainly much better looking than some of the newer UK passenger haulers....We still have them here in Oz doing their stuff on the east coast

They were just solely used to mock the deltic to say "and this is why we replaced you in the first place" 🤣🤣🤣

Great catch. All we needed was 4472 behind a 91 in fornt and a Azuma.

It's interesting seeing the Class 43 power cars acting as a twin-unit locomotive. I don't know if the two Rail Adventure pairs pair up in different combinations, or whether 43468 and 43480 stay together all the time. There are videos of the four of them hauling Merseyrail units on the WCML. These trains were topped and tailed by the two pairs, the trailing pair idling. As the journey to Barrow Hill was a 100 tonne load, the second power car seemed shut down, which would have saved a good few litres of diesel, and well within the capabilities of the leading power car. When the Class 43 came out nearly fifty years ago, it was regarded as inconceivable that they would be used as locomotives, although many years ago, the Railway Magazine photoshopped a single power car hauling a train of mineral wagons! Fiction becomes fact?

The HST’s colour scheme makes them appear much more modern especially the front.

I never thought I'd see a pair of these, pulling one of those! Great video. ❤

Great to hear the yougster counting the carriages at the end. I dont know why but that's something I've always done!

Still can’t get my head around these Rail Adventure class 43 formations just look odd doing random rail movements, so use to seeing them on passenger duties all their life, but I’m glad they are getting good use out of them instead of being scrapped, thanks for sharing great footage 👍

That is a once in a lifetime experience

Sorry I'm not a train enthusiast but I love engines and the deltic was one the best in lots of ways.

Excellent video 👍

hi, great video. not again !! these locos are too old now,to ask them to deliver 3.300bhp is asking a lot, de rate to 2.500 bhp and just be glad you can see them,

Something quite different and a great capture.

Nice one mate! Getting slightly scared when the HST did some quick tones when leaving i see! I can't say much i wet meself earlier because of a 397 blasting the Horn at me.

Great vid 👍🏻

Maybe they’re trolling the rivet counters with inauthentic workings. It’s cool, but somehow feels a bit ‘twist’.

Pure soul

Certainly a 'Rail Adventure!'😊

Great footage 👍 Managed to get them at stenson junction. Bit of a delay uploading and putting together should be ready in the morning. Also includes the 37’s heading to Toton !!

I would say it's never happened before. but briefly the deltic and the HSTs were in service together and I can find photos of class 47s and 37s in that area of hauling failed HST sets. So it's quite possible about a Deltic has rescue to HST before

Well the Deltic had an amazing adventure of its own

Certainlly something you are not going to see every day. Great record of the aftermath.

Nice video great camera work as usual as always I am really enjoying your lovely videos and camera work keep your lovely camera work up I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on RU-vid best wishes Philip xx

Well done for capturing what might be a complete one-off in railway history! Still cant get used to these HST power cars being used as a loco for stock drags. It just looks “wrong” to me! But, great camerawork as usual. Nice one! 👍🏻👏🏻

Hate the thought of a deltic failing, but what an unintended consequence. Recently historic ecml traction hauling older historic ecml traction. Pity no A4 to add to the consist.

Unfortunate the deltic failed but it is a machine and sometimes it happens. But so see two 43 pulling her is rare. Great video though.

Anybody else who would like to have seen an HST/Deltic sandwich?

One of the most outrageous workings since D1015 rescued a HST in 2002.

I filmed it last Sunday when 47813 brought it back with the ecs

The buffers on the 43s are new thing 🙂

Those HST's look sharp and useful. What was the problem with the Deltic.

Understood to be a defective battery strap I would bow to anyone who has other information

Oh that's embarrassing for the Deltic.

Coming up next: HST power cars hauling a rake of tankers!

Only one HST power car being used.

A Real "Pip And Emma" Railway Series story "" lol

What caused the failure? Saw her pass Tempsford on the down main. Wish they wouldn’t rename em all the time

When were these HST power cars fitted with buffers and normal couplings, it’s been bothering me for a while.

Mainline failures, even with a tail backup must be a worry for the heritage scene. Worst case scenario could be a loco losing its mainline ticket? Not a lover of changed identities. It's a shame you can't see very much at Wetmore when passing through.

Rather sad 😥

deltic saved by the loco type that killed its stable mates, how ironic.

I wonder how much it cost to retrieve a broken-down loco ???

Very sad to see

Wonder why the 47 didn't take it?

As Mr Spock 🖖 might intone,"most fascinating"!I didn't think that class 43's pulled and pushed anything except MK 3 HST stock until the last year or two? Although I think that a double pair pulled the GWR sleeper once when the 57 broke down and when the 91's where being tested they were used but i don't know if it was Mk 3 or Mk 4 stock although they were really acting like DVT's in that role and I don't know if they powered the train at any point?

Not the most exciting livery on those power cars? What went wrong with the Deltic clone?

Kind of ironic really !

Any one know what caused the failure ?

Ah but it two HST power cars to rescue one Deltic.

It's only because thay had no train to tow the striken train away

I really don't like the colour scheme they've gone with for the HSTs. Just reminds me of the John Major character from spitting image. Very grey. The Intercity colour scheme was my favourite.

What a downgrade from race horse to cart horse.... (HST power cars)...

HDT power cars are for passenger use and nothing else, I think it's a silly idea to put them back to back and use them like conventional engines

just to bring a point of pedantism. lol. no one has seen an HST drag a Deltic. Not even in this video. what you are seeing is a pair of Class 43 locos pulling the Deltic. the HST stands for High Speed train. since the coaches are not there. its technically not the train,

Personally feel Deltics too flaky for most National Rail use. to Function you need a whole fleet so a failure can be subbed quickly. Far better now for railtours to use the HSTs

Dreadful colour scheme on the HST’s