East Coast memories
THE arrival at King’s Cross of Nos. 43206/312 at 15.09 on December 21, 2019, having worked from Leeds with LNER’s farewell special, marked the end of an association between HSTs and the London terminus that lasted more than 41 years –longer than either the A4 steam locos or ‘Deltics’ appeared in regular service on the East Coast Main Line.
Six days previously,
