I think it's more nostalgia than anything else. Class 47s and HSTs were everywhere when I was a kid, and I hated both, but now they are almost extinct I miss both. The 460 is cool, but the 458 has a face only a mother could love.
I do like a 460, but ditto on the 458 looks. I don’t dislike HST’s in the same way I don’t dislike IET’s but they’re both equally bland in their long distance roles. In game I can certainly enjoy a 43 run on MML & then an 802 run on Riviera, but I couldn’t use either for hours on end like I could a 465 or a 158. I do get a chuckle out of the whole ‘one handle’ thing though, asif a 3 step brake is some sort of wizardry. In any case the Class 90 will be nice to get in game, hope we get a few more designs of that era.
I loved the HST's but the only true livery for me was in it's BR Blue era, I didn't mind it in the IC livery but as for liveries after that in privatisation, nah the HST just wasn't the HST for me then.
Hahaha, yes the 'one-handle EMU' comments are hilarious. Like a second handle makes it rocket science!
Have popcorn ready for when Just Trains drop their class 108. It's going to be like NTP and TVL for the kiddies all over again.
