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The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982. A total of 95 sets were produced, each comprising two Class 43 power cars, one at each end, and a rake of seven or eight Mark 3 coaches. The name is derived from ...
InterCity operated High Speed Trains (HST) under the brand-name InterCity 125, as well as InterCity 225s for the electric high-speed trains operated on the East Coast route. The "125" referred to the trains' top speed in miles per hour (mph), equivalent to 201 km/h, whereas "225" referred to the intended top speed in km/h (equivalent to 140 mph ...
The NMT entered service on 9 May 2003. [8] [9] The two Mark 2s were replaced in 2004 with ex Virgin CrossCountry Mark 3s. [10] [11] In August 2005 a further Mark 3 joined the fleet fitted with a pantograph. [12] [13] In 2004/05, power cars 43067, 43154 and 43196 were added while the core fleet was upgraded.
The InterCity 125, otherwise known as the High-Speed Train (HST), was launched in 1976 with a service speed of 125 mph (201 km/h) and provided the first high-speed rail services in Britain. [12] The HST was diesel-powered, and the Great Western Main Line (GWML) was the first to be modified for the new service. [13]
The Saturday run of the outward service was the only East Coast service serving Leeds not to call at Wakefield Westgate: after Leeds, this service took the route via Micklefield and Hambleton Junctions to Doncaster. Although the other trains to/from Skipton used the InterCity 225, the Saturday run of the outward service used the InterCity 125 ...
Service type: Passenger train: First service: 1999: Last service: 12 December 2008: Current operator(s) East Midlands Trains: Former operator(s) Midland Mainline: Route; Termini: London St Pancras Sheffield: Distance travelled: 165 miles (266 km) Service frequency: Daily: Line(s) used: Midland Main Line: Technical; Rolling stock: InterCity 125 ...
GWR operated the largest InterCity 125 fleet, owning five sets outright; the rest were leased from Angel Trains and Porterbrook. From 2009 to 2012 (when Class 180s were reintroduced on the Cotswold line) [ 79 ] all the company's intercity services were worked by HSTs except the Night Riviera sleeper service between London Paddington and Penzance.
At one stage the night service was formed of an InterCity 125 train running direct to/from London Paddington. The daytime service was the same, although perhaps for only part of the year. British Rail, and later First Great Western and its predecessor Great Western Trains all operated InterCity 125 services to Fishguard Harbour.