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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 ...
The InterCity 125 is the world's fastest diesel train Eurostar services are one of only two international rail services serving the United Kingdom, the other being between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They are also the only services in Great Britain operating at speeds of more than 250 km/h (155 mph).
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 ]
With sectorisation of British Rail in 1982 most long haul services became consolidated in the InterCity division which retained the brand. InterCity became profitable and one of Britain's top 150 companies, providing city centre to city centre travel across the nation from Aberdeen and Inverness in the north to Poole and Penzance in the south.
The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly Classes 253 and 254) diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service in the UK since 1976.
Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the power cars of British Rail's InterCity 125 High Speed Train.The power cars were built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982, and have been in service in the UK since 1976.
EWS 67020 hauling a failed GNER InterCity 225 at Grantham in 2007. At the beginning of operations in April 1996, GNER inherited a fleet of InterCity 125 High Speed Train sets made up of Class 43 power cars and Mark 3 carriages, and InterCity 225 sets made up of Class 91 locomotives and Mark 4 carriages and Driving Van Trailers. It continued to ...
The programme to procure a replacement for the Intercity 125 fleet was launched by the DfT in 2005. [5] [6] In March 2007, the DfT published an OJEU notice (2007/S 48-059536, [7] [8] [9] contract title: Intercity Express Programme (IEP), previously referred to as HST2) [10] announcing its intention to seek an organisation to finance, build, construct facilities (depots) for, and maintain over ...