Virgin Trains East Coast Mark 4 carriages at London King's Cross
The interior of Standard Class aboard a Virgin Trains East Coast refurbished Mark 4 TSO vehicle
In service
1989 - present
Manufacturer
Metro-Cammell
Built at
Washwood Heath, Birmingham
Constructed
1989 - 1992
Number built
314
Number in service
144
Number scrapped
19
Formation
9 (or 5) carriage sets
Operators
London North Eastern Railway Transport for Wales
Lines served
East Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction
Fully integral, steel monocoque
Car length
23 m (75 ft 6 in) over buffers (23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) over couplings)
Width
2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) (over body)
Height
3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) (rail to roof)
Doors
Hinged plug, pneumatically operated
Maximum speed
140 mph (225 km/h)
Weight
39.9–43.5 tonnes (39–43 long tons; 44–48 short tons)
Bogies
SIG BT41A[1]
Braking system(s)
Triple axle mounted discs, pneumatically operated
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The British Rail Mark 4 is a class of passenger carriages built for use in InterCity 225 sets on the East Coast Main Line between King's Cross, Leeds and Edinburgh. Withdrawals began in 2019, with some being sold for further use with Transport for Wales between Cardiff and Holyhead.
^"New bogie for German ICE (Intercity Express) based on BT41", C. Freitag and S. Karch, SIG Swiss Industrial Company, Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Vol 208, 1994.
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