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InterCity 125 or High Speed Train (HST)
An InterCity 125 in original British Rail livery near Chesterfield
Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (since 2023)[1]
Network Rail (since 2003)
Great Western Railway (since 1998)
Colas Rail (since 2007)
Network Rail
Data Acquisition & Testing Services (DATS)
Former:
British Rail (1976–1997)
Great Western Trains (1996–1998)
Virgin Trains West Coast (1997–2004)
Virgin CrossCountry (1997–2003, 2005)
CrossCountry (2007-2023)
Midland Mainline (1996–2007)
Cotswold Rail (2000–2010)
GNER (1996–2007)
National Express East Coast (2007–2009)
East Coast (2009–2015)
Virgin Trains East Coast (2015–2018)
London North Eastern Railway (2018–2019)
Grand Central (2007–2017)
East Midlands Trains (2007–2019)
Hull Trains (2019)
East Midlands Railway (2019–2021)
Abellio ScotRail (2018–2022)
Disposition
in service
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 its top operational speed of 125 mph (201 km/h). At times, the sets have been classified as British Rail Classes 253, 254 and 255.
British Rail (BR) initially developed the HST as an interim measure in the early 1970s, as delays and cost concerns began to threaten their primary high-speed train project, the Advanced Passenger Train (APT). The HSTs are now widely considered to be among the most successful trains to have operated on the British railway network, both in terms of their initial impact and their longevity: their introduction into service between 1976 and 1982 resulted in significantly reduced journey times, and large increases in patronage on the routes on which they were operated. The trains proved to be a reliable workhorse, remaining in front-line service for decades. The first withdrawals began in 2017, 41years after they were introduced. As of September 2023[update], InterCity 125s remain in service with ScotRail, Great Western Railway, and Network Rail.
The design became the basis for an Australian variant, the Express Passenger Train (XPT), which entered service in New South Wales in 1982.
^"Mexico receives British HST fleet for Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway". International Railway Journal.
The InterCity125 (originally Inter-City125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering...
1991 for intercity services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from London King's Cross to Leeds, York and Edinburgh. The origin of the InterCity 225 is...
permitted the InterCity125 sets to be withdrawn from service entirely, along with most of the InterCity 225s. A limited number of InterCity 225 sets have...
Limited (BREL) produced the capable InterCity125 and Sprinter sets, the introduction of which improved intercity and regional railways respectively,...
801 variant, as part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) to procure replacements for the InterCity125 and InterCity 225 fleets of high speed trains...
styling of the nose cone of British Rail's High Speed Train (known as the InterCity125) and also involved in the design of the 1997 LTI TX1 version of the...
on the Intercity lines. The British Government have named their project to replace the InterCity125 as well as InterCity 225 as the Intercity Express...
before hand and was being served by the newest intercity stock in British Rail's inventory, the InterCity 225; the line also had a well-established reputation...
(DfT) in the United Kingdom to procure new trains to replace the InterCity125 and InterCity 225 fleets on the East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main...
units from Greater Anglia were introduced into service. Nine 8-carriage InterCity125 sets were also transferred from London North Eastern Railway, with the...
At inception the franchise inherited and operated a fleet of InterCity125 and InterCity 225 trains. These were refurbished with new interiors in the...
Intercity or Inter-city may refer to: Inter-city rail services InterCity, a general term for certain long-distance passenger services throughout Europe...
2000 and 2001. They were introduced in 2001 to replace the 20-year-old InterCity125 and almost 40-year-old Class 47-hauled Mark 2 fleets operating on the...
activity of BREL was the manufacturing of new rolling stock, such as the InterCity125 trainset, the Mark 3 carriage, and the British Rail Class 58 freight...
Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE (German pronunciation: [iːtseːˈʔeː] )) is a high-speed rail system in Germany. It also serves destinations in...
802s by Great Western Railway facilitated the replacement of ageing Intercity125 high-speed trains, and enabled a reduction of journey times. Various...
company in the United Kingdom, owned by National Express, that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire...
UK Government's Intercity Express Programme, the Class 801 units were to be built as replacements for the InterCity125 and InterCity 225 sets which were...
return all of its Class 180s to the lessor in favour of refurbished InterCity125 sets; the last train leaving its service in 2009. The Class 180s were...
(160 km/h). With the demand for higher speed, British Rail introduced InterCity125 high-speed trains between 1976 and 1981. In 1973, a Class 41 (an HST...
of the InterCity125 (known as the HST-E), and the Class 89 mixed-traffic locomotive; these were both intended to a peak service speed of 125 mph. Some...
Today, it has a journey time of eight hours. Originally operated by InterCity125 sets, the service has been operated by Class 800 Azumas since December...
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