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- The Class 43 was introduced in the mid-1970s by British Rail in response to the demand for high-speed travel between major cities. The design was a collaborative effort between British Rail Engineering Limited and the industrial design firm Pininfarina.
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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.
The high-speed diesel train, which became the HST or InterCity 125, was formed of a rake of Mark 3 passenger coaches between two streamlined power cars, one at each end. Each power car was fitted with a Paxman Valenta diesel engine which could produce 2,250 horsepower (1,680 kW).
Jan 27, 2019 · British Rail blue and grey. Image source: Wikimedia Commons. The prototype HST power cars, along with their rake of Mk3 coaches, were painted in this fetching, modern blue and grey livery, with full yellow ends.
Oct 18, 2021 · When a train was designed for similar-speed service on British electric lines, it arrived as the Class 91 electric locomotive, Mark 4 coaches, and a nonpowered control cab car to permit operation with the locomotive on the rear, to avoid having to turn trains around at endpoints.
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The prototype InterCity 125 (power cars 43000 and 43001) set the world speed record for diesel traction at 143.2 mph on 12 June 1973. The train proved an instant hit with the British public and cut the journey time between London and Edinburgh on the East Coast Main Line by an hour.
May 18, 2023 · The Class 43 was introduced in the mid-1970s by British Rail in response to the demand for high-speed travel between major cities. The design was a collaborative effort between British Rail Engineering Limited and the industrial design firm Pininfarina.
Sep 13, 2012 · During the late 1960s, the BRB (British Rail Board) sanctioned a new technical research division based in Derby to look into the idea of a new breed of high speed train, not just the locomotive, but also carriages.
