In May 2011 the National Railway Museum (NRM) announced that the remaining HST prototype power car 41001 would undergo full restoration work. 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The British Rail Class 43 is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service in the UK since 1976. The conversion of numbers 43013 and 43014 were conducted at the Derby Engineering Development Unit, with the conversion of numbers 43065, 43067, 43068, 43080, 43084, and 43123 taking place at Stratford Diesel Repair Shop in London. Formerly named. The class is officially the fastest diesel locomotive in the world, with an absolute maximum speed of 148.5 mph (239.0 km/h), and a regular service . However this trial was ultimately unsuccessful and the powercars regained their original Valenta engines. [11] The test involved completion of 3,000 cycles, each of 10 minutes duration, with four minutes at the maximum power of 2,611kW (3,501bhp) and six minutes at idle, simulating the typical 'on-off' nature of IC125 duty. Once these locomotives left DVT duties, the remote equipment was removed. Fifty-four Class 43 HST Power Cars operated by Abellio ScotRail, and trailer sets HA01-HA26 . 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In the coming years, services on the Great Western Mainline were extended to include services to Hereford, Cheltenham, Paignton, and Oxford. Several locomotives and passenger trains also appeared, such as 150 247 and 166 214 both in their new GWR liveries, 158 798 in its Springboard Opportunity Group livery and the prototype Class 41 HST. These sets were, at the time considered to be Diesel Multiple Unit Trains of fixed formation, and designated as Class 253. Virgin Cross Country had dropped the HST's in 2003 in favor of Class 220 and 221 Voyager and Super Voyager DMU's, a move that proved highly unpopular with passengers who found the new trains, noisy, rough riding, cramped and uncomfortable compared to the HST's they replaced. The freight wagons were driven back and jackknife, colliding and jamming up against the nearby OLE stanchions. Intercity 125 Classic Mug. At the event, power car 43002 (Numbered 253 001 as a Diesel Multiple Unit) was unveiled in original Intercity 125 livery, and named Sir Kenneth Grange after the Class 43's bodyshell designer. The prototype HST proved very successful and led to an order for 197 production power cars for the Eastern, Western, Scottish, and London Midland Regions. On the Greater Western franchise, the last of the full-length HSTs was withdrawn in June 2019. Class 43 HST A5 Greetings Card quantity. The last powercars to retain the Valenta engines, numbers 43084 and 43123 ran several special trains for enthusiasts in 2010 before heading to Brush Traction for reengineering. TCC 4500x. In 2003 infrastructure owner Network Rail bought powercars 43013, and 43014 for use of their track recording train called The New Measurement Train (NMT). In the passenger coached it has noted that the new SIG- BT41 bogies were giving a particularly rough ride. 193 of the 197 locomotives built remain in service. Was this article helpful? This resulted in a dramatic re-branding all over the UK of the HST fleet, one of the first being the services from London to Wales and the . 197 Their last HST service was the 19:35 London King's Cross to Leeds service on 15 December 2019. Like First Great Western, National Express East Coat decided to have its MK3 passenger trailers refurbished - this time by Wabtec Rail at their Doncaster Works, in conjunction with Bombardier Transportation. The rest of their HST Power Car fleet are former LNER Power Cars, hauling a mix of EMR, and former LNER Mk3 coaches. and also on the once daily Leeds to Aberdeen, and return. Manufacturer(s) On 6 November 2004 at 18:12 GMT, the First Great Western 17:35 service from London Paddington to Plymouth, an InterCity 125 (HST) led by a Class 43 power car (43019) collided with a stationary car at an automatic level crossing close to the rural West Berkshire village of Ufton Nervet. The Mk3 Coaches had been fitted with a new type of bogie, the Swiss built SIG BT41. Both of these units have now had MTU engines fitted. The local spacing between the rail signals and the rail points in and out of Paddington Station, were implemented to allow the fast freight services to pass through Paddington, as a result, Gantry 8 was located 100 metres (330ft) west of a overhead road bridge that wasn't set at a high level, compromising the distance from which the signals could seen by the drivers as they leave Paddington. Trac Motors: GEC-G417AZ on units 43124-43152), Brush Traction -TMH68-46 On Remaining Units. An HST also holds the world speed record for a diesel train carrying passengers. Repainted into InterCity, Stored. They have an operating speed of 125 mph. Instead, it ran past the signal; the points settings beyond this brought it in under 600 metres onto the Up Main Line; at about 8:09 as it was entering this it collided nearly head-on and at a combined speed of about 130 miles per hour (210km/h) with the 06:03 First Great Western train from Cheltenham to Paddington. Number scrapped Type of locomotive The S508 engine was lifted into the locomotive at Neville Hill TMD on 29 June 2012. [97] It was joined by 43102 (43302)[62]. These units operated from London King's Cross to end destinations such as Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Hull, Bradford, Skipton, Cleethorpes, Inverness, and Aberdeen. HST came . Other passengers were treated at the scene and the Winning Hand pub for minor injuries. As the LSL Fleet ever expands, and as various posts are spread across several different threads, I thought it's worth creating this thread to keep track of LSLs mainline diesel and electric fleet, stock movements and repaints etc. Various formations are to be built, an electric version and a bi-mode diesel-electric in 5 or 9 carriage lengths. Power car 43019 was written off after the crash and scrapped at Sims Beeston. Seven people were killed and 139 injured. Due to the differing maintenance requirements between powercars and coaches, it was soon found to be impractical to continue to view the Class 253, and 254 HST's as fixed formation trains. Locomotive Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. For most of its time with GNER, it was based at Craigentinny yard in Edinburgh and was painted into GNER colours. The inquest concluded that the crash was caused by Brian Drysdale, a chef at the nearby Wokefield Park Hotel, committing suicide by parking his car on the crossing. The two record breaking Class 43's are still in service today. S183) had been sectioned for display purposes. From $15.40. The British Rail Class 50 was a class of 50 diesel locomotives designed to haul express passenger trains at 100mph. LNER (London North Eastern Railway) no longer operate the HST as of 21 December 2019, having replaced all of their HST sets with Hitachi Class 800 Bi-mode trains. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Sir Kenneth Grange's masterpiece, the Intercity 125 High Speed Train, is now in its twilight years. As an out-bound train, the train (a 3-car turbo class 165 'Turbo' diesel unit) would have been routed onto the Down Main line at Ladbroke Grove. 5 October 1999 was a day of bright sunshine, at 8am with the sun's position low behind the Thames Turbo with the sunlight reflecting off SN109, believing Hodder had mistook the red signal for a yellow signal after fallen victim to a phenomena commonly known among train drivers as "Phantom Signalling" where a signal is mistaken for another. It looks like the end is nigh for the British Class 43 'Intercity 125' HST, with their replacements, the Hitachi SuperExpress 'IEP', now entering service in droves. At the time of the accident, the ATP equipment was not required to be switched on, as it had proved troublesome in service. 2023 125 Group Limited. Free postage. HSTs are currently used on selected passenger services with these train operating companies: Locomotive Services Limited operate HST sets for private charters, such as the Midland Pullman or services under the Rail Charter Services banner. Class 43 HST 43165 & 43166 In Intercity Swallow Livery. The staff at Slough Signalling Centre had attempted to warned Hodder by sending a "Emergency All Stop" signal to the Cab Secure Radio in the Thames Turbo, as they saw Hodder's Turbo passing SN109, but it is unknown if Hodder had received the signal. The power cars were fitted with buffers and time-division multiplex equipment that allowed them to directly control a Class 91, and were moved over to the ECML where they were used on workings with Class 89 and then Class 91 locomotives from London to Leeds. British Rail's Midland Mainline, and Cross Country services also received allocations of HST's in the coming years. At about 08:06 BST on 5 October 1999, a Thames Turbo Trains service to Bedwyn railway station in Wiltshire left Paddington Station. The crash occurred after the 10:32 Great Western Trains passenger train from Swansea to London Paddington, worked by power cars 43173 + 43163 and operating with a defective Automatic Warning System (AWS), passed a red (danger) signal (SPAD), preceded by two cautionary signals. 363.00 Add to basket. They were built by British Rail in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The former 22 East Midlands Railway VP185 engine power cars were replaced by MTU engine power cars from London North Eastern Railway in 2021. Injured passengers were first helped at the Winning Hand pub. [36] Porterbrook also donated 43081, the 8,000th locomotive built at Crewe, to the museum in 2021. The class is officially the fastest diesel locomotive in the world, with an absolute maximum speed of 148.5 mph , and a regular service speed of 125 mph . Great Western Railway do still operated HST's as of 2020, but only as shortened 2+4 Class 255 "Castle Sets" which are used on local, and regional services in South-west England, and South Wales. Until the HST's introduction, the maximum speed of British trains was limited to 100mph (160km/h). The 70-tonne weight of the power car gave it a 17.5-tonne axle loading. 2+5 is the minimum allowed length for running at 125mph due to braking issues on shorter sets. Nearly all of these powercars were then stored at MOD Long Marston. The East Coast HST relegated the 100mph Deltic locomotives to secondary services, and led to their eventual retirement in January 1982. Colas Rail currently operate a fleet of two former East Midland Railway power cars, and a rake of 4 Mk2 coaches. The Department for transport set up the publicly own company "Directly Operated Railways" who have run the Intercity East Coast from November 2009, and will do so until March 2015 when the franchise will be reprivatized and handed over to Virgin Trains East Coast, a consortium of Virgin Group and Stagecoach. British Rail decided to participate in a trial. The Class 43 was originally introduced into service by British Rail in 1976 on its Great Western Mainline services from London Paddington to Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Truro, Penzance, Cardiff, and Swansea. 9 out of 18 found this helpful. Class 43 HST A5 Greetings Card. The production powercars feature improvements over the prototypes, including a redesigned front end without conventional Link&Hook\L&H couplers +buffers (an emergency drawbar hidden behind a cover on the frontend can be used to haul a failed HST), 415vac3Phase Electric Train Heat\ETH instead of the prototypes conventional 1000vdc ETH; production powercars also lost the auxiliary drivers position for shunting but gained a Secondmans position in a redesigned cab (due to union issues). Retained by GWR to operate local West of England services, and are known as Castle Class sets. Coaches H, G and F uncoupled and derailed. Ladbroke Grove was 43011 'Reader 125' in Fag packet. HSTs 43084 and 43123 were the final operational Paxman Valenta power cars, being re-engined in 2010 with the MTU treatment. Sponsored advertisement . Porterbrook donated 43048 and 43089 to the 125 Group. Rated 0 out of 5 (be the first to review) 2.99. [101] In November 2021, the power car was donated to the Welsh Railways Trust based at the Gwili Railway. Technical specifications Causing the stranded hopper wagons to come to a halt. Add to basket. It was later found that deficiencies in the primary suspension and in the yaw dampers was causing the coach bodies to impact the bogie frames at high speed on anything but dead straight, continuously welded rail. The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly classes 253 and 254) power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982. Shop. In 2004, First Great Western and leasing company Angel Trains, decided to seek a replacement for the Paxman Valenta and the VP185. After a proving period on the Eastern Region the High Speed Diesel Train (HSDT), was transferred to the Western Region were it was used on London Paddington to Bristol and Weston Super Mare services. [11], A qualifying requirement for the trial was that the engine should undergo a British Rail Type Test which was carried out between December 1993 and February 1994. RM CT4Y96 - First Great Western Class 43 High Speed Train (HST) set entering Swindon Station enroute to London. Today Intercity 125 sets are operated in 2+6 configuration with Grand Central, 2+7 with Arriva Cross Country, 2+8 with First Great Western and East Midland Trains, and 2+9 by East Coast. The withdrawals are expected to take place over a two year period.[30]. [98] The Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board nominated 43102 (43302) for preservation as holder of the record for being the fastest diesel locomotive on the planet[99] The power car was donated to the NRM upon its withdrawal from service in May 2021,[35] and it is currently located at the NRM's museum at Shildon. Network Rail has 1 Class 43 HST trainset which they use it as a "New Measurement Train". Their HST's operated services to destinations off of the electrified East Coast Mainline, from London King's Cross to Lincoln, Kingston upon Hull, Harrogate, Sunderland, Stirling, Inverness, and Aberdeen. [92], Initially, high-speed Bombardier Voyager and Alstom Class 180 Adelante replaced numerous HST units, but all locomotives and sets were brought back into service as a result of increasing demand. Under the Portuguese Sun - Tree planting. The last four Great Western Railway intercity HST services left London Paddington on 18 May 2019 as the 18:03 London Paddington to Plymouth, 18:15 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa, 18:22 London Paddington to Hereford, and the 18:30 London Paddington to Taunton (extended to Exeter St David's). This Hornby 00 gauge (1/76 scale) runs on DC and has directional and cab lighting. The Intercity 125 is no longer classified as a DMU and is now considered to be a locomotive hauled train in top and tail configuration (one powercar at each end). These services would operate from Paris through the Channel Tunnel to Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Manchester via the East Coast, and West Coast Mainline using a dedicated fleet of Class 373/1 North of London Eurostar sets. Four extra PCs (43088, 43156, 43160 and 43162) have been bought from Porterbrook leasing as part of a company review and may be used on additional 2+4 sets. 08780 - Blue. 28/03/2018 in Fleet. Other destinations served by LNER HST's were, Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Retford, Doncaster, Wakefield Westgate, Shipley, Keighley, Selby, Brough, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkaldy, Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose, Stonehaven, Falkirk Grahamston, Gleneagles, Perth, Dunkeld and Birnam, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl, Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore, and Carrbridge. The . On the West Coast Main Line, care is taken so tilting trains can safely run. It should have been held at a red signal at Ladbroke Grove until this could be done safely. A further 296 people were treated at the site of the crash for minor injuries. Donated to the Welsh Railways Trust in 2021 and based at the. The new trains also had far fewer seats than the HST's they replace leading to chronic over-crowding on core routes. Formation It is formed of 2 Class 43 Power Cars and 4/5 Mk3 coaches. These are the current numbers: 43465 (065)/467 (067)/468 (068)/480 (080)/484 (084)/423 (123). The High Speed Train (HST) is also known as an InterCity 125 (because of its top operating speed of 125mph) and comprises two Class 43 power cars and a set of Mark 3 carriages. After conversion these powercars entered service as surrogate DVT's, working with Class 89 and Class 91 locomotives on London Kings Cross to Leeds services providing Electric Train Heating for the MK3 coaches. 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