British Rail High Speed Train

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Rail_High_Speed_Train
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:InterCity_125
gptkbp:category gptkb:British_Rail_diesel_multiple_units
High-speed trains of the United Kingdom
Train-related introductions in 1976
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Sir_Kenneth_Grange
gptkbp:engineType diesel-electric
gptkbp:enteredService 1976
gptkbp:form 2 power cars + 7-9 carriages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Rail High Speed Train
gptkbp:introduced 1976
gptkbp:livery gptkb:InterCity_Swallow
gptkb:ScotRail_Saltire
Great Western green
original British Rail blue and yellow
East Midlands blue
Virgin red
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 125 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature first train in UK to regularly run at 125 mph
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkb:Midland_Main_Line
gptkb:CrossCountry_Route
gptkbp:numberBuilt 197 power cars
848 carriages
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Grand_Central
gptkb:ScotRail
gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:East_Midlands_Railway
gptkb:Hull_Trains
gptkb:CrossCountry
gptkb:London_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:powerOutput 2,250 hp per power car
gptkbp:preservedUnits several
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hitachi_Class_800
gptkb:Class_43_(HST)
gptkb:InterCity_225
gptkb:Hitachi_Class_802
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:trainType gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkb:train
gptkbp:withdrawn 2019 (mainline)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NSW_TrainLink_XPT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6