Class 43 (HST)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkb:train
gptkbp:brakeType air
gptkbp:category gptkb:British_Rail_locomotives
High-speed trains of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:configuration gptkb:Bo-Bo
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_16V4000_R41R
gptkb:Paxman_VP185
gptkb:Paxman_Valenta_12RP200L
gptkbp:enteredService 1976
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Class 43 (HST)
gptkbp:introduced 1976
gptkbp:length 17.79 m
gptkbp:livery gptkb:InterCity_Swallow
gptkb:Network_Rail_yellow
CrossCountry maroon
East Midlands Trains blue/orange
Great Western Railway green
Virgin Trains red
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 125 mph
gptkbp:multipleWorking Within class only
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:InterCity_125
HST
gptkbp:notableEvent set diesel speed record in 1987
gptkbp:notableFor world's fastest diesel train
gptkbp:numberBuilt 197
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:East_Midlands_Railway
gptkb:CrossCountry
gptkb:London_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:powers diesel-electric
gptkbp:preservedUnits several
gptkbp:recordedSpeed 148 mph
gptkbp:route gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkb:Midland_Main_Line
gptkb:CrossCountry_routes
gptkbp:routeAvailability 5
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Class_800
gptkb:Class_802
gptkb:Class_801
gptkbp:trainHeating gptkb:Electric_Train_Heating
gptkbp:trainsetFormation gptkb:2_power_cars_with_Mark_3_coaches
gptkbp:UICClassification Bo'Bo'
gptkbp:usedFor passenger service
gptkbp:weight 70.25 t
gptkbp:withdrawnFromMainlineService 2023
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkb:Western_Region_of_British_Railways
gptkb:BREL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6