InterCity 125

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs HST
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Design_Council_Award_1976
gptkbp:brakeType air
gptkbp:configuration two power cars and a set of Mark 3 coaches
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Kenneth_Grange
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_16V4000
gptkb:Paxman_VP185
gptkb:Paxman_Valenta
gptkbp:enteredService 1976
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:BBC_documentaries
gptkb:British_Rail_advertising_campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label InterCity 125
gptkbp:introduced 1976
gptkbp:legacy influenced subsequent train designs
transformed UK intercity rail travel
gptkbp:length approx. 185 meters (full set)
gptkbp:livery gptkb:InterCity_Swallow
Great Western green
original British Rail blue and yellow
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 125 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature first UK train to regularly run at 125 mph
iconic streamlined nose
slam-door coaches
gptkbp:notableFor London King's Cross to Edinburgh
London Paddington to Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea
London St Pancras to Sheffield
gptkbp:numberBuilt 197 power cars
848 Mark 3 coaches
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:London_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:powers diesel-electric
gptkbp:preservedUnits several power cars and coaches in museums and heritage railways
gptkbp:recordedAt world's fastest diesel-powered train
gptkbp:route gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkb:Midland_Main_Line
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hitachi_Class_800
gptkb:InterCity_225
gptkbp:UICClassification Bo'Bo'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'
gptkbp:weight approx. 400 tonnes (full set)
gptkbp:withdrawnFromMainlineService 2023
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4