InterCity 125 (HST) trains

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/InterCity_125_(HST)_trains
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
diesel-powered train
gptkbp:AustralianVariant XPT (NSW TrainLink)
gptkbp:brakeType air
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Sir_Kenneth_Grange
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_16V4000
gptkb:Paxman_VP185
gptkb:Paxman_Valenta
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:featuredIn British Rail advertising
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label InterCity 125 (HST) trains
gptkbp:introducedIn 1976
gptkbp:length approx. 185m (8-car set)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 125 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:InterCity_125
HST
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ladbroke_Grove_rail_crash
gptkb:Southall_rail_crash
Ufton Nervet rail crash
gptkbp:numberBuilt 197 power cars
848 Mark 3 coaches
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:East_Midlands_Railway
gptkb:CrossCountry
gptkb:London_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Grand_Central
gptkb:ScotRail
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Abellio_Greater_Anglia
gptkb:Hull_Trains
gptkbp:powers diesel-electric
gptkbp:preservedUnits several in UK rail museums
gptkbp:recordedAt 148 mph
World's fastest diesel-powered train
gptkbp:recordSpeedYear 1987
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Class_800
gptkb:Class_802
gptkb:InterCity_225
gptkb:Azuma
gptkbp:serviceWithdrawn 2023 (mainline UK)
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:trainsetFormation 2 power cars + 7-9 Mark 3 coaches
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:East_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_Western_Main_Line
gptkb:Midland_Main_Line
gptkb:CrossCountry_route
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:Mark_3
gptkbp:weight approx. 400 tonnes (8-car set)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mark_3_generator_van
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8