The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly Classes 253 and 254) diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service in the UK since 1976.

Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the power cars of British Rail's InterCity 125 High Speed Train. The power cars were built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982, and have been in service in the UK since 1976.

English: Power car 43102 was delivered in October 1978 as part of High Speed Train set 254024 and renumbered 43302 in April 2008. On 1 November 1987 it set the world diesel train speed record of 148.5 mph. When withdrawn in 2020 it was presented to the National Collection.

2021年4月28日 · Watch the team at Neville Hill depot as they pay homage to this well-loved ‘HST era’ as they welcomed back power car 43102, the famous World Speed Record holder for Rail Diesel Traction, in its Intercity Swallow livery.

2021年5月7日 · Operated by EMR using Mark Three HST coaching stock, our special train is expected to feature two celebrity EMR Class 43 power cars, 43102 and 43274, of course subject to availability. This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate the life of the high-speed train on the Midland Mainline, and their sterling work to revolutionise services since ...

2021年2月18日 · East Midlands Railway, alongside Porterbrook, have today unveiled HST Powercar No. 43302 into Intercity Swallow livery and has reinstated its original number, 43102. The 43s will be retired by East Midlands Railway after 39 years of service in May 2021, making way for newer trains to operate services.

New in October 1978 as number 43102, the locomotive was initially part of the Eastern Region High Speed Train set number 254024. 43102 made history on 1st November 1987 when it established a speed record for diesel traction of 148.5 mile per hour between York and Darlington as part of a test run trying out a new bogie design for the Mark 3 ...

2021年5月27日 · Porterbrook has announced that they have donated HST Powercar No. 43102 to the National Railway Museum. In 1987, 43102 broke the world speed record for a diesel train, reaching 148.5mph between York and Northallerton.

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, and in service in the UK since 1976.

2019年11月11日 · The HST holds the world speed record of 148mph for a diesel-powered locomotive. This was set on 1 November 1987 by a train led by power car no. 43102; The concept of HST was to provide a decent service on existing railways, without the need or expense of rebuilding or electrification