2009

SU3468 : Platform 1 Hungerford railway station

taken 15 years ago, near to Hungerford, West Berkshire, England

Platform 1 Hungerford railway station
Platform 1 Hungerford railway station
The platform is one of two. This one is for trains going to London. Now for the science bit: The western gridline is about under the nose of the train approaching the viewpoint. The gridline runs across the image from right to left. Effectively then the bottom third of the image is in the subject square and everything else is in the next square west, SU3368.
HST (High Speed Train) 125 trains

Written by Brian Robert Marshall

The HST 125 Inter-City trains had their genesis in the 1960s and, following trials, they came into service in 1976. They are diesel-electric and benefit from a high power-to-weight ratio meaning they can accelerate rapidly to their designed top speed of 125 mph (201 kph). They have been designed to be omni-directional so they don't need to be turned round at the end of each journey. There are driver's cabs and sets of red and white lights at each end. Replacements are on the horizon after almost 40 years and millions of miles but the timescale is uncertain not least because, on 26 February 2010, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced that an assessment of the multi-billion pound, 30-year procurement plan had been ordered. If the review is ultimately favourable, the likely replacement will be the Japanese Hitachi Super Express. Following withdrawal of the Class 180 'Adelante' after a brief period HST 125s will continue to be a regular feature on the railways for some time to come.
Update March 2015: see LinkExternal link
update July 2018: the Hitachi Class 802 train sets are now in service, for the moment alongside the HST 125. Because the electrication programme has been truncated so that some lines due to be electrified now won't be for the foreseeable future these Hitachis will be 'bi-mode'. More here LinkExternal link
Update May 2019: no more HST 125s in the West Country LinkExternal link


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SU3468, 129 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
anonymous1000   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 13 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3400 6855 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.8973N 1:30.7493W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 3406 6853
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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