2019

TQ3083 : HST at Kings Cross, platform 1

taken 5 years ago, near to Camden Town, Camden, England

HST at Kings Cross, platform 1
HST at Kings Cross, platform 1
This is the head end of the train also seen at Peterborough in TL1899 : HST power car 43305

You can see how close to the station the buildings are at TQ3083 : Kings Cross redevelopment
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

King's Cross Station

King's Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus opened in 1852. It is the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, one of the Britain's major railway backbones. Some of its most important long-distance destinations are Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. It also hosts outer-suburban services to Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire as well as a regional service to Peterborough, Cambridge and King's Lynn.

Grade I listed LinkExternal link

Wikipedia LinkExternal link

East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line is a 393 mile long high speed electrified railway between London and Edinburgh, via Peterborough, Doncaster, York and Newcastle. It was constructed between 1846 & 1871 by several different rail companies.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Lowlands City, Town centre Railways Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Kings Cross Railway Station East Coast Main Line Class 43 HST Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 10 August, 2019   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 13 August, 2019
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3029 8326 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.9932N 0:7.3784W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3030 8325
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