HST (High Speed Train) 125 trains :: Shared Description

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
by Brian Robert Marshall
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SU1484 : High Speed Train 125 (HST 125) power car 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange, 'Steam' museum, Swindon by Brian Robert Marshall
SE5951 : Departing HST by DS Pugh
SH8479 : Trains at Colwyn Bay - 1993 (1) by The Carlisle Kid
TL1899 : Route card by Bob Harvey
SX8671 : Train leaving Newton Abbot station by Malc McDonald
SU2487 : HST 125 (High Speed Train) going west near Shrivenham by Brian Robert Marshall
SU0191 : Gloucester to Swindon railway, near Minety Crossing by Brian Robert Marshall
NY7063 : VTEC diversions - 24 September 2016 (4) by The Carlisle Kid
SU2487 : Paddington to the West Country and Wales railway by Brian Robert Marshall
NY7063 : VTEC diversions - 16 September 2017 (5) by The Carlisle Kid
TQ2681 : HST - Paddington Station by The Carlisle Kid
NZ0561 : VTEC diversions - 23 September 2017 (3) by The Carlisle Kid
SU2763 : HST 125 from the south-west, near Crofton by Brian Robert Marshall
NY8364 : VTEC diversions - 16 September 2017 (7) by The Carlisle Kid
SW4730 : Penzance Railway Station by JThomas
SU0290 : HST 125 (High Speed Train) near Minety by Brian Robert Marshall
SE5557 : HST passing 200 miles from Edinburgh by DS Pugh
NY9863 : VTEC diversions - 23 September 2017 (6) by The Carlisle Kid
SU0291 : HST 125 (High Speed Train) en route for Cheltenham Spa by Brian Robert Marshall
SD6196 : Trains at Low Gill - 1993 (2) by The Carlisle Kid
TQ3083 : Boarding at platform 1 by Bob Harvey
SU1383 : HST (High Speed Train) 125 to the West Country (or Wales) by Brian Robert Marshall
NY5907 : HST at Scout Green - 1992 by The Carlisle Kid
SE5951 : 43318 approaching York station - September 2017 by The Carlisle Kid
SU2688 : HST125 heading to the west from London by Brian Robert Marshall

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Created: Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Updated: Fri, 31 May 2019

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