Hst Intercity 125

A look back to the begining of the intercity 125 hst with not a MTU in sight.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• intercity
• 125
• hst
• rail
• archive
• railway

[flanneryged]

Love them or hate them!!.These Trains saved the Rail Passenger Train in this Country.Mags Hatchet hated the Railways

and she was just looking for an excuse to close the lot down.However the HSTs were that successful and profit generating she never got the excuse over the subsidies she and her right wing accolites truly needed.This is thanks to the wonderful 125s which were desinged for next to nothing.Also they were by far "the" hardest driven Diesel engines operating anywhere in the Wolrld.

[Moss235]

It is wierd to think that these trains were once brand new

[jblsound13]

HST's are just amazing, they revolutionized the railway industry!

[clusterfak]

@newforestroadwarrior I would love to see that picture! Do you still have it?

[toyojiokada]

イギリスの高速ディーゼル特急の代名詞ですね。

[scousebastard]

@waldenhouse Try sexual intercourse, it may give you similair thrill.

[gregrudd]

@HelmutVillam

To get the loading gauge you could single track on selected routes and put in extra long passing loops. Remember your freights will be increasing in size to a max of 2200M and 5000+t. So density would actually be dropping. The grades would not be an issue on a designated freight only route as long as you don't go steeper than 1:45. It is interesting the amount of money NS spent on the Pocahontas division to get double stacking. I can tell you the ROI is extremely positive.

[Reorte]

@Inkyminkyzizwoz I find them undersized, seats too crowded in into an already-cramped interior (less space available due to the tilting, for starters), even EMUs are noisier than loco-hauled trains (although nowhere near as bad as DMUs), and the tilting, over-heating, and small windows make me feel ill. I was amazed at the comfortable, spacious luxury of an old second-class Mk1 carriage on a preserved railway recently - looks a bit tattier but far nicer to be in (until it crashes).

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@Reorte I've been on the Pendolinos plenty of times and I have no problem with them!

[Reorte]

The last new thing introduced to British railways that was worth having (and anyone who thinks that they need anything faster needs to reorganise their life and stop rushing about as much!) Every train I seem to catch these days either seems to be a bus that must've turned the wrong way at a level crossing and decided to stay on the tracks, a Voyager (shudder) or a Pendolino (spit). Once new stuff was actually an improvement.

[TOURNEOMAN]

Still in operation since the 70's - Say no more! Top Trains!!

[paulhunter123]

the concorde of trains