Intercity 125 promotion Video

With specially-composed music by David Gow and no commentary, Overture One-Two-Five was the last complete production to be shot on 35mm film by British Transport Films. It was produced to mark the introduction of the new Inter-City 125 High Speed Train services between Paddington and Bristol. Presented here to guide you to the BFI website where you can buy the entire BTF DVD Video collection at bfi.org.uk

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[calvinps]

Long live the InterCity 125.

:-(

[cjmillsnun]

To be fair, BR in its final days was a very efficient railway in that Freight was breaking even, InterCity was in profit, NSE was also in profit and modernising, leaving Regional Railways the only real loss maker.

The WCML was TSR free (although with a line speed of 110), The ECML and Chiltern were upgraded on budget, and the rails and rolling stock (despite being very old in some cases) was in good condition. Then it got privatised and look what happened!

[keiko909]

ahhh, the days when a service was was provided. nowadays, nobody gives a flying f**k :(

[stepheng1483]

@bluebus270 No, "the rest of Europe" certainly wasn't "light years" ahead of this. Nor was the U.S.

[ELPaso1990TX]

Bring back British rail! The intercity 125 is a million times better than that voyager and pendolino rubbish!

[TrowbridgeHardcore]

station at the end is bristol temple meads

[twofrozenpeas]

I have a piston from one of the 43,s when they replaced the Paxman Valenta engines, it is big.

[ay76]

Any one spot the kid playing with the model HST on the train it's self??

[TheClass377]

lovely video

[Lightwolf333]

Awesome!

[MrJezza31]

i love the hsts l my fav was 43119 now 433`9 with an mtu so sad!