British Rail Class 43 (HST)
The British Rail Class 43 is the classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train power cars, built by BREL from 1976 to 1982.
| British Rail Class 43 | |
| File:EMT HST 43058 Leicester AB1.JPG | |
| 43058 at Leicester railway station in May 2008 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | BREL Crewe Works |
| Build date | 1975–1982 |
| Total production | 197 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 990 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,190 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Paxman Valenta 12RP200L, Paxman 12VP185 or MTU 16V4000 |
| Alternator | Brush Traction BA1001B |
| Traction motors | GEC G417AZ or Brush Traction TMH68-46, frame mounted, four off |
| Multiple working | Within class only |
| Top speed | 148 mph (238 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 2,250 bhp (1,678 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 17,980 lbf (80.0 kN) Continuous: 10,340 lbf (46.0 kN) @64.5 mph (104 km/h)[1] |
| Train heating | Electric Train Heat |
| Locomotive brakeforce | 35 long tons-force (349 kN) |
| Train brakes | Air |
| Career | British Rail CrossCountry East Midlands Trains First Great Western Grand Central Great Western Trains GNER Midland Mainline National Express East Coast Network Rail Virgin Trains Cotswold Rail |
| Number | 43002–43198 |
| Axle load class | Route availability 5 |
British Rail Class 43 (HST) Media
Prototype power car 41001 (left) with first production power car 43002
The driver's cab and controls aboard a Class 43 power car
43468 departs London King's Cross in 2011
Paxman VP185 engine in a Class 43 of East Midlands Trains
Video of a GWR High Speed Train with MTU engines
- Diverted express seen from the B1368 bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1659355.jpg
An eight-car East Coast Main Line set in 1979
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A seven-car Cross Country set in the 1980s
- GWR Castle HST set.jpg
GWR Castle HST set at Plymouth
- Silk Mills - Colas 43277 Paignton to Bristol.JPG
Silk Mills - Colas 43277 Paignton to Bristol
- Leicester TMD - DATS 43052.JPG
Leicester TMD - DATS 43052
References
- ↑ "Locomotive Database - BR Class 43". auran.com. 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
