Class 43 - Page 2

Great Western Railway 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange races through Sonning Cutting on May 4. JACK BOSKETT.

News

GWR explains blue and grey Mk 3 decision

A full rake of Mk 3s in blue and grey, to match 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange, would not comply with Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) rules.

19 May

Displaying its ‘Flying Banana’ original IC125 livery, the first-built production series High Speed Train power 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange stands at St Philips Marsh on May 2. DARREN FORD.

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GWR celebrates 40th anniversary of iconic HST

The 40th anniversary of the High Speed Train was celebrated at an open day at St Philips Marsh depot on May 2.

4 May

The scene at Plymouth on April 3, after Great Western Railway 150219 and classmate 150249, working the 1339 Penzance-Exeter St Davids hit the rear of the 1542 Plymouth-London Paddington, damaging both the ‘150’ and GWR 43160 Sir Moir Lockhead in platform 6. ANTONY CHRISTIE.

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18 hurt in Plymouth station crash

Eighteen passengers were injured in a low-speed collision between two Great Western Railway (GWR) trains at Plymouth station on April 3,.

4 Apr

First Great Wester 43092 and 43188 at London Paddington on September 26 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Great Western Railway celebrates 40 years of HST - new livery planned.

Bristol St Philips Marsh depot opens its doors on May 2 to celebrate 40 years of the High Speed Train (HST).

23 Mar

Virgin Trains East Coast 43238 in its new advertising livery.

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Virgin Trains HST livery celebrates National Railway Museum

Virgin Trains East Coast teams up with the National Railway Museum today, September 23,to celebrate four decades of the first national museum outside London

23 Sept

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ScotRail HST fleet plans

Details of HST deployment in Scotland revealed by ScotRail

1 Sept

Gallery

Neville Hill depot visit

RICHARD CLINNICK pays a visit to Neville Hill depot overnight on December 8/9.

9 Dec

Feature

Keeping calm… and carrying on

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Laira depot to discover how rolling stock is maintained despite the Dawlish Sea Wall collapse

Locomotives 19 Apr

Feature

"We do not tolerate failures here"

East Coast's HST fleet is recording best ever reliability. RICHARD CLINNICK visits Craigentinny depot to find out how

Locomotives 27 Jul

Class 43 - Page 2

GWR explains blue and grey Mk 3 decision

GWR celebrates 40th anniversary of iconic HST

18 hurt in Plymouth station crash

Great Western Railway celebrates 40 years of HST - new livery planned.

Virgin Trains HST livery celebrates National Railway Museum

ScotRail HST fleet plans

Neville Hill depot visit

Keeping calm… and carrying on

"We do not tolerate failures here"

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

Class 43 - Page 2

GWR explains blue and grey Mk 3 decision

GWR celebrates 40th anniversary of iconic HST

18 hurt in Plymouth station crash

Great Western Railway celebrates 40 years of HST - new livery planned.

Virgin Trains HST livery celebrates National Railway Museum

ScotRail HST fleet plans

Neville Hill depot visit

Keeping calm… and carrying on

"We do not tolerate failures here"

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Delay in EMR Class 810 delivery could affect other operators

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains