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Mk 3

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Details of Rail 200 tour train announced ahead of 12-month tour

The train will be used for a year, criss-crossing Britain to visit hundreds of thousands of people

National Railway Museum 5 Dec

News

More than 100 HST coaches sent for scrap

Scrapping of redundant HST coaches reaches landmark figure

19 May

News

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Trains hints at plan to scrap High Speed Trains

Almost 200 HST Mk 3s and 20 power cars set for scrap

25 Mar

News

Future of HSTs to be decided as first vehicles sent for scrap

Trial scrapping of first HST vehicles could herald start of more disposals

6 Feb

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Traction transition: HST to Azuma

LNER Engineering Director JOHN DOUGHTY tells RICHARD CLINNICK how the HSTs were kept running, and what he expects from their Azuma replacements

14 Jan

News

The next king of Scotland: Inter7City HST train test

Many redundant HSTs are finding a new lease of life north of the border, with a refurbishment programme under way. PIP DUNN went to test the new-look classics

6 Nov

News

ScotRail targets 12 refurbished HSTs in traffic this year

Twelve Inter7City refurbished HSTs planned to be in traffic by end of year

11 Oct

News

Class 745s to enter traffic soon with Greater Anglia - but there could be a Mk 3 derogation

12-car Stadler EMUs to enter traffic on Great Eastern Main Line soon, but Greater Anglia plans contingency

25 Sept

News

Deadline 2020: but still no decision on East Midlands HST fleet

Future of HSTs on Midland Main Line still uncertain as accessibility deadline looms large

24 Sept

News

EXCLUSIVE: £50 million price tag on MML HST accessibility modifications

ROSCO reveals cost of modifications to ensure EMT's HST fleet comply with access regulations, but even then they will miss the 2020 deadline

29 Mar

On December 1, former Great Western Railway 43146 and 43143 pass Washwood Heath with a St Philips Marsh-Ely stock move. The Mk 3s were moving for store (although two will move north to Inverness for training), while the power cars then went to Brush Traction, Loughborough for overhaul before starting a new career with ScotRail next year. TERRY CALLAGHAN.

News

ScotRail Mk 3 refurbishment plan

First refurbished HST due in Scotland in February.

27 Dec

43132 leads the first HST to transfer from Great Western Railway to ScotRail, through Colton near York, on September 1. RON COVER.

News

First HST for ScotRail arrives in Scotland

First two of 54 power cars move to ScotRail

1 Sept

News

ScotRail HST fleet plans

Details of HST deployment in Scotland revealed by ScotRail

1 Sept

News

Refurbished Mk 3 enters traffic

First refurbished Abellio Greater Anglia Mk 3 in traffic today.

2 Feb

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