Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the power cars of British Rail's InterCity 125 High Speed Train. The power cars were built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982, and have been in service in the UK since 1976.
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Original Number New Number Name Operator Previous OperatorLivery Status Notes 43002 – Sir Kenneth Grange National Railway Museum Great Western RailwayInterCity Blue & Grey Preserved Preserved at the National Railway Museum. Part of the National Collection. 43003 – ScotRail Great Western Railway ScotRail In service Formerly Isambard Kingdom Brunel. 43004 Caerphilly Castle Great Western Railway Great Western Railway 43005 – St. Michael's MountGreat Western RailwayGreat Western Railway Scrapped Withdrawn 24 February 2023, used as a source of spares at Plymouth Laira depot. Sent for scrap at Sims Metal, Newport on 4 July 2023. 43006 43206 London North Eastern Railway InterCity Blue & Grey Stored Used in LNER HST charity railtour along with 43312.Stored at Ely. 43007 43207 CrossCountryMidland Mainline InterCity Blue & Grey Re-vinyled into British Rail Blue & Grey livery in July 2023. 43008 43208 London North Eastern Railway CrossCountry InterCity Swallow Formerly Lincolnshire Echo. Nameplate sold in 2020. Re-vinyled into InterCity Swallow livery in 2023. 43009 –Nunney Castle Great Western Railway Great Western Railway Exported 43010 formerly named TSW Today, denamed January 1993, after TSW stopped broadcasting. 43010 Lydford Castle 43011 – First Great WesternFGW 'Fag Packet' Scrapped Scrapped after the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash. 43012 – ScotRail Great Western RailwayScotRail In service 43013 Mark Carne OBENetwork RailVirgin CrossCountryNetwork Rail Yellow Used for the New Measurement Train. Buffered. 43014 The Railway Observer 43015 ScotRailGreat Western RailwayScotRail 43016 Powderham CastleGreat Western RailwayGreat Western Railway 43017 – Great Western Railway First Great Western Stored Scrapped 43018 –The Red Cross Crewe Heritage CentreGreat Western Railway Intercity Blue and Grey Preserved Preserved at Crewe Heritage Centre. 43019 – First Great WesternFirst Great Western Scrapped Scrapped after the Ufton Nervet Rail Crash. 43020 – Great Western RailwayFirst Great Western Stored Scrapped 43021 – ScotRailGreat Western RailwayScotRail In service 43022 –Nether Stowey CastleGreat Western RailwayGreat Western Railway Exported Withdrawn 21 January 2023, stored at Plymouth Laira depot. Exported to Mexico in August 2023 as FIT3008. 43023 – Great Western RailwayFirst Great WesternPreserved 43024 Preserved at Colne valley railway. 43025 –“The Institution of Railway Operators”125 GroupGreat Western RailwayFirst Great WesternPreservedPreserved by the 125 Group at Ruddington. 43026 – ScotRail Great Western RailwayFormerly City of Westminster and Michael Eavis. 43027 – Acton CastleGreat Western Railway Great Western RailwayFirst Great WesternStoredFormerly Westminster Abbey and Glorious Devon. Withdrawn December 2023. 43028 – ScotRailGreat Western RailwayScotRailIn service 43029–Caldicot Castle Great Western RailwayGreat Western RailwayFirst Great WesternStoredWithdrawn December 2023. 43030 – ScotRailScotRail Scrapped Scrapped after the Stonehaven derailment 43031 –ScotRailGreat Western RailwayScotRailIn service 43032 43033 Formerly Driver Brian Cooper. 43034 43035 43036 43037 43038 43238 East Midlands RailwayLNER all redStoredFormerly National Railway Museum 40 Years 1975-2015. Nameplate sold in 2020. 43039 43239 London North Eastern Railway