BR Mark 3 (HST) Profile and Models
Mk3 FO 41146 at Marsh Junction Sidings in May 2016. ©Geof Sheppard
The Mk3 coaches were devised by British Rail in response to growing competition from airlines and cars. The production coaches entered service in the mid 1970s and were able to operate at speeds of up to 125mph, a variant was also produced for use as part of HST (High Speed Train) sets. The coaches proved highly reliable and popular with passengers when in use and some of the surviving fleet are still in revenue earning service to this day.
(Information provided by Wikipedia)
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Type of Vehicle |
Coach |
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Builder |
BREL Derby |
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Build Date |
1975 to 1988 |
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Total Built |
848 |
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Capacity |
Typically 48 to 74 |
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Current Operators |
Abellio Scotrail Chiltern Railways Cross Country East Midlands Railway Greater Anglia GWR Network Rail The Royal Scotsman Transport for Wales Royal Train |
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Main Duties |
Passenger |
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In Service Until |
Present |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Blue Pullman 'Nanking blue'
BR blue and grey
Intercity
GNER - Great North Eastern Railway
Midland Mainline
Great Western Trains
Virgin West Coast
Virgin Cross Country
First Great Western
Network Rail
One Anglia
Grand Central Trains
CrossCountry Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Coast
Great Western Railway (2015)
Virgin East Coast
LNER - London North Eastern Railway (2018)
Rail Charter Services
New South Wales Government Railways
Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge
GWR green
TT gauge (1:120 scale)
