British Rail Class 43 (HST)
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The British Rail Class 43 is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service
Power car 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange at St Philip's Marsh depot, Bristol in May 2016
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
High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is provided on five upgraded railway lines running at top speeds of 125 mph and one purpose-built high-speed line reaching 186 mph.
Mallard, the record-holding steam locomotive, with a recorded top speed of 126 mph (203 km/h)
APT-P (Class 370), at Carlisle, 1983
An InterCity 125 train at Hull Paragon station in 1982. The InterCity 125 is the world's fastest diesel train.
GNER liveried InterCity 225