British Rail Mark 3 coaching stock
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The British Rail Mark 3 coaching stock is a high-speed, air-conditioned passenger carriage design introduced in the 1970s that became a mainstay of intercity rail services in the UK.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Mark 3 coaches | 1 |
| British Rail Mark 3 sleeping coaches | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail carriage design
ⓘ
railway passenger coach ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builtAt | Derby Litchurch Lane Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carbodyMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| configuration |
fixed-formation HST sets
ⓘ
locomotive-hauled coaches ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-speed services
ⓘ
inter-city services ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
air conditioning
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automatic slam doors (original build) ⓘ disc brakes ⓘ monocoque body construction ⓘ pressure-sealed body ⓘ retrofitted power-operated plug doors (on some sets) ⓘ secondary air suspension ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Driving Van Trailer (DVT) derivatives
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Mark 3A NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark 3B ⓘ Mark 3C ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.78 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| inspired | design of later British coaching stock ⓘ |
| introduced | 1975 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 23 metres ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable | became mainstay of British intercity rail services in late 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Rail Mark 2 coaching stock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refurbished | multiple times during service life ⓘ |
| safetyUpgrade | retrofitting of central door locking on many vehicles ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
first-class coach
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restaurant/buffet coach ⓘ sleeping car (Mark 3 sleeper variants) ⓘ standard-class coach ⓘ |
| stillInService | yes (on some UK routes, 2020s) ⓘ |
| successor | British Rail Mark 4 coaching stock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
125 mph
ⓘ
200 km/h ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Abellio Greater Anglia
NERFINISHED
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Chiltern Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ CrossCountry (post-privatisation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Railway (post-privatisation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) (Mark 3 derivative) NERFINISHED ⓘ InterCity sector of British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport for Wales (HST sets, historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Cross-country services
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East Coast Main Line (early HST era) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ High Speed Train (HST) NERFINISHED ⓘ InterCity 125 NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Main Line services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 35–40 tonnes per coach ⓘ |
| width | approximately 2.74 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
British Rail Mark 3 coaches
this entity surface form:
British Rail Mark 3 sleeping coaches