British Rail Class 43
E775920
The British Rail Class 43 is a high-speed diesel-electric locomotive best known for powering the InterCity 125 trains that long held the world speed record for diesel traction in regular passenger service in the UK.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 43 HST | 1 |
| Class 43 HST (historically) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail locomotive class
ⓘ
diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ |
| brakeType | air ⓘ |
| builder |
BREL Crewe Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | High Speed Train power car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | Bo-Bo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coupling | Drop-head buckeye ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType |
MTU 16V4000 R41R
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paxman VP185 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paxman Valenta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1976 ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| height | 3.91 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| length | 17.79 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking |
Time-division multiplex
ⓘ
within class only ⓘ |
| notableFor | world speed record for diesel traction in regular passenger service ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 197 ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CrossCountry NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ ScotRail ⓘ |
| partOf | InterCity 125 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
1678 kW
ⓘ
2250 hp ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1982 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordSetIn | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordSpeed |
148 mph
ⓘ
238 km/h ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
125 mph
ⓘ
201 km/h ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| trainHeating | Electric Train Heating ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
InterCity 125 services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-speed passenger services ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
CrossCountry network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | 70 t ⓘ |
| width | 2.74 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Class 43 HST (historically)
subject surface form:
British Rail Class 800
this entity surface form:
British Rail Class 43 HST