What is InterCity 125?
{{Infobox Locomotive |name=InterCity 125 |powertype=Diesel |image=43 316 at Kings Cross by Hugh Llewelyn.jpg |caption= HST Powercar 43316 at London King's Cross |builder= |builddate=1976–1982 |uicclass= |length= |weight= |electricsystem= |topspeed= {{convert|148|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |poweroutput= |tractiveeffort= |safety= |Railroad=(See Below) |disposition=still in service }} The '''InterCity 125''' is the brand name of [[British Rail]]'s '''High Speed Train''' (HST) fleet. The InterCity 125 train is made up of two [[locomotive]]s, one at each end of a fixed formation of carriages, and is capable of 125 mph in regular service. British Rail initially used the fleet on the Great Western Main Line, on the [[East Coast Main Line]], on the Cross Country Route and latterly on the Midland Main Line, serving destinations such as [[London]], [[Bristol]], [[Edinburgh]], as far south as [[Penzance]] and as far north as [[Aberdeen]] and [[Inverness]]. The InterCity 125 took the [[world record]] for the fastest diesel-powered train, when it was recorded at an absolute maximum speed of {{convert|148|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} during 1987.<ref name='hst1'>{{cite news | title=Rail Timeline | publisher=[[BBC]] | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/the_day_britain_stopped/timelines/rail/html/1970s.stm | work =BBC News Online | access-date = 2008-04-07 }}</ref><ref name='hst2'>{{cite news | first=Russell | last=Hollowood | title=The little train that could | date=2006-03-16 | publisher=[[BBC]] | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4812304.stm | work =BBC News Online | access-date = 2008-04-07 }}</ref> From 2017, most have been replaced by the [[British Rail Class 800]] or similar types of train.<ref>{{citation| url =https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gives-green-light-for-more-state-of-the-art-intercity-trains| title = Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains| publisher = [[Department for Transport]]| date = 18 July 2013}} </ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Dawlish Warren 19