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Class 43 HST power car No. 43018 "The Red Cross" on display at Crewe Heritage Centre on 26th March 2023.
Having ended its mainline career working for First Great Western, 43018 transferred to ScotRail and was heavily stripped for spares to support the Inter7City program. When it arrived at Crewe following donation by Angel Trains the power car was little more than a bodyshell and the preservation team gave serious consideration to sending it away for scrap.
However, after many hours of painstaking work the team working on 43018 have a produced a very presentable exhibit, finished off with a repaint into the iconic original Inter-City 125 livery.
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Class 43 HST power car No. 43018 "The Red Cross" on display at Crewe Heritage Centre on 26th March 2023.
Having ended its mainline career working for First Great Western, 43018 transferred to ScotRail and was heavily stripped for spares to support the Inter7City program. When it arrived at Crewe following donation by Angel Trains the power car was little more than a bodyshell and the preservation team gave serious consideration to sending it away for scrap.
However, after many hours of painstaking work the team working on 43018 have a produced a very presentable exhibit, finished off with a repaint into the iconic original Inter-City 125 livery.