1970s Inter-City HST meets 2010s Azuma IET at London King's Cross
A comparison in front ends of the class 43 HST power car and the class 800 IET unit at London King's Cross. When originally allocated to East Coast Main Line diagrams to replace the class 55 Deltic diesel locomotives from 1978 onwards the HSTs were originally classed as class 254 as back then the HSTs were still regarded as multiple-unit stock following on from the original fleet of class 253 HSTs that were allocated to the former BR Western Region express services out of London Paddington. Will the fleet of Hitachi class 800 and class 802 IET units survive as long in service as the iconic British Rail High Speed Train has done in its valued contribution to Britain's railways since 1976? Only time will tell.
1970s Inter-City HST meets 2010s Azuma IET at London King's Cross
A comparison in front ends of the class 43 HST power car and the class 800 IET unit at London King's Cross. When originally allocated to East Coast Main Line diagrams to replace the class 55 Deltic diesel locomotives from 1978 onwards the HSTs were originally classed as class 254 as back then the HSTs were still regarded as multiple-unit stock following on from the original fleet of class 253 HSTs that were allocated to the former BR Western Region express services out of London Paddington. Will the fleet of Hitachi class 800 and class 802 IET units survive as long in service as the iconic British Rail High Speed Train has done in its valued contribution to Britain's railways since 1976? Only time will tell.