Pressure is growing to withdraw all remaining InterCity 125 trains from service after they were branded “death traps”. The iconic locomotives entered service in 1976, heralding a new era of rail ...
The high-speed InterCity 125 trains were brought into service to replace the locomotives that ran from the 1960s and 1970s [BBC] Dozens of people have watched the final South West service of a type of ...
Intercity 125 – Britain's own original high-speed train – rules the rails today, but this national icon is set to give way to hi-tech imports. It's time to celebrate the heroic story of a design ...
Built between 1975 and 1982, the locomotives have been purchased by 125 Heritage and will be homed at Colne Valley Railway in Colchester, Essex. The trains slashed journey times and helped improve the ...
Dozens of people have watched the final South West service of a type of high-speed train after almost 50 years in operation. People gathered at Plymouth Railway Station on Saturday as Great Western ...