Class 43 HST Mod

Class 43 HST Mod

Original Train Fever Models by mfurseman
Converted to Transport Fever by 9th Wonder
Converted and reskinned here by me.
This mod provides an Intercity High Speed Train (HST) composed of Class 43 diesel locomotives (front and rear ends) and Mk3 coaches. Per the original, the models are a little small so are best not used with other locos or engines. The train is provided as a DMU (which was its original classification), here with five carriages.
When Crewe Works built them, the InterCity 125 (considered to be diesel multiple units) were allocated Classes 253 and 254 for Western and Eastern Region services respectively. The locomotives were introduced in the Midland region later.
Until the HST’s introduction, the maximum speed of British trains was limited to 100 mph (160 km/h). The increased speed and rapid acceleration and deceleration of the HST made it ideal for passenger use, and it slashed journey times around the country. The prototype InterCity 125 (power cars 43000 and 43001) set the world record for diesel traction at 143 mph (230 km/h) on 12 June 1973. An HST also holds the world speed record for a diesel train carrying passengers. On 27 September 1985, a special press run for the launch of a new Tees-Tyne Pullman service from Newcastle to London King’s Cross, formed of a shortened 2+5 set, briefly touched 144 mph (232 km/h) north of York.