News Traffic and Travel Edinburgh bids farewell to last Intercity 125 High-Speed Train on final tour of the east coast The iconic locomotive is being replaced by LNER's new Azuma trains. Freight group proposes to use old engines for Yorkshire to London service . INTERCITY 125s have been backbone of long distance trains for more than 40 years.

Intercity 125 Departs Paddington for Last Time – 18th May 2019. The InterCity 125 train has just – and finally – been withdrawn from service.

credit;SWNS. High quality Intercity 125 gifts and merchandise. LNER bids farewell to the InterCity 125 19/12/19 London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will today, Wednesday 18 December 2019, bid a fond farewell to the iconic InterCity 125 High-Speed Train (HST) as it embarks on a special tour for its last journey on the East Coast route. The InterCity 125s were introduced in 1976 and have a top speed of 125mph. David Horne, Managing Director of LNER, said: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to express our appreciation for the decades of service from the iconic Intercity 125 on the East Coast route. David Horne, Managing Director of LNER, said: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to express our appreciation for the decades of service from the iconic Inter-City 125 on the East Coast route. What is the InterCity 125? LNER will be the last train company to operate the HST on long-distance … The time and date of the last High Speed Train to run Wednesday 17th April 2019. At 10 o’clock last night, an era in British transport “terminated”, as they say in railway circles, when the last InterCity 125 to leave London’s Paddington station pulled into Exeter St Davids for the final time. Thousands of train fans lined the iconic GWR Intercity 125 railway route to bid farewell on its last ever journey. But now these iconic British built trains face being pushed into the sidings by a new era of high-speed rail travel… December 2019 saw the withdrawal of the 125 High-Speed Train (HST) on the East Coast Main Line, London North Eastern Railway painted a full HST set into the original Intercity 125 … We ran a number of special charter services along the East Coast Mainline and dressed the Inter-City 125 up in their original 'birthday suits' (British Rail colours). We recognise the huge transformation these trains gave to rail travel when they were introduced in the 1970s, and want to show our appreciation by taking them around the route one last time.

Intercity 125s are still in operation although the faster, electrically powered Inter-City 225 has emerged as its successor. Parcel plan offers new life for Intercity 125 trains. The "125" referred to the trains' top speed in miles per hour (mph), equivalent to 201 km/h, whereas "225" referred to the intended top speed in km/h (equivalent to 140 mph) and for signalling reasons their actual speed limit was the same 125 mph. An additional 18:32 Intercity Express Train is also being provided for those who do not wish to be on the last regularly timetabled High Speed Train. Iconic Inter-City 125. InterCity 125 gets British Rail makeover for farewell tour The so-called "Journey Shrinkers" returned to their blue and yellow livery.

All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. News People InterCity 125 prepares for farewell UK tour with Doncaster paint job The iconic InterCity 125 is preparing for its farewell UK tour – with a paint job in Doncaster. ... (03457 000 125) to make a seat reservation on the 18:30. LNER managing director David Horne said: “After four decades of service, it’s brilliant to be recognising the contribution of the InterCity 125 trains with one last trip along the East Coast. Before they left the platform for the last time, we held the chance to bid a proper farewell to the much loved HST. For a short time their arrival meant Britain was at the forefront of train engineering.

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Last weekend saw the last passenger service depart London Paddington to be hauled by a Great Western Railway Intercity 125 Class 43 train. The Intercity 125 diesel-powered High-Speed Trains were built by British Rail between 1975 and 1982 to operate on long distance routes in Britain, and have run on LNER’s route since 1978. In March 2006 the government announced the 125 would be phased out of service - although some companies, like First Great Western, say they are investing millions of pounds to keep them going for at least another decade.