InterCity 250? This was to be a Class 93 and Mk5 coaches.laverack222 said:Are there still any plans for this class 250 set?
TheSlash said:All the turbostars and electrostars have the same bodyshell, this must be the largest fleet in the country to share a bodyshell, so theres your mk5, enjoy
yorkie said:I'm not aware of any Pendo exceeding 162mph so I believe 91s are still the fastest domestic trains in the UK
voyagerdude220 said:yorkie said:I'm not aware of any Pendo exceeding 162mph so I believe 91s are still the fastest domestic trains in the UK
Where and when did this 162 mph happen? I bet the track isn't in a good enough state to allow any trains these day's to do 140, let alone 162 mph
The record of 161.2mph was acheived by a 91 on a test run before they fully entered service. The location was heading up towards London while going down Stoke Bank.voyagerdude220 said:yorkie said:I'm not aware of any Pendo exceeding 162mph so I believe 91s are still the fastest domestic trains in the UK
Where and when did this 162 mph happen? I bet the track isn't in a good enough state to allow any trains these day's to do 140, let alone 162 mph
TheSlash said:All the turbostars and electrostars have the same bodyshell, this must be the largest fleet in the country to share a bodyshell, so theres your mk5, enjoy
yorkie said:It was shelved about 10 years ago as the then Tory government refused to provide enough funding, and they then decided to privatise the railway which meant projects of this nature had to be cancelled. If they had believed in investing in British Rail instead, we'd have got IC 250s instead of Pendolinos.
TheSlash said:158's are MK3's i thought?
Jonathan said:TheSlash said:158's are MK3's i thought?
No, 158s aren't based on any loco hauled coach as far as I am aware.