UK: ScotRail 'Inter7City' HSTs at work in Scotland

UK: A selection of clips showing ScotRail 'Inter7City' class HSTs at work in Scotland.
Clips recorded between 18 & 22 March 2024.
Clip 1 - Perth: 43136 & 43127 depart on train 1H25, the 1733 Edinburgh-Inverness.
Recorded 18 March 2024.
Clip 2 (1:22) - Perth: 43177 & 43152 depart on train 1A35, the 0841 Glasgow Queen Street-Aberdeen.
Recorded 19 March 2024.
Clip 3 (2:30) - Arbroath: 43034 & 43183 depart on train 1A37, the 0941 Glasgow Queen Street-Aberdeen.
Recorded 19 March 2024.
Clip 4 (3:38) - Perth: 43124 & 43179 depart on train 1A53, the 1741 Glasgow Queen Street-Aberdeen.
Recorded 19 March 2024.
Clip 5 (5:42) - Pitlochry: 43145 & 43033 depart on train 1B30, the 1248 Inverness-Edinburgh.
Recorded 20 March 2024.
Clip 6 (6:54) - Perth: 43168 & 43031 depart on train 1T92, the 1726 Inverness-Glasgow Queen Street.
Recorded 20 March 2024.
Clip 7 (8:44) - Stirling: 43125 & 43176 depart on train 1T80, the 0536 Inverness-Glasgow Queen Street.
Recorded 21 March 2024.
Clip 8 (10:12) - Perth: 43145 & 43033 depart on train 1T62, the 1836 Aberdeen-Glasgow Queen Street.
Recorded 21 March 2024.
Clip 9 (11:24) - Montrose: 43130 & 43035 depart on train 1B78, the 1101 Aberdeen-Edinburgh.
Recorded 22 March 2023.
The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982. A total of 95 sets were produced, each comprising two Class 43 power cars, one at each end, and a rake of seven or eight Mark 3 coaches. The name is derived from its top operational speed of 125 mph (201 km/h). At times, the sets have been classified as British Rail Classes 253, 254 and 255.
British Rail (BR) initially developed the HST as an interim measure in the early 1970s, as delays and cost concerns began to threaten their primary high-speed train project, the Advanced Passenger Train (APT). The HSTs are now widely considered to be among the most successful trains to have operated on the British railway network, both in terms of their initial impact and their longevity: their introduction into service between 1976 and 1982 resulted in significantly reduced journey times, and large increases in patronage on the routes on which they were operated. The trains proved to be a reliable workhorse, remaining in front-line service for decades. The first withdrawals began in 2017, 41 years after they were introduced. As of March 2024, InterCity 125s remain in service with ScotRail, Great Western Railway, and Network Rail.
Twenty-six HST sets, moved from Great Western Railway to Abellio ScotRail after being refurbished by Wabtec at Doncaster Works with new interiors, controlled emission tanks and automatic sliding doors. They operate on services from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Aberdeen and Inverness, as well as between Aberdeen and Inverness. The first set entered service in October 2018. ScotRail's HST fleet operates under the brand name Inter7City.
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ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Scottish Gaelic: Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. It has been operating the ScotRail franchise as an operator of last resort since 1 April 2022.
As of March 2022, ScotRail operates 355 stations in Scotland. Not included are Prestwick International Airport station, owned and operated by the airport, as well as both Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, which are managed by Network Rail. ScotRail operates Lockerbie and Reston even though no ScotRail services currently call at either station.
ScotRail's total fleet is maintained at Edinburgh Haymarket, Glasgow Eastfield, Glasgow Shields Road, Corkerhill Glasgow, Yoker, Ayr Townhead, Bathgate, and Inverness, as well as a newly built EMU stabling depot at Millerhill in Midlothian and a rebuilt depot at Cadder Yard.
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Good stuff. Perth station is a bit of a time capsule and is atmospherically gloomy!