{"product_id":"the-british-rail-high-speed-tim-hillier-graves-9781399034258","title":"The British Rail High Speed Train: The Evolution of the Inter City 125","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe HST 125s defined a fast, practical shift in Britain's rail operations and legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter fifty years of service the lives of the HST 125s are now drawing to a close. Some remain to remind us of the extraordinary impact these trains had on British Rail's operations over so many decades, but their number is dwindling fast. A long goodbye, but a goodbye nonetheless. With their days numbered, now would seem to be the time to consider the achievement of the design engineers who created them and the service they rendered across Britain's rail network, aided by so many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story that might never have been told if BR's plans for its Advanced Passenger Train had reached fruition more quickly. But delay upon delay meant that there was pressing need for a fast modern passenger less technically advanced substitute to fill the gap. The 125s were the result and very quickly they showed what they could do, and would continue to do wherever BR, or the privatised companies that followed in the 1990s, operated them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book pays homage to these exceptional trains and all those who were involved in their design, construction and day to day operation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Hillier-Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399034251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399034258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Transport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Tim Hillier-Graves","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097262694655,"sku":"9781399034258","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-british-rail-high-speed-tim-hillier-graves-9781399034258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}