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TheBritish Rail Class 41 were two powercars built in 1972 byBritish Rail Engineering Limited'sCrewe Works to operate with the prototypeHigh Speed Train (HST) withMark 3 carriages.
Two power cars were built in 1972 byBritish Rail Engineering Limited'sCrewe Works, numbered 41001 and 41002.[3] They initially conducted tests on theEast Coast Main Line with the set based atNeville Hill TMD.[4][5]
Having accumulated more than 100,000 miles (160,000 km), including setting a diesel train speed record of 143 mph (230 km/h) betweenNorthallerton andThirsk in June 1973, they moved to theGreat Western Main Line in 1974.[4][6] On 5 May 1975, both entered revenue service on Great Western services betweenLondon Paddington andBristol Temple Meads /Weston-super-Mare.[7][8]
After theClass 252 re-classification they were renumbered into thecarriage numbering range as 43000 and 43001.[9]
After being replaced by productionClass 43 HST powercars in the early 1980s, both were allocated to theRailway Technical Centre and used in various high speed trials associated with theAdvanced Passenger Train andInterCity 225 projects.[citation needed] In December 1990, 41002 was scrapped byCF Booth inRotherham, while 41001 was restored cosmetically and donated to theNational Railway Museum.[citation needed]
In 2011, the National Railway Museum agreed a lease with the125 Group that resulted in 41001 moving fromYork to Neville Hill TMD in March 2012 to be restored to operational condition.[10][11][12] As part of this move, it was re-registered onTOPS asClass 43/9 locomotive 43000.[13]
Upon completion it was based at theGreat Central Railway (Nottingham). In November 2014, 41001 hauled its first passenger train since 1976, a special named theScreaming Valenta, using a short-formedEast Midlands Trains HST set with a Class 43 on the other end.[14]
After suffering engine problems at theKeighley & Worth Valley Railway in May 2019, it was moved to Neville Hill TMD for repairs.[15][16]
In October 2019, the National Railway Museum announced it had terminated the loan agreement, citing serious contract breaches. Although that was disputed by the 125 Group, 41001 was returned to the museum in November 2019.[17]
has its original 110 V/1000 V Auxiliary Alternator fitted so isn't compatible with production HST electronics. … standard DC ETH rather than the 415 V AC of an HST so more useful for a role on preserved railways. … not being able to provide train supply to an HST set,
