Intercity HST 125
Author | : Hugh Llewelyn |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781445634258 |
ISBN-13 | : 1445634252 |
Rating | : 4/5 (252 Downloads) |
Download or read book Intercity HST 125 written by Hugh Llewelyn and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the HST is a rare example of British design success. Developed in the 1970s at a time when the railways were in desperate need of modernization, it filled the gap left by the failure of the infamous APT tilting train to become the mainstay of high-speed rail travel for several decades.