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Welcome to the website of the 125 Group. We are the only group dedicated to following the Intercity 125 (HST). Our magazine is the most reliable source of information on the HST fleet.

Our ultimate aim is to preserve an example of this fine train after the end of its working life.

 

On this website you will find information on the history and current operations of the HST fleet. You will also find information about the 125 Group and an invitation to join us.


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125 Group 2013 Annual General Meeting

Posted by 43103 on Friday, June 07, 2013

A reminder for 125 Group members that the 2013 AGM will be held startng at 1pm on Saturday 8th June at the Brunswick Inn, 1 Railway Terrace, Derby, DE1 2RU, a short walk from Derby railway station, turn right out of the main exit.

The meeting is open to 125 Group members ONLY.

However, any HST enthusiasts who wish to come along and pay to join up before the start of the meeting are most welcome! Membership is only £17 for 12 months, you can also subscribe on-line now by clicking on 'Join Us' on the left-hand menu on this page.  


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Keighley & Worth Valley Diesel Gala

Posted by 43103 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The 125 Group sales stand will be at the K&WVR Diesel gala on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April.

Located on Keighley station, we will have a range of merchandise available including some new mugs, fridge magnets and keyring designs plus DVDs and books, all raising funds for our preservation efforts. If you are interested in 125s or want to find out about our exciting Project Miller, restoring the prototype HST power car back to life, then do come along and chat to our friendly team, we will be delighted to join you up as a member.  


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125 Railtours

Posted by 43103 on Saturday, April 20, 2013

A special welcome to the 125 Group website if you found out about us on UK Railtours' Wensleydale Rambler railtour on 20th April when East Midlands Trains power cars 43050 and 43073 took us on a splendid day trip to Redmire.

The next 125 Special from UK Railtours is 'The Silver Lining' on 18th May when an EMT HST will be the first passenger train to Hoe, on the Mid Norfolk Railway. Tickets are still available from UK Railtours www.ukrailtours.com and with their kind permission 125 Group will again be on-board, selling merchandise and recruiting new members. We look forward to seeing you!  


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Project Miller Film Now On-Line

Posted by 43103 on Saturday, April 20, 2013

The BBC 'Inside Out' film about Project Miller, our mission to restore prototype HST power car 41001 back to life, can now be viewed on-line. Featuring iconic nosecone designer Sir Kenneth Grange, 125 Group volunteers and EMT staff at Neville Hill depot, you can watch the feature by clicking this LINK.

For occasional updates on restoration progress check out our dedicated blog web-site: www.projectmiller.org.uk

For the very latest full behind the scenes detailed story on our progress please JOIN US and receive our members only magazine and support the project!
 


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Diagrams Diagrams!

Posted by 43103 on Saturday, April 20, 2013

The 'Diagrams' section has been updated again with the Spring 2013 booked workings for your favorite trains! (FGW to follow).

To download, click on 'Diagrams' on the main menu to the left.  


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Winter 2012/3 Diagrams - Update

Posted by gary on Monday, January 07, 2013

Further to our recent post we're now please to announce that the FGW diagrams are also now available on this website.

Please click on the "Diagrams" link on the left to access the PDF documents.  


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Winter 2012/3 Diagrams

Posted by gary on Wednesday, January 02, 2013

The 'Diagrams' section of this website has been updated with the next part of the Winter 2012/3 HST workings for all passenger train operators, except for FGW which we currently don't have in a suitable form to publish.

To download, click on 'Diagrams' on the main menu to the left.  


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Winter 125 Diagrams

Posted by 43103 on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The 'Diagrams' section of this website has been updated with the latest Winter 2012 HST workings for all passenger train operators. To download, click on 'Diagrams' on the main menu to the left.  


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125 Prototype on BBC 'Inside Out'

Posted by 43103 on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Project Miller, our mission to restore prototype HST power car 41001 back to life, featured on prime time TV last night! Thanks to everyone involved in making the film, especially East Midlands Trains at Neville Hill, Kenneth Grange, and the BBC production team who did such a great job.

If you missed it then you can watch on BBC iPlayer until Monday 3rd December:
www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01p2pml/?t=19m28s

Find out more about Project Miller on our dedicated blog web-site: www.projectmiller.org.uk  


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Project Miller on TV!

Posted by 43103 on Friday, November 23, 2012

We are pleased to announce that a film about Project Miller and the restoration of Prototype Power Car 41001 will be shown on the BBC TV programme 'INSIDE OUT - YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE' to be broadcast this coming Monday 26th November on BBC1 from 19:30 to 20:00. This will include interviews with the 125 Group restoration team and the designer of the HST nosecone Kenneth Grange, filmed during his visit to East Midlands Trains depot at Leeds Neville Hill in September. This is a regional programme and will only be broadcast on BBC1 in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire however if you have satellite TV you should be able to watch from anywhere in the UK on Sky channels 956 and 957 or Freesat channels 966 and 967. The show will also be available for all to watch on the BBC iPlayer from Tuesday 27th November for 7 days, www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

Find out more about Project Miller on our dedicated blog web-site www.projectmiller.org.uk
You can help by becoming a member of 125 Group and receive our exclusive quarterly magazine, subscribe now by clicking Join Us  


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