Fleet → Class 43
About the Class 43
The Class 43 (HST) is a passenger power car built by BREL between 1975 and 1982. The register lists 126: 79 in traffic, 31 out of service and 16 preserved. The largest holders are ScotRail (25), Colas Rail (10) and Locomotive Services Group (8), with 14 others holding the rest. 26 have worked a train today.
126 in the register 79 in traffic 31 out of service 16 preserved
Units
| Unit | Operator | Status | Last worked | Last seen at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43484 | RailAdventure | Out of Service | never seen | At Brush Loughborough |
| 43480 | RailAdventure | never seen | ||
| 43468 | RailAdventure | Out of Service | never seen | At Brush Loughborough |
| 43467 | RailAdventure | never seen | ||
| 43465 | RailAdventure | never seen | ||
| 43423 | RailAdventure | never seen | ||
| 43367 | ScotRail | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43357 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43321 | Colas Rail | never seen | 40 Years | |
| 43318 | Romic Group | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43314 | Romic Group | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43310 | Romic Group | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43309 | Romic Group | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43308 | RailAdventure | Stored | never seen | At Burton |
| 43305 | ScotRail | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43303 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43301 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43299 | Network Rail | Stored | never seen | At Peak Rail |
| 43296 | RailAdventure | Stored | never seen | At Eastleigh Works |
| 43285 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43277 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43274 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43272 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43257 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43251 | Colas Rail | never seen | ||
| 43198 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 43190 | 125 Group | Stored | never seen | For component recovery |
| 43189 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43188 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43187 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43186 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43183 | ScotRail | 19th September 2026 1H77 | Inverness | |
| 43182 | ScotRail | 12th September 2026 5B44 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43181 | ScotRail | 24th September 2026 5B51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43179 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A81 | Edinburgh | |
| 43177 | ScotRail | Today 1B98 | Edinburgh | |
| 43176 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5V91 | Shields T.M.D. (E) | |
| 43175 | ScotRail | Today 1H25 | Inverness | |
| 43169 | ScotRail | Today 5A88 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43168 | ScotRail | Today 5T98 | Perth | |
| 43165 | Colne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43164 | ScotRail | Today 5B51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43163 | ScotRail | Today 5A83 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43159 | 125 Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43155 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 43154 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 43152 | ScotRail | Today 5A88 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43151 | ScotRail | never seen | ||
| 43150 | ScotRail | 24th September 2026 5A78 | Edinburgh | |
| 43149 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5B44 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43148 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5T50 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43147 | ScotRail | Today 1H25 | Inverness | |
| 43146 | ScotRail | Today 5T50 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43145 | ScotRail | Today 5T62 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43144 | ScotRail | Today 5T98 | Perth | |
| 43143 | ScotRail | Today 5T90 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43142 | ScotRail | Today 5B44 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43141 | ScotRail | Today 1H29 | Inverness | |
| 43139 | ScotRail | Today 1B98 | Edinburgh | |
| 43138 | ScotRail | 24th September 2026 5B51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43137 | ScotRail | 12th September 2026 5B51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43136 | ScotRail | Out of Service | never seen | Struck fallen tree 4/6/25 |
| 43135 | ScotRail | Today 5A55 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43134 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5B44 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43133 | ScotRail | Today 5T50 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43132 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A81 | Edinburgh | |
| 43131 | ScotRail | 12th September 2026 1H77 | Inverness | |
| 43130 | ScotRail | 24th September 2026 5A78 | Edinburgh | |
| 43129 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A57 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43128 | ScotRail | 14th September 2026 5T93 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43127 | ScotRail | 11th September 2026 5T93 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43126 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5V91 | Shields T.M.D. (E) | |
| 43125 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A55 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43124 | ScotRail | Today 5A55 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43122 | Romic Group | never seen | ||
| 43102 | National Railway Museum | Preserved | never seen | Ex 43302 |
| 43098 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 43097 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 43094 | Romic Group | never seen | ||
| 43093 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | |
| 43092 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | |
| 43091 | Henstridge Airfield | Stored | never seen | |
| 43089 | 125 Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43082 | Colne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43081 | Crewe Heritage Centre | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43076 | Off lease - Data Acquisition & Testing Services | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43073 | Colne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43071 | Colne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | Still has FGW branding |
| 43066 | Off lease - Data Acquisition & Testing Services | Stored | never seen | At Mid Norfolk Railway |
| 43063 | Plym Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43062 | Network Rail | never seen | ||
| 43060 | Nene Valley Railway | never seen | ||
| 43059 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43058 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43056 | Welsh Railways Trust | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43055 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43054 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | At Loughborough, for collision damage repairs |
| 43050 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43049 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43048 | 125 Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43047 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43046 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 43045 | Nene Valley Railway | never seen | ||
| 43044 | 125 Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43042 | Off lease - Great Western Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43037 | ScotRail | Today 1H29 | Inverness | |
| 43036 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A55 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43035 | ScotRail | Today 5T62 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43034 | ScotRail | Today 5B51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43033 | ScotRail | 24th September 2026 5B42 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43032 | ScotRail | Today 5B44 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 43031 | ScotRail | Today 5A41 | Edinburgh | |
| 43028 | ScotRail | Today 5A83 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43026 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5T50 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43025 | 125 Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43024 | ScotRail | Stored | never seen | At Haymarket |
| 43023 | Colne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43021 | ScotRail | never seen | ||
| 43018 | Crewe Heritage Centre | Preserved | never seen | |
| 43015 | ScotRail | Today 5T90 | Cadder HST Depot | |
| 43014 | Network Rail | never seen | ||
| 43013 | Network Rail | never seen | ||
| 43012 | ScotRail | Today 5A41 | Edinburgh | |
| 43004 | ScotRail | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 43003 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A57 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 43002 | National Railway Museum | Preserved | never seen |
Operators
Who runs them, and how many each holds. The subclasses link to that operator's own page for the type.
| Operator | ATOC | Units | Subclasses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScotRail | SR | 25 | 43 |
| Colas Rail | 10 | 43 | |
| Locomotive Services Group | 8 | 43 | |
| RailAdventure | 8 | 43 | |
| Off lease - Great Western Railway | 7 | 43 | |
| 125 Group | 6 | 43 | |
| Romic Group | 6 | 43 | |
| Colne Valley Railway | 5 | 43 | |
| West Coast Railways | WR | 5 | 43 |
| Network Rail | 4 | 43 | |
| Crewe Heritage Centre | 2 | 43 | |
| National Railway Museum | 2 | 43 | |
| Nene Valley Railway | 2 | 43 | |
| Off lease - Data Acquisition & Testing Services | 2 | 43 | |
| Henstridge Airfield | 1 | 43 | |
| Plym Valley Railway | 1 | 43 | |
| Welsh Railways Trust | 1 | 43 |
Liveries
What the class wears, across every operator. Units whose livery the register does not record are left out rather than counted as unliveried.
| Livery | Units |
|---|---|
| ScotRail Inter7City | 52 |
| GWR Green | 13 |
| VTEC (EMR) | 7 |
| First Group Blue | 6 |
| Midland Pullman | 6 |
| Stagecoach | 6 |
| Colas Orange/Yellow | 4 |
| RailAdventure | 4 |
| BR Inter-City 125 | 3 |
| BR InterCity Swallow | 3 |
| CrossCountry (Colas) | 3 |
| NR Yellow | 3 |
| Stagecoach (DATS) | 3 |
| CrossCountry | 2 |
| EMT Blue | 2 |
| Romic Red/Silver | 2 |
| BR InterCity Executive | 1 |
| EMR (Colas) | 1 |
| GNER (White Logo) | 1 |
| Midland Mainline Blue | 1 |
| Midland Mainline Teal | 1 |
| VTEC (LNER) | 1 |
| VTEC (NR) | 1 |