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British Rail Mark 3
BR Mk.IIIa TSO No.12604 (8074749189).jpg
Chiltern Railways Mark 3 with retrofitted plug doors at London Marylebone in August 2012
In service 1975- present
Manufacturer BREL
Number built 848 vehicles
Operator(s) CrossCountry
East Midlands Trains
First Great Western
First ScotRail
Grand Central Railway
National Express East Anglia
Virgin Trains East Coast
Network Rail
Wrexham & Shropshire
Specifications
Maximum speed 125mph 200km/h
EMT HST Mk3 Leicester AB3
Mark 3 at Leicester.
Mark3tso
A Mark 3 TS coach pictured at London Paddington, in old First Great Western colours
Mark3gner
A Mark 3 TS coach pictured at Aberdeen, in GNER colours
FGW HST Standard Class coach B 2005-06-09
The original BREL-designed interior - this photo is of a First Great Western standard class Mark 3 coach
FgwNewHighDensityCoach
Interior of a new First Great Western high Density HST Carriage

British Rail's third fundamental design of carriage was designated Mark 3, and was introduced in 1976 primarily for use on the High Speed Train (HST). The coaches were also used as conventional loco-hauled stock as part of the West Coast Main Line (WCML) northern electrification scheme in the mid 1970s, designated Mark 3A and 3B. The final batch was built in 1988, but Mark 3-based multiple units continued to be built until the early 1990s.

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Images for kids

  • BR Mk3 12000

    Prototype Mark 3 as delivered

  • BR Mk.IIIa TSO No.12014 (6771037103)

    Cargo-D Mark 3 in as delivered InterCity livery at Marylebone in June 2008

  • BR Mk.IIIa TSO No.12604 (8074749189)

    Chiltern Railways Mark 3 with retrofitted plug doors at London Marylebone in August 2012

  • HST Mark III TS 2006 Interior

    The interior of a GNER 'Project Mallard' refurbished Mark 3 Standard Class

  • HST Mark III TF 2006 Interior

    The interior of a GNER 'Project Mallard' refurbished Mark 3 First Class

  • East Midlands Trains Mark III TS Interior

    The interior of refurbished East Midlands Trains Mark 3 Standard Class with improved fluorescent lighting

  • East Midlands Trains Mark III TF Interior

    The interior of refurbished East Midlands Trains Mark 3 First Class with improved fluorescent lighting

  • ScotRailMK3INT

    The interior of a refurbished ScotRail Mark 3 Standard Class with electronic destination displays.

  • Virgin Trains Mark 3 LHCS WB64 Pretendolino Set TSO Internal

    The interior of Virgin Trains refurbished Mark 3 Standard Class

  • Virgin Trains Mark 3 LHCS WB64 Pretendolino Set FO Interior

    The interior of Virgin Trains refurbished Mark 3 First Class

  • Chiltern Railways Mainline Mark IIIA TSO Interior

    The interior of Chiltern Railways refurbished Mark 3 with the original InterCity 70 seats

  • Chiltern Railways Mainline Mark IIIA RFM First Class Interior

    The interior of Business Class aboard a Chiltern Railways refurbished Mark 3

  • Abellio Greater Anglia Mark 3A TSO Interior

    The interior of a Greater Anglia refurbished Mark 3 Standard Class with original InterCity 70 seats

  • Abellio Greater Anglia Mark 3B FO Interior

    The interior of a Greater Anglia refurbished Mark 3 First Class with revised interior lighting and InterCity 80 seats as per the APT

  • GWR Mk3 TS 48111 and TGS 49101 Plymouth

    Great Western Railway Mark 3s fitted with power doors in 2018

  • IE Mk3

    Iarnród Éireann Mark 3 at Dublin Heuston in InterCity livery

  • BREL Mk 3 Coach, North wall, Dublin

    Iarnród Éireann BREL Mark 3 carriage at the North Wall, Dublin, September 2014.

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