MTU Fitted Class 43 HST Power cars

_The major rebuilding of the Class 43 powercars including the fitting of MTU engines commenced at Brush Traction in 2004, when two Great Western cars Nos. 43004 and 43009 were trial refurbished and placed in revenue earning service for  evaluation.
    The results of these tests proved conclusive and full FGW HST fleet re-engineering was authorised as part of the Greater Western Franchise.
    Following the start of work on the FGW-operated fleet, owned by Angel Trains Leasing or First Group, agreement for a like major engineering project was agreed for GNER-operated (later National Express and East Coast) powercars.
    This was followed by the power cars operated by Network Rail and eventually Grand Central. Leaving only the Class 43s operated by East Midlands Trains with Paxman engines

_Above: 43175 Brush Traction Yard painted in Angel Trains promotion livery - applied just for hand over on 6 July 2006. Colin J. Marsden

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FGW Fleet - Project started 14 September 2004 - completed 25 April 2009
Powercar No.	Pool	Owner	Date to Brush	Date returned to FGW	Notes
43002	EFPC	Angel Trains	4 January 2008	6 March 2008	Official handover at Brush to FGW 27/2/08
43003	EFPC	Angel Trains	4 January 2008	6 March 2008	Official handover at Brush to FGW 27/2/08
43004	EFPC	Angel Trains	14 September 2004	10 June 2005	Prototype refurbishment, not fitted with new style driving cab and returned to Brush for retro upgrade 21/11/07, returned to FGW 30/11/07
43005	EFPC	Angel Trains	24 August 2007	26 October 2007
43009	EFPC	Angel trains	14 September 2004	19 May 2005	Prototype refurbishment, not fitted with new style driving cab and returned to Brush at end of contract for upgrade returning to FGW on 23 October 2009
43010	EFPC	Angel Trains	4 April 2007	9 June 2007
43012	EFPC	Angel Trains	26 September 2007	21 November 2007
43015	EFPC	Angel Trains	17 December 2007	20 February 2008
43016	EFPC	Angel Trains	6 November 2007	17 January 2008
43017	EFPC	Angel Trains	12 January 2007	16 March 2007
43018	EFPC	Angel Trains	3 February 2007	27 April 2007
43020	EFPC	Angel Trains	20 August 2007	16 October 2007
43021	EFPC	Angel Trains	09 October 2006	21 December 2006	Named 'David Austin - Cartoonist'
43022	EFPC	Angel Trains	23 January 2007	20 March 2007
43023	EFPC	Angel Trains	12 December 2006	16 February 2007
43024	EFPC	Angel Trains	29 January 2007	30 March 2007
43025	EFPC	Angel Trains	26 September 2006	7 December 2006	Received fire damage at Westbury on 20 October 2007 and returned by rail to Brush on 23 October 2007, returned to FGW 15 May 2008
43026	EFPC	Angel Trains	25 July 2006	16 November 2006
43027	EFPC	Angel Trains	21 February 2007	14 May 2007
43028	EFPC	Angel Trains	2 August 2007	16 October 2007
43029	EFPC	Angel Trains	13 April 2007	27 June 2007	Delivered to Brush by road
43030	EFPC	Angel Trains	19 July 2007	21 August 2007
43031	EFPC	Angel Trains	14 August 2007	5 October 2007
43032	EFPC	Angel Trains	21 September 2007	19 November 2007
43033	EFPC	Angel Trains	8 March 2007	2 May 2007	Delivered to Brush by road
43034	EFPC	Angel Trains	18 December 2007	20 February 2008
43035	EFPC	Angel Trains	21 December 2006	22 February 2007
43036	EFPC	Angel Trains	20 September 2007	14 November 2007
43037	EFPC	Angel Trains	31 August 2007	2 November 2007
43040	EFPC	Angel Trains	11 June 2007	16 August 2007
43041	EFPC	Angel Trains	3 October 2007	29 November 2007
43042	EFPC	Angel Trains	22 October 2007	21 December 2007
43253 (43053)	EFPC	Porterbrook	12 December 2008	7 April 2009
43256 (43056)	EFPC	Porterbrook	12 December 2008	25 April 2009
43063	EFPC	Porterbrook	9 September 2007	30 November 2007
43069	EFPC	Porterbrook	25 May 2007	3 August 2007	Delivered by road from Laira
43070	EFPC	Porterbrook	14 June 2007	3 September 2007
43071	EFPC	Porterbrook	3 May 2007	30 June 2007
43078	EFPC	Porterbrook	29 June 2006	24 September 2007	Originally Spares loco for project
43079	EFPC	Porterbrook	20 November 2007	23 January 2008
43086	EFPC	Porterbrook	20 June 2007	8 September 2007
43087	EFPC	Porterbrook	24 July 2007	2 October 2007
43088	EFPC	Porterbrook	27 July 2007	26 September 2007
43091	EFPC	Porterbrook	5 June 2007	10 August 2007
43092	EFPC	First Group	24 February 2006	22 August 2006
43093	EFPC	First Group	19 January 2006	30 June 2006
43094	EFPC	First Group	24 Febriary 2006	2 September 2006
43097	EFPC	First Group	19 January 2006	27 July 2006
43098	EFPC	First Group	19 January 2006	27 July 2006
43122	EFPC	First Group	19 October 2006	16 March 2007
43124	EFPC	Angel Trains	2 February 2007	16 April 2007
43125	EFPC	Angel Trains	25 July 2006	1 November 2006
43126	EFPC	Angel Trains	19 October 2006	20 April 2007
43127	EFPC	Angel Trains	18 June 2007	28 August 2007
43128	EFPC	Angel Trains	20 April 2007	28 June 2007
43129	EFPC	Angel Trains	24 November 2006	30 January 2007
43130	EFPC	Angel Trains	25 October 2006	8 January 2007
43131	EFPC	Angel Trains	15 May 2007	13 July 2007
43132	EFPC	Angel Trains	18 July 2007	20 September 2007
43133	EFPC	Angel Trains	7 July 2006	19 October 2006
43134	EFPC	Angel Trains	29 October 2007	10 January 2008
43135	EFPC	Angel Trains	8 November 2006	23 January 2007
43136	EFPC	Angel Trains	2 February 2007	16 April 2007
43137	EFPC	Angel Trains	25 October 2007	14 December 2007
43138	EFPC	Angel Trains	2 August 2007	29 September 2007
43139	EFPC	Angel Trains	30 May 2007	26 July 2007
43140	EFPC	Angel Trains	4 June 2007	3 August 2007
43141	EFPC	Angel Trains	22 August 2006	28 November 2006
43142	EFPC	Angel Trains	6 August 2007	2 October 2007
43143	EFPC	Angel Trains	13 November 2007	23 January 2008
43144	EFPC	Angel Trains	14 September 2007	12 November 2007
43145	EFPC	Angel Trains	8 October 2007	30 November 2007
43146	EFPC	Angel Trains	29 September 2007	29 November 2007
43147	EFPC	Angel Trains	24 November 2006	14 February 2007
43148	EFPC	Angel Trains	5 March 2007	14 May 2007
43149	EFPC	Angel Trains	9 July 2007	31 August 2007
43150	EFPC	Angel Trains	11 September 2007	5 November 2007
43151	EFPC	Angel Trains	12 March 2007	21 May 2007
43152	EFPC	Angel Trains	20 August 2007	11 October 2007
43153	EFPC	First Group	29 June 2006	9 November 2006	Returned to Brush by road 16 June 2007. Back to FGW by rail on 29 August 2007
43154	EFPC	First Group	27 April 2006	25 October 2006
43155	EFPC	First Group	27 April 2006	9 October 2006
43156	EFPC	First Group	27 April 2007	27 June 2007	Named 'Dartington International Summer School'
43158	EFPC	First Group	27 April 2006	26 September 2006
43159	EFPC	Porterbrook	2 February 2007	26 July 2007	Delivered by road
43160	SBXL	Porterbrook	2006 then again 22/8/07	May 2007 . To FGW 5 November 2007	Used with Hybrid HST testing
43161	EFPC	Porterbrook	6 February 2007	13 March 2007
43162	EFPC	Porterbrook	18 July 2007	14 September 2007
43163	EFPC	Angel Trains	25 October 2006	12 January 2007
43164	EFPC	Angel Trains	22 August 2006	24 November 2006	Returned to Brush for repairs, returned to FGW 20 July 2007
43165	EFPC	Porterbrook	29 June 2006	9 October 2006	Named 'Prince Michael of Kent'
43168	EFPC	Angel Trains	8 November 2006	30 January 2007
43169	EFPC	Angel Trains	30 January 2007	30 March 2007
43170	EFPC	Angel Trains	18 October 2007	14 December 2007
43171	EFPC	Angel Trains	15 March 2007	25 May 2007
43172	EFPC	Angel Trains	15 October 2007	7 December 2007
43174	EFPC	Angel Trains	2 April 2007	6 June 2007	National Express (GNER)/ East Coast Rly Fleet   Powercar No. Original Powercar No. Pool Owner Date to Brush Date returned to National Express (GNER)   43206 43006 IECP Angel Trains 24 October 2007 10 January 2008   43208 43008 IECP Angel Trains 17 July 2007 1 October 2007   43238 43038 IECP Porterbrook 28 June 2007 29 August 2007   43239 43039 IECP Porterbrook 17 April 2008 26 June 2008   43251 43051 IECP Porterbrook 10 December 2008 18 March 2009   43257 43057 IECP Porterbrook 13 August 2008 10 December 2008   43277 43077 IECP Porterbrook 26 June 2008 14 October 2008   43290 43090 IECP Porterbrook 23 March 2006 15 December 2006   43295 43095 IECP Porterbrook 14 October 2008 18 December 2008   43296 43096 IECP Porterbrook 15 May 2007 16 July 2007   43299 43099 IECP Porterbrook 11 April 2008 26 June 2008   43300 43100 IECP Porterbrook 23 March 2006 1 December 2006   43302 43102 IECP Porterbrook 10 January 2008 12 April 2008   43305 43105 IECP Porterbrook 9 June 2008 13 August 2008   43307 43107 IECP Porterbrook 10 March 2008 9 June 2008   43306 43106 IECP Angel Trains 9 January 2007 12 March 2007   43308 43108 IECP Angel Trains 07 November 2008 12 February 2009   43309 43109 IECP Angel Trains 24 April 2007 28 June 2007   43310 43110 IECP Angel Trains 10 December 2008 18 March 2009   43311 43111 IECP Angel Trains 26 June 2008 03 September 2008   43312 43112 IECP Angel Trains 10 January 2008 18 March 2008   43313 43113 IECP Angel Trains 1 October 2007 30 November 2007   43314 43114 IECP Angel Trains 30 November 2006 15 February 2007   43315 43115 IECP Angel Trains 20 November 2007 6 February 2008   43316 43116 IECP Angel Trains 29 August 2007 30 October 2007   43317 43117 IECP Angel Trains 6 February 2008 17 April 2008   43318 43118 IECP Angel Trains 12 March 2007 15 May 2007   43319 43119 IECP Angel Trains 20 August 2008 7 November 2008   43320 43120 IECP Angel Trains 23 October 2006 9 January 2007   43367 43167 IECP Angel Trains 15 February 2007 24 April 2007   xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   Arriva Cross Country Trains Fleet   Powercar No. Original Powercar No. Pool Owner Date to Brush Date returned to Arriva Trains   43207 43007 EHPC Porterbrook 13 August 2008 10 December 2008   43285 43085 EHPC Porterbrook 14 November 2007 13 August 2008   43301 43101 EHPC Porterbrook 2005 16 July 2008   43303 43103 EHPC Porterbrook 2006 30 July 2008   43304 43104 EHPC Porterbrook 14 August 2008 12 December 2008   43321 43121 EHPC Porterbrook 25 January 2008 10 September 2008   43357 43157 EHPC Porterbrook 24 March 2008 26 September 2008   43366 43166 EHPC Porterbrook 3 September 2008 23 January 2009   43378 43178 EHPC Porterbrook 30 July 2008 26 November 2008   43384 43184 EHPC Porterbrook 16 July 2008 7 November 2008   Hitachi, Porterbrook, Network Rail 'hybrid' Test Train   Powercar No. Pool Owner Date to Brush Trials with Network Rail, Porterbrook and Hitachi Notes 43089 SBXL Porterbrook 2006 May 2007 Retained original power unit. Named 'Hayabusa' Dual power vehicle (Yellow livery) Trian running complete in September 2008 and returned to Brush for conversion to standard power, allocated to East Midlands Trains 43160 SBXL Porterbrook 2006 May 2007 (First blue livery) Now with FGW as part of core MTU fleet - see above Grand Central Trains Fleet   Powercar No. Original Powercar No. Pool Owner Date to Brush Date returned to Arriva Trains   43465 43065 GCHP Angel 15 September 2010 13 December 2010   43467 43067 GCHP Angel 15 September 2010 13 December 2010   43468 43068 GCHP Angel 27 April 2010 1 September 2010   43480 43080 GCHP Angel 27 April 2010 1 September 2010   43484 43084 GCHP Angel 6 January 2011 8 May 2011   43423 43123 GCHP Angel 6 January 2011 8 May 2011   _Above: 43092 (left) and 43097 (right) inside main shop at Brush on 6 July 2006. Colin J. Marsden _Above: 43154 inside main shop under restoration for FGW from Network Rail use. 6 July 2006.. Colin J. Marsden _Above: 43090 and 43100 under restoration for GNER. 6 July 2006.. Colin J. Marsden _Above: Long stored 43101 in the works yard at Brush Traction. This vehicle is scheduled to be overhauled and returned to front line service in 2008. 6 July 2006.. Colin J. Marsden                                                                                               The Railway Centre.Com   Copyright 2012-2025 Network Rail Fleet   Powercar No. Original Powercar No. Pool Owner Date to Brush Date returned to Arriva Trains   43013 43013 QCAR Porterbrook 25 March 2009 23 June 2009   43014 43014 QCAR Porterbrook 19 July 2009 7 October 2009   43062 43062 QCAR Porterbrook 11 October 2009 23 February 2010