First startup of 43023 in preservation at the Colne Valley Railway | 125 Heritage |

In this video we start up one of our new powercars to arrive for 125 heritage, 43023. 43023 Is an EX GWR power car fitted with an MTU 4000 Series engine. After some prechekcs and shunting the power car wa preheated and started up sucsesfully!

No faults to report and the power car took traction and went for a couple of test runs down the line. We plan to use 43023 in the future for running days as well as static display days. We hope you enjoy this video and keep an eye on the social media pages for updates! Make sure to follow 43023's own instagram page for individual updates, linked below!

125 Heritage: https://125heritage.co.uk/ /   / 382940390287922  

Colne Valley Railway: https://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk/

43023's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/intercity_4...

My Instagram Account: https://instagram.com/125_heritage_le...

About Us at 125 Heritage : 125 Heritage are a group of volunteers based at the Colne Valley Railway in Essex. We are passionate about the Inter-city 125 vehicles and the iconic power cars. These were built in the late 1970’s and are credited with saving British Rail who at the time had a bad reputation. They were a marvel of British engineering but their time has finally come for them to retire.
Our aim is to preserve and maintain a small fleet of ex British Rail Inter-City 125 vehicles for use at the railway. The vehicles will be used for dining and special running days. The vehicles are air conditioned and there is a full kitchen vehicle which will provide a unique experience for visitors.