43018, Class 43 HST Power Car

Running number (BR/operator)	43018
Name	The Red Cross
Locomotive class	British Rail Class 43 (HST)
Power type	Diesel
Current location	Crewe Heritage Centre
Owner / preservation society	Crewe Heritage Centre
Operating status	Static display
Current livery	BR blue/grey

Notable history

Latterly used as a source of spares for the ScotRail power car fleet, after which its owner Angel Trains donated it to Crewe Heritage Centre. It is displayed there in BR blue and grey, without an engine.

Additional notes

Location, ownership, livery and status last confirmed Crewe Heritage Centre, January 2026. Source: 125 Group HST Power Car Fleetlist, 22 January 2026. Subject to verification.

On exhibition at Crewe Heritage Centre.

Other survivors of this class

43002 Sir Kenneth GrangeNational Railway Museum, York — First production HST power car, named after the HST designer.
43023Colne Valley Railway — 43023, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43025Great Central Railway (Nottingham) — 43025, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
43044 Edward PaxmanGreat Central Railway (Nottingham) — 43044, named Edward Paxman, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
43045 — 43045, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by a heritage group. No fixed base is recorded for this power car; see the notes.
43056 Royal British LegionGwili Railway — 43056, named Royal British Legion, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by Welsh Railways Trust. Last confirmed based at the Gwili Railway as of January 2026.
43060 — 43060, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by a heritage group. No fixed base is recorded for this power car; see the notes.
43082 The Railway ChildrenColne Valley Railway — 43082, named The Railway Children, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43089 HayabusaGreat Central Railway (Nottingham) — Preserved Class 43 HST power car.
43102Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon — Preserved Class 43 HST power car.
43159Great Central Railway (Nottingham) — 43159, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
43165Colne Valley Railway — 43165, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.