English

Noun

125 ‎(plural 125s)

1. (Britain, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 43 (HST).
   • 1999 June 16, Hoppy, “Re: HST from Paddington”, in uk.railway, Usenet:

     How much rail horsepower does a 125 have? Well I don't have the actual TE curve on me here (it's at home) but I can approximate.

   • 2003 December 1, Sean Marshall, “Re: Voyager/Meridian differences”, in uk.railway, Usenet:

     Most of the cheap tickets are valid on both 125s and Turbos - indeed some are ONLY available on 125s (eg First Plus London Day Out).

   • 2010 January 6, McKevvy, “Re: Could you safely lie between the rails of an HSL?”, in uk.railway, Usenet:

     When I was an apprentice many years ago, the 125 used to come through Markinch station in Fife at 1.27pm every weekday.

Number

125 (previous 124, next 126)

1. The number one hundred and twenty-five, which is one hundred plus twenty-five.