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The Inter-City train. British Rail first used the term Inter-City in 1950 as the name of a train running between London Paddington and Wolverhampton Low Level. [1] This was part of an overall policy of introducing new train names in the post World War II period. The name was applied to the business express which ran from London in the morning ...
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The InterCity 125, or High-Speed Train, was a diesel-powered...
- Inter-city rail in the United Kingdom
Inter-city rail in the United Kingdom. The InterCity 125 is...
- Rail transport in Great Britain
Rail transport. The railway system in Great Britain is the...
- Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail. A Acela Express high-speed train traveling...
- British Rail
InterCity (or, in the earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services (see British Rail brand names for a full history). Privatisation. After the privatisation of British Rail, InterCity trains were divided up into several franchises.
DivisionsOriginal FranchiseCurrentlyEast CoastThen passed to National Express East ...West CoastThen passed to Avanti West Coast (owned ...MidlandThen passed to East Midlands TrainsGreat WesternRenamed First Great Western. Also ...The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982. A total of 95 sets were produced, each comprising two Class 43 power cars , one at each end, and a rake of seven or eight Mark 3 coaches.
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