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InterCity (British Rail)
1966ā1994 brand of British Rail / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
InterCity (or, in the earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was a brand name introduced by British Rail in 1966 for its long-haul express passenger services (see British Rail brand names for a full history).
This article is about the InterCity brand used by British Rail from 1966 to 1997. For the train named "The Inter-City" running on British Rail from 1950, see The Inter-City. For intercity rail in the UK today, see Inter-city rail in the United Kingdom.
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Main Region(s) | All |
Other Region(s) | All |
Fleet size | 180 |
Stations called at | 190 |
Parent company | British Rail |
Dates of operation | 1966ā1994 |
Successors | Great North Eastern Railway, Midland Mainline, Great Western Trains, Anglia Railways, Virgin Trains, Virgin CrossCountry |
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In 1982, the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors (sectorisation). The sector responsible for long-distance express trains assumed the brand-name InterCity, although many routes that were previously operated as InterCity services were assigned to other sectors (e.g. London to King's Lynn services were transferred to the commuter sector Network SouthEast).