InterCity sector of British Rail
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The InterCity sector of British Rail was the business unit responsible for operating long-distance express passenger services across the British railway network from the 1960s until privatisation in the 1990s.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| InterCity sector | 2 |
| British Rail InterCity sector | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger rail operator
ⓘ
sector of British Rail ⓘ |
| brandingColor | dark grey and white with red and yellow accents ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1997 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| introducedBrand | InterCity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logo | InterCity swallow logo ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first national high-speed diesel services in the UK via InterCity 125
ⓘ
flagship long-distance brand of British Rail ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedRoute |
Anglo-Scottish services
ⓘ
Cross-country routes in Britain ⓘ East Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ services between major British cities ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | 1960s–1990s ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | sectorisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Railways long-distance services ⓘ |
| railNetwork | British railway network ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | privatisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| sectorisationPhase | business-led organisation of British Rail ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-city rail services
ⓘ
long-distance express passenger services ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| successor |
Anglia Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiltern Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ CrossCountry (franchise) NERFINISHED ⓘ First Great Eastern NERFINISHED ⓘ GNER NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ InterCity CrossCountry franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ InterCity East Coast franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ InterCity West Coast franchise ⓘ Midland Main Line franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Mainline NERFINISHED ⓘ ScotRail (privatised operator) NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales & Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales & West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRollingStock |
InterCity 125
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
InterCity 225 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark 2 coaches ⓘ Mark 3 coaches NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark 4 coaches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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British Rail InterCity sector
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InterCity sector
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InterCity sector