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.

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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

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Mark 3 coaching stock usedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
InterCity East Coast parentOrganization InterCity sector of British Rail
this entity surface form: British Rail InterCity sector
London Midland Region replacedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
this entity surface form: InterCity sector
British Railways London Midland Region followedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
this entity surface form: InterCity sector