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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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
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
operatedRoute Anglo-Scottish services
Cross-country routes in Britain
East Coast Main Line
Great Western Main Line
Midland Main Line
West Coast Main Line
services between major British cities
operatingPeriod 1960s–1990s
parentOrganization British Rail
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
Central Trains
Chiltern Railways
CrossCountry (franchise)
linked to: CrossCountry

First Great Eastern
GNER
Great Western Trains
Great Western franchise
InterCity CrossCountry franchise
InterCity East Coast franchise
InterCity West Coast franchise
Midland Main Line franchise
linked to: Midland Main Line

Midland Mainline
linked to: Midland Main Line

ScotRail (privatised operator)
linked to: ScotRail

South West Trains
Virgin Trains
Wales & Borders
Wales & West
usedRollingStock InterCity 125
InterCity 225
Mark 2 coaches
Mark 3 coaches
Mark 4 coaches

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Mark 3 coaching stock usedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
InterCity East Coast parentOrganization British Rail InterCity sector
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
London Midland Region replacedBy InterCity sector
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
British Railways London Midland Region followedBy InterCity sector
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
British Rail Mark 3 coaching stock usedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
Chris Green employer InterCity (British Rail sector)
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
Anglia Railways tookOverFrom InterCity (British Rail)
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
APT-S intendedOperatorRegion British Rail InterCity sector
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail
British Rail Class 43 High Speed Train power cars usedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
British Rail Mark 2 sleeping coaches usedBy InterCity sector of British Rail
Eastern Region subsequentDivisionReplacedBy InterCity sector
linked to: InterCity sector of British Rail