InterCity (British Rail)

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.
InterCity
A High Speed Train power car and Mark 3 carriage in InterCity swallow livery at Penzance
Overview
Main Region(s)All
Other Region(s)All
Fleet size180
Stations called at190
Parent companyBritish Rail
Dates of operation1966–1994
SuccessorsGreat North Eastern Railway, Midland Mainline, Great Western Trains, Anglia Railways, Virgin Trains, Virgin CrossCountry

In 1986, 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).

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