InterCity 250

The InterCity 250 was an electric railway project undertaken by British Rail in the late 1980s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer operating in a push-pull formation. The British Rail project was cancelled in July 1992.

InterCity 250
Artist's impression of a Class 93 locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Build date1992—1995 (Proposed but never built)
Total produced30 nine-carriage units (planned)
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICBo′Bo′+2′2′+...+2′2′+2′2′
Performance figures
Maximum speed155 mph (250 km/h) (Design)
125 mph (200 km/h) (Initial Service)
Power output7,400 hp (5.5 MW)
Career
OperatorsBritish Rail
DispositionProject cancelled in July 1992
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