InterCity 225
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An InterCity 225 at speed on the East Coast Main Line
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | BREL, GEC-Alsthom, Metro Cammell |
| Build date | 1988—1991 |
| Total produced | 31 nine-carriage units |
| Specifications | |
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| UIC class | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+...+2′2′+2′2′ |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 140 mph (225 km/h) (Design) 125 mph (201 km/h) (Service) 161.7 mph (260.2 km/h) (Record) |
| Power output | 6,300 horsepower (4.7 MW) |
| Career | |
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| Operators |
British Rail GNER National Express East Coast East Coast Virgin Trains East Coast |
| Disposition | In service |
The InterCity 225 is an electric high speed train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer. The Class 91 locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe works as a spin-off from the Advanced Passenger Train project, which was abandoned during the 1980s, whilst the coaches and DVT were constructed by Metro-Cammell in Birmingham and Breda (under sub-contract) in Italy — again borrowing heavily from the Advanced Passenger Train. The trains were designed to operate at up to 140 mph (225 km/h) in regular service, but are limited to 125 mph (200 km/h) principally due to a lack of cab signalling and the limitations of the current overhead line equipment (OLE). They are used on services from London King's Cross to Leeds, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Skipton, Bradford Forster Square, Newark North Gate, York and Newcastle.
The InterCity 225 entered service with British Rail on the East Coast Main Line in 1990. The units also operate on a small section of the West Coast Main Line between Glasgow and Carstairs. In 1996, as part of the privatisation of British Rail, all InterCity 225s were sold to Eversholt Rail Group, which currently leases them to Virgin Trains East Coast.
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