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	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Intercity 225: Fastest in the fleet
		Intercity 225: Decade of service in the UK The Intercity 225 which operates on the East Coast Mainline is the fastest domestic passenger train in the UK.
		Following the scrapping of the APT, the General Electric Metro-Cammell Intercity 225, capable of a maximum speed of 140mph, emerged as the successor to the Intercity 125.
		Intercity 225 uses a standard innovation in train design which dealt with an age-old problem that slowed train travel before the advent of the intercity model of transport.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/976815.stm (472 words)

	Privatisation of British Rail - UK Railways - A Wikia wiki
		In 1988 British Rail Engineering Limited was split between the major engineering works, which became BREL (1988) Ltd, and the (mostly smaller) works that were used for day-to-day maintenance of rolling stock, which became British Rail Maintenance Limited (BRML).
		In 1986 what may in retrospect be viewed as the harbinger of private rail operation occurred when the quarry company Foster Yeoman bought a small number of extremely powerful 3600 hp locomotives from General Motors' Electromotive Division (GM-EMD), designated British Rail Class 59, to operate mineral trains from their quarry in Wiltshire.
		British Rail was to be broken up into over 100 separate companies, with all relationships between the successor companies controlled by legal contracts and supervised by the Office of the Rail Regulator and, in the case of the passenger railway, the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF).
	ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail (2505 words)

	Travel By British Rail
		Much intercity traffic goes by rail as the country is relatively (by American standards) small so that rail schedules are often better than air schedules and the trains leave much more often than flights.
		There are some short stretches of jointed rail, but these appear to be in places due for replacement as lengths of continuous rail were laid in storage between the running rails.
		Rail travel is so effective in Britain that this pass and some careful selection of cheap (relatively anyway) hotels eliminated the need to rent a car for the whole trip.
	www.trainweb.org /girr/england/uk_trip.html (4111 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Intercity rail passenger service that links major transportation centers within a limited geographic region.
		For intercity rail, frequent service means that trains serve a particular station at least every four hours.
		Painted on the pavement in advance of a railroad highway crossing, to warn the motorist or pedestrian of the rail crossing.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/rail_terms.cfm (1044 words)

	How to Travel around Britain by Train
		The fast intercity trains will sometimes close (and lock) their doors two minutes prior to departure, so you need to be onboard in time to allow for that.
		Because most rail tickets allow a great deal of flexibility in terms of which train they can be used on, and because trains run so frequently, many times reservation holders will choose to travel on an earlier or a later train.
		British train services experience delays, and while some trains are very punctual, it is common for other trains to often be running 5 - 10 minutes late, for any one of many different reasons.
	www.thetravelinsider.info /britain/britishrailtravelinfo.htm (3157 words)

	British Rail, 1974-97 Journal of Transport History, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Terry Gourvish's history of British Rail largely is a history of such debates in England between the Treasury, the Department of Transport, and the British Railways Board from 1974 until privatisation.
		Part II examines the evolution of the railways under Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1989, a time when British Rail's management structure was radically transformed and its ancillary businesses were sold to the private sector, but the core railway business was still not threatened with privatisation.
		Part III examines the period from 1990 to 1994, when the government dithered on the question of privatising British Rail, and the British Rail Board further reorganised itself into a structure that it felt would be suitable for privatisation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3884/is_200403/ai_n9394482 (751 words)

	British Rail Equipment
		Many of the high speed intercity passenger trains that ran in the overhead electrified territory were powered by a single electric loco.
		Diesel powered high speed intercity passenger trains were usually powered by a unit at both ends of the train.
		In southeast England, all the lines are 3rd rail electrified and most of the equipment is electric.
	www.girr.org /girr/england/br_equipment.html (804 words)

	British Rail Fares and Timetables
		The rail network consists of one company who maintains and owns the track and other operating companies who operate the train services upon the track.
		British rail fares and timetables are thus very complex.
		To cut through all this confusion, a one stop source of British rail fares and British timetables is available and called "The Trainline".
	www.londontoolkit.com /briefing/rail_services.htm (435 words)

	InterCity (British Rail) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		InterCity (or, in the earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services (see British Rail brand names for a full history).
		InterCity branding was on the upper grey body, with white numbers carried on the upper grey cabside.
		Patronage increased markedly, and it soon became the most profitable part of the state-owned rail operator, and cross-subsidisation from InterCity's profits was used to safeguard the future of unprofitable (but necessary) rural routes which had been under threat from closure since the Beeching Axe of the 1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/InterCity_(British_Rail) (665 words)

	British Rail's APT
		The need to remain within the British Rail loading gauge when tilted has resulted in the characteristic body profile of the APT.
		British Rail's Inter-City network provides fast and efficient service between major cities.
		The InterCity route from London to Glasgow is fully electrified and requires only minimal additional facilities to accommodate APT and its higher speeds.
	www.apt-p.com /APTPBritishRailsAPT.htm (1054 words)

	A PLAN TO REORGANIZE THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		British Rail had been a single entity (a Crown corporation) that was the sole provider of rail passenger and freight services (with trivial exceptions) in the U.K. Some proponents of Amtrak reform have suggested that the U.K. model is something that could be directly applied to the American environment.
		Freight service in both absolute and proportional terms was a small fraction of total UK rail service, and a trivial fraction of what it is in the U.S. The challenge for rail passenger service providers in the U.S. therefore is one of track access and incremental improvement in the national rail infrastructure.
		The fact that Virgin as a rail operator, but still mainly a long haul airline, is looking at the long distance rail market as the prime profit source of growth and earnings in rail transportation is no surprise, since all airlines are well aware of the inherent economies of long distance transportation.
	www.unitedrail.org /pubs/reorganize/5.htm (1848 words)

	Run - Rail Users' Network
		RUN networks passengers, advocacy organizations and their advisory councils; works to help secure an interconnected system of rail services that passengers will use with pride; and forms a strong, unified voice for intercity and regional rail passenger interests.
		Rail Users' Network represents the interests of all rail passengers and potential passengers in North America using intercity, commuter and regional trains and rail transit.
		It is based on the successful British Rail Passengers Council model, created by an act of Parliament, which has been serving passengers throughout the United Kingdom since 1948.
	www.railusers.net (186 words)

	Rail Transit World - Light Rail, Rapid Transit, Regional Rail
		As the power wires were torn down and the rails ripped up, passengers left public transit in droves, eschewing the motor buses that were substituted and opting for private vehicles, encouraged to do so in accordance with officially promulgated policies at every level of government.
		A quick overview of some of the highlights of rail transit developments around the world may be helpful in comprehending the significance of modern rail transit technological options and their relevance to a city or region near you.
		Rail rapid transit: Mexico City's metro, opened in 1969, is predominantly not a standard-rail rapid transit system, but is, like Montreal's, almost entirely modeled after Paris's rubber-tired Gadgetbahn-type technology (although Line A, launched in 1991, is a standard steel-wheel light metro).
	www.lightrailnow.org /features/f_lrt_2005-12a.htm (4877 words)

	INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL
		But we do not believe that intercity passenger rail service can be saved by burying our heads in the sand and simply putting more money into a system that cannot help but fail.
		Now, when we were putting together our Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act, which was sent to Congress in 2003, we didn’t spend a lot of time looking at the past.
		And when the states are ready to pick an intercity passenger rail operator, we believe that Amtrak will be in a strong position to compete for those contracts.
	www.dot.gov /affairs/minetasp031005.htm (1121 words)

	Rail Australia - Trains
		Based on British Rail's Intercity 125, the CountryLink XPTs were built in Australia and have been adapted to Australian conditions.
		To step aboard The Australian rail system is to step into a different world, a world down under as it is fondly described.
		Ride the rails that will bring you a journey filled with rugged terrain, luxury, and an over all warmth found nowhere else on the planet.
	www.railsnw.com /tours/australia/countrylink001.htm (397 words)

	British Rail Mark 4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Rail's fourth and final design of passenger carriages was designated Mark 4, and were designed for use as part of InterCity 225 sets to provide services on the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line between London, Leeds, and Edinburgh.
		British Rail's initial business case for the Mark 4 anticipated them also being operated on the West Coast Main Line as a follow on order after the East Coast Main Line electrification.
		Note that the Irish Rail (Iarnrod Eireann) CIÉ Mark 4 coach is of a different design to the BR Mark 4, being constructed by the Spanish manufacturer CAF.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Mark_4 (969 words)

	The Lakeland Way: walking, hiking, mountains, accommodation
		British rail Intercity mainline services from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and the rest of the country provide fast access to Windermere, the gateway to the Lake District.
		From here there is a short (20 minute) rail trip to Windermere.
		For further rail travel information call the British Rail national enquiry centre open 24 hours a day on 0171 387 7070 and reservations on either 0171 388 6061 or 0171 387 8541.
	www.lakelandway.com /gethere/rail.htm (93 words)

	Links to Intercity train pics
		Intercity was the name given by British Rail to its country and nationwide rail services.
		The intercity title was also given to the sleeper workings.
		An Intercity liveried 37 sits at the side of the carriage sidings.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/perthrailpicsinfo/intercity.htm (104 words)

	British Railways - UK Railways - A Wikia wiki
		British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997.
		British Railways came into existence from 1 January 1948, under the control of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission (BTC).
		The program was further bedevilled by UK-based manufacturers of railway equipment believing that BR should act as a showcase for their wares, demanding a share of orders to provide this, and lobbying politicians when it was not forthcoming.
	ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/British_Railways (1555 words)

	Australia NSW: Empty train derails stranding Sydney commuters (21/12/99)
		AN InterCity express train driver yesterday "forgot" to stop at a major station as State Rail confirmed its growing incidence of trains running late.
		State Rail has announced that it has ordered an enquiry into the recent spate of incidents in the Sydney area, including the Glenbrook disaster in which 7 people died.
		This is to be undertaken by a British rail safety expert.
	danger-ahead.railfan.net /reports/rep99/waverton19991220.html (274 words)

	Inter-city rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The principal network of international express trains in continental Europe is called EuroCity, to distinguish it from the national InterCity networks and to indicate its better support for international journeys even though some IC trains also cross borders.
		In Ireland, the inter-city rail network is maintained by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways.
		International trains, run jointly by Amtrak and VIA Rail, connect New York with Toronto and Montreal, and Seattle with Vancouver.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intercity_rail (1232 words)

	The "Invisible Hand" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		And, it's not how even rail passenger services are (increasingly) being provided in Europe or elsewhere in developed countries, or even in some of the less developed countries.
		Despite what you have heard about the bungled breakup of British Rail in 1994 (more on that below), privatization of intercity rail passenger services is proceeding aggressively and quite successfully throughout Europe, including England, as well as New Zealand, Japan, Central America, and elsewhere.
		They are not lunatics: these are publicly-traded businesses who are investing in rail passenger assets because they believe they can earn their shareholders a good return on the investment.
	www.unitedrail.org /documents/200206hand.html (1250 words)

	Rail Travel in + to Germany :: Germany Guide
		The trains are clean and punctual and travelling by rail is a pleasant experience.
		InterCity Night [ICN]: first class (beds and included breakfast) and tourist class (reclining seats) on these night trains.
		British Rail has four daily trains to Germany from Victoria Station via jetfoil or the Ramsgate-Ostend or Dover-Ostend ferry.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/travel/trains-to-germany.html (572 words)

	Amtrak changes better for passengers
		A little time has passed since Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act of 2003, and I am compelled to respond to the most frequently repeated and least informed criticisms of the Bush administration's proposal.
		More states are planning for passenger rail improvements: Pennsylvania and New York are spending for new or improved rolling stock, Ohio is improving or eliminating grade crossings to pave the way for new higher-speed service and Nevada is ready to partner with a freight railroad to bring new rail service to Southern California.
		Myth 5: The administration's proposal to separate operations from infrastructure is exactly like the British Rail proposals, thus leading to the same fate.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/135521_rail19.html (801 words)

	British Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Railways (BR), which later traded as British Rail, ran most of the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until the privatisation of its railway services in stages between 1994 and 1997.
		The final nail in the coffin of BR was the Transport Act 2000 which abolished the British Railways Board and dispersed its remaining responsibilities.
		The British Transport Police (BTP) remains as the principal provider of police services on the NR and London Underground systems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail (2756 words)

	InterCity 225 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The InterCity 225 is the fastest domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark IV coaches and a Driving Van Trailer.
		The InterCity 225 is still the fastest loco-hauled train running in the UK, with a top speed of 225 km/h; during a test run on Stoke Bank between Peterborough and Grantham an Intercity 225 reached 260 km/h.
		The project was then renamed InterCity 225, whilst much of the tilting technology of the APT re-appeared on the Italian Pendolino electric multiple unit design over a decade later, which in turn spawned the Alsthom Class 390 units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intercity_225 (392 words)

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