Private company

InterCity

Logo: British Railway, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Sector and brand of British Rail (1966–1997)

InterCity (or, in its earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was a brand name introduced by British Rail in 1966 for its long-haul express passenger services. In 1982, the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors, through sectorisation; that 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.2 It ceased to exist in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1966Founded1

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43138 at Birmingham New Street
Photo: Tutenkhamun Sleeping, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

InterCity (or, in its earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was a brand name introduced by British Rail in 1966 for its long-haul express passenger services. In 1982, the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors, through sectorisation; that 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.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1966Founded Founded1

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