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The InterCity 125 is the world's fastest diesel train

Eurostar services are one of only two international rail services serving the United Kingdom, the other being between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They are also the only services in Great Britain operating at speeds of more than 250 km/h (155 mph).

In Great Britain, there are inter-city trains to numerous parts of the country. Most of these trains are high speed, and some operate into France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Increase in passenger rail by sector 1994–2015,^[1] as well as a comparison with the London Underground.^[2]^[3]

Before the sectorisation of British Rail, inter-city trains were operated by InterCity. InterCity ran trains from London to South West England, Wales, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England, Scotland and East of England. There were also numerous cross-country services, which were inter-city services that traversed several regions and usually avoided Greater London.

The UK's longest direct rail service is operated by CrossCountry from Aberdeen to Penzance, and takes 13 hours 23 minutes to complete.

Inter-city trains from London operate out of the following London terminals:

London Euston — trains to Wales, North West England, the West Midlands and Scotland;
London King's Cross — trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland;
London Paddington — trains to South West England, Wales and the West Midlands;
London St Pancras International — trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, France, Belgium and the Netherlands;
London Liverpool Street — trains to East of England.

The following train operating companies operate inter-city trains in Great Britain (operators marked with an asterisk are open-access operators):

In Northern Ireland, there are inter-city services between it and the Republic of Ireland known as Enterprise.

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[1] "Passenger kilometres by sector".

[2] "London Underground Total Annual Passenger Number Growth since 1863 - a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London". 12 January 2015.

[3] ttp://content.tfl.gov.uk/annual-report-2014-15.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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+[[File:CrossCountry-HST-at-BHM.jpg|thumb|The [[InterCity 125]] is the world's fastest diesel train]]
+[[File:StroodCTRL2.JPG|thumb|Eurostar services are one of only two international rail services serving the United Kingdom, the other being between [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]].  They are also the only services in Great Britain operating at speeds of more than 250 km/h (155 mph).]]
+In [[Great Britain]], there are [[Inter-city rail|inter-city]] trains to numerous parts of the country.  Most of these trains are [[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom|high speed]], and some operate into [[France]], [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]].
+[[File:Increase in passenger rail by sector 1994-2014.png|thumb|360px|Increase in passenger rail by sector 1994–2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/34856085-cf9c-4e0d-a7f8-8f9e5ee1b772|title=Passenger kilometres by sector}}</ref> as well as a comparison with the [[London Underground]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/247943/response/615921/attach/3/150129HW%20LUDemandSince1956.xls|title = London Underground Total Annual Passenger Number Growth since 1863 - a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London|date = 12 January 2015}}</ref><ref>http://content.tfl.gov.uk/annual-report-2014-15.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>]]
-[[File:Virgin Trains East Coast HST at Leeds (geograph 4704324).jpg|thumb|The [[InterCity 125]] is the world's fastest diesel train]]
+Before the [[History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994#The 1980s: Sectorisation|sectorisation]] of [[British Rail]], inter-city trains were operated by [[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]].  InterCity ran trains from [[London]] to [[South West England]], [[Wales]], the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], the [[East Midlands]], [[North West England]], [[Yorkshire and the Humber]], [[North East England]], [[Scotland]] and [[East of England]].  There were also numerous [[Cross Country services|cross-country services]], which were inter-city services that traversed several regions and usually avoided [[Greater London]].
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-In Great Britain, there are [[Inter-city rail|inter-city]] trains to numerous parts of the country. Most of these trains are [[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom|high speed]], and some run to France and Belgium.
+The UK's longest direct rail service is operated by CrossCountry from Aberdeen to Penzance, and takes 13&nbsp;hours 23&nbsp;minutes to complete.
-[[File:Increase in passenger rail by sector 1994-2014.png|thumb|360px|Increase in passenger rail by sector 1994-2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/34856085-cf9c-4e0d-a7f8-8f9e5ee1b772 |title=Passenger kilometres by sector}}</ref> as well as a comparison with the [[London Underground]].<ref>https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/247943/response/615921/attach/3/150129HW%20LUDemandSince1956.xls</ref><ref>http://content.tfl.gov.uk/annual-report-2014-15.pdf</ref>]]
-After the [[History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994#The 1980s: Sectorisation|sectorisation]] of [[British Rail]], inter-city trains were operated by [[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]]. InterCity ran trains from [[London]] to [[Devon]], [[Cornwall]], [[Bristol]], [[South Wales]], [[Cheltenham]], the [[Cotswolds]], [[Oxford]], the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], the [[East Midlands]], [[North Wales]], [[North West England]], [[Yorkshire and the Humber]], [[North East England]], [[Scotland]], [[East Anglia]] and [[London Gatwick Airport]]. There were also numerous [[Cross Country services]], which were inter-city services that traversed several regions and usually avoided [[Greater London]].
-The shortest inter-city rail service in the UK is operated by Heathrow Express from London Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 5 and takes 21 minutes to complete. The shortest inter-city rail service which is not an airport rail link is operated by Great Western Railway from London Paddington to Oxford and takes 59 minutes to complete, although these services also call at the larger town, and station, of Reading (30 minutes). The UK's longest direct rail service is operated by CrossCountry from Aberdeen to Penzance and takes 13 hours and 23 minutes to complete.
 Inter-city trains from London operate out of the following London terminals:
-*[[London Paddington]] (trains to [[London Heathrow Airport]], Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, South Wales, Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, Oxford and the West Midlands)
+*[[Euston railway station|London Euston]] — trains to Wales, North West England, the West Midlands and Scotland;
-*[[London Euston]] (trains to North Wales, North West England, the West Midlands and Scotland)
+*[[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] — trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland;
-*[[London St Pancras]] (trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, France and Belgium)
+*[[Paddington station|London Paddington]] — trains to South West England, Wales and the West Midlands;
-*[[London King's Cross]] (trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland)
+*[[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]] — trains to the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, France, Belgium and the Netherlands;
-*[[London Liverpool Street]] (trains to East Anglia)
+*[[Liverpool Street railway station|London Liverpool Street]] — trains to East of England.
-*[[London Victoria]] (trains to London Gatwick Airport)
 The following [[train operating company|train operating companies]] operate inter-city trains in Great Britain (operators marked with an asterisk are open-access operators):
-*[[Abellio Greater Anglia]]
+*[[Avanti West Coast]]
 *[[Caledonian Sleeper]]
 *[[CrossCountry]]
-*[[East Midlands Trains]]
+*[[East Midlands Railway]] (EMR)
 *[[Eurostar]]*
-*[[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]]
+*[[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] (GWR)
+*[[Greater Anglia]]
-*[[Grand Central Railway|Grand Central]]*
+*[[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]]*
-*[[Heathrow Express]]*
 *[[Hull Trains]]*
+*[[London North Eastern Railway]] (LNER)
-*[[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] ([[Gatwick Express]])
+*[[Lumo (train operating company)|Lumo]]*
-*[[Virgin Trains East Coast]]
+*[[ScotRail]]
-*[[Virgin Trains West Coast]]
+*[[TransPennine Express]]
+*[[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] (TfW)
+In [[Northern Ireland]], there are inter-city services between it and the [[Republic of Ireland]] known as [[Enterprise (train service)|Enterprise]].
 ==See also==
-* [[Rail transport in the United Kingdom]]
+*[[Rail transport in the United Kingdom]]
-* [[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom]]
+*[[High-speed rail in the United Kingdom]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Economy of the United Kingdom}}
 [[Category:Passenger rail transport in the United Kingdom]]

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