InterCity 225

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	BREL, GEC-Alsthom, Metro-Cammell
Build date	1988-1991
Total produced	31 nine-carriage units

InterCity 225
InterCity 225
	LNER InterCity 225 on the East Coast Main Line
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	BREL, GEC-Alsthom, Metro-Cammell
Build date	1988-1991
Total produced	31 nine-carriage units
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+2′2′+...+2′2′+2′2′
Length	245.23 m (804 ft 7 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	125 mph (201 km/h)
Power output	6,300 horsepower (4.7 MW)
Operators
Career
Operators	Current:; London North Eastern Railway; Past:; InterCity (British Rail); Great North Eastern Railway; National Express East Coast; East Coast; Virgin Trains East Coast;
Disposition	In service

The InterCity 225 is an electric push-pull high speed train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer (DVT). The Class 91 locomotives were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Crewe Works as a spin-off from the Advanced Passenger Train project,^[3]^[4] 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. They were introduced into service between 1989 and 1991 for intercity services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from London King's Cross to Leeds, York and Edinburgh.

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