InterCity 250

InterCity 250
Artist's impression of a Class 93 locomotive
Type and origin Power type Electric Build date 1992—1995 (Proposed but never built) Total produced 30 nine-carriage units (planned)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′+2′2′+...+2′2′+2′2′
Performance figures Maximum speed 155 mph (250 km/h) (Design) 125 mph (200 km/h) (Initial Service) Power output 7,400 hp (5.5 MW)
Career Operators British Rail Disposition Project cancelled in July 1992

The InterCity 250 was an electric railway project undertaken by British Rail in the late 1980s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer operating in a push-pull formation. The British Rail project was cancelled in July 1992.^[1]