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The InterCity 225 is the fastest domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising of a class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark IV coaches and a DVT ( Driving Van Trailer). The class 91 locomotive was built by BREL at the Crewe works as a spin off from the failed APT (Advanced Passenger Train) programme during the 1980s.

The InterCity 225 entered service with British Rail on the East Coast Main Line in 1989. In 1996, after the privatisation of British Rail, the InterCity 225s were handed over to GNER, when they were repainted, re-numbered and re-named.

The InterCity 225 is still the fatest passenger train running in the UK, with a top speed of 140Mph although during a test run on Stoke Bank between Peterborough and Grantham an Intercity 225 reached 162Mph. The InterCity 225 is, however, only signalled to run at a top speed of 125Mph on the East Coast Main Line.

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