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All Intercity Trainsets of Britain and the United States

Fast intercity trains of Britain and the United States, from the 1934 Pioneer Zephyr to the InterCity 125 and Acela. An entry belongs here when the cited article names an intercity train, trainset or passenger carriage type of Britain or the United States. It excludes high-speed lines of continental Europe and Asia. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.

All Intercity Trainsets of Britain and the United States
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Wikipedia: InterCity 125
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The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982.
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British Rail Mark 3 (Wikipedia)
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The British Rail Mark 3 is a type of passenger carriage developed in response to growing competition from airlines and the car in the 1970s.
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Wikipedia: Acela Express
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The Acela ( ə-SEL-ə; originally the Acela Express until September 2019) is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Providence.
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Budd Metroliner, Wikipedia
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The Budd Metroliner was a class of American electric multiple unit (EMU) railcar designed for first-class, high-speed service between New York City and Washington, D.C., on the Northeast Corridor.
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Pioneer Zephyr, Wikipedia
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The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington Route.
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British Rail Class 91, Wikipedia
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The British Rail Class 91 Electra is a high-speed electric locomotive, which produces power of 4,830 kW (6,480 hp); it was ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s.
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Wikipedia: Superliner (Railcar)
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The Superliner is a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used by Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier in the United States.
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