British Rail created many brand names for its products, designed to catch the eye and imagination of current and potential travellers and freight users. These included brands both for services and for multiple units. The privatised successor companies have built on this tradition, sometimes adopting the original British Rail brand, sometimes introducing their own (eg, Midland Mainline's "Meridian" trains, Virgin's "Voyager" services). Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit (MU) is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive, and can be coupled with other similar units to operate together, in...

Services

Britain's state railways underwent a corporate identity change in 1965 with the introduction of the system-wide name "British Rail", the double-arrow symbol and a "Rail Blue" livery. The size of British Rail's fleet and the time required to repaint every locomotive and carriage meant that examples of the previous liveries could continue to be seen until c.1970. 56 036 at the launch of Large Logo livery at Toton works on 9th June 1979 Rail Blue was one of British Rails corporate colours. ...

In 1966, British Rail launched the first of its service brand names: "Inter-City" (the hyphen was later dropped to become "InterCity") and "Railfreight". A High Speed Train power car in Intercity livery InterCity was the sector of British Rail responsible for long-distance express trains. ...

By the 1980s and 1990s, British Rail operated services under a number of brand names: Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...

• Passenger Services
  • InterCity - high-speed express trains between major towns and cities
  • Network SouthEast (originally London & South East) - commuter and medium-distance trains operating in an area bounded roughly by King's Lynn, Peterborough, Worcester, Bedwyn, Exeter and Weymouth
  • Regional Railways (originally Provincial) - other passenger services in England and Wales, often suffixed by a regional description, e.g. Regional Railways North West
  • ScotRail - passenger services within Scotland (officially part of Regional Railways, but with a distinct identity)
  • Eurostar - international trains from London-Paris/Brussels (also used to describe the Class 373 units that operate the service)
  • Alphaline - regional express services on secondary routes, operated by Regional Railways using 90mph Class 158 trains.
  • Motorail - long-distance pasenger services that also carried cars (operated as part of InterCity)
  • Pullman - First Class carriages in InterCity trains offering a full at-seat catering service (mainly marketed to business travellers)
  • Ryde Rail - passenger services on the Isle of Wight (Ryde - Shanklin)

• Freight Services
  • Rail Express Systems - Post Office and parcels services
  • Trainload Freight - whole-train services, divided into sub-sectors covering Coal, Construction, Metals and Petroleum
  • Freightliner - container services
  • Speedlink - wagonload services

A High Speed Train power car in Intercity livery InterCity was the sector of British Rail responsible for long-distance express trains. ... A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ... Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in the 1980s that existed until privatisation in the 1990s. ... ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ... Class 373 in Eurostar livery The British Rail Class 373 are electric multiple units closely related to the French TGV high-speed trains, which operate the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to Paris and Brussels, and the GNER White Rose service from Kings Cross to Leeds. ... A Class 158 in Wessex Alphaline livery Alphaline is a brand used on British Railways for regional express services mostly operated by Class 158 diesel multiple units. ... Class 158, no. ... Motorail van, NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29th August 2003. ... Former Brighton Belle Pullman carriage at London Victoria, now part of the Venice Simplon Orient Express fleet Pullman trains in Great Britain were noted for their luxurious carriages. ... Rail Express Systems livery as carried by Propelling Control Vehicle no. ... Trainload Freight was the sector of British Rail responsible for trainload freight services. ... Class 47, no. ... Railfreight Distribution was a sector of British Rail responsible for non-trainload freight operations. ...

Multiple Units

Several families of multiple unit have been given official brand names for publicity purposes. These are listed below: A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit (MU) is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive, and can be coupled with other similar units to operate together, in...

* The InterCity 225 is not a multiple unit - sets are made up of a single Class 91 electric locomotive, 9 Mark 4 coaches and a Mark 4 Driving Van Trailer. The British Rail Class 251, more commonly known as the Blue Pullman units, were diesel-electric multiple units built by the Pullman Car Company in 1960. ... The British Rail Class 251, more commonly known as the Blue Pullman units, were diesel-electric multiple units built by the Pullman Car Company in 1960. ... Class 180, no. ... Class 175, no. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ... An InterCity 125 train (often referred to as High Speed Train or HST) is a formation of two Class 43 power cars with a rake of Mark 3 carriages in between. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... A Mancunian class 142 Pacer ( Alternative picture) A Westcountry based Class 143 A Yorkshire based Class 144 Pacer is the operational name of the British class 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 railbuses, built between 1984 and 1987. ... Class 140 1st Pacer built Categories: ... Class 141. ... A Class 142 at Manchester Victoria station Another view of a 142 The British Rail Class 142 is a class of pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. ... 143603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ... Class 144, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... The British Rail Class 155 Super-Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit. ... Class 156, no. ... Class 158, no. ... The British Rail Class 159 Express Sprinter (also known as South Western Turbo by Network South East) is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1992-93 by BREL at Derby Works. ... Class 165/1, no. ... Class 166, no. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York station. ... A four-car Midland Mainline Class 222 passing through Loughborough on 19 November 2005. ... A four-car Midland Mainline Class 222 passing through Loughborough on 19 November 2005. ... Artists impression of the 140 mph (225 km/h) CTRL-DS trains on order, which are expected to run the Olympic Javelin service. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Prototype), were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units. ... The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ... The British Rail Class 311 electric multiple unit was built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. ... The British Rail Class 309 Clacton Express electric multiple units were built by BR York from 1962-1963. ... Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity Săgeata Albastră (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by Căile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ... The British Rail Class 350 Desiro electrical multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2004-2005. ... Class 360, no. ... Class 444, no. ... Class 450 at Woking The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2004. ... Class 357, no. ... Class 375/6, no. ... Class 376, no. ... Class 377/1, no. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ... Class 373 in Eurostar livery The British Rail Class 373 are electric multiple units closely related to the French TGV high-speed trains, which operate the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to Paris and Brussels, and the GNER White Rose service from Kings Cross to Leeds. ... Heathrow Express is a train service from Heathrow Airport to Paddington in central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority - a wholly owned subsidiary of BAA. The service is not part of the National Rail system, despite part of its journey sharing track with National Rail trains and terminating... Class 332 at Paddington The British Rail Class 332 is the type of train used on the Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport. ... Class 91/1, no. ... A class 91 at Peterborough in the late 1980s wearing original InterCity Swallow livery. ... Interior of a refurbished first class coach. ... Class 334021 Larkhall & 334004 Glasgow Central Station, Scotland. ... Class 458, no. ... Class 460, no. ... British Rail Class 165 (DMU) British Rail Class 166 (DMU) British Rail Class 465 (Electric Multiple Unit) British Rail Class 466 (Electric Multiple Unit) ... Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ... Description The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and brought into service from 1991 onwards. ... Class 466s are two-car versions of the British_Rail_Class_465. ... The British Rail Class 424 Networker Classic electric multiple unit (EMU) was built in 1997 by ADtranz at Derby. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Switzerland. ... Class 390 no. ... Class 442, no. ... Class 91/1, no. ... A class 91 at Peterborough in the late 1980s wearing original InterCity Swallow livery. ... Interior of a refurbished first class coach. ... This article is about British DVTs, which are a type of railway control car. ...