This usage can claim to be the origin of all later usages worldwide.

In 1966 British Rail introduced the brand, initially written 'Inter-City', for all of its express train routes, and in 1986 the term was adopted by the InterCity sector of British Rail. Following the privatisation of the railways in Great Britain, the term is no longer in official use there although many people still refer to fast long-distance services as InterCity trains. The