▁was ▁abandoned ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁whilst ▁the ▁coach es ▁and ▁D V T ▁were ▁constructed ▁by ▁Metro ▁C amm ell ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁B red a ▁( under ▁sub - cont ract ) ▁in ▁Italy , ▁again ▁borrow ing ▁heavily ▁from ▁the ▁Advanced ▁Pass enger ▁Train . ▁The ▁trains ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁operate ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁regular ▁service , ▁but ▁are ▁limited ▁to ▁ ▁princip ally ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁cab ▁sign alling ▁and ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁overhead ▁line ▁equipment . ▁They ▁are ▁used ▁on ▁services ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁entered ▁service ▁with ▁Inter City ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁( EC ML ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁operated ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁( W C ML ). ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁one ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁two ▁hours , ▁eight ▁minutes ▁between ▁Manchester ▁and ▁London ▁E ust on , ▁sh aving ▁ 1 1 ▁minutes ▁off ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁record . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁tri als ▁were ▁operated ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Manchester ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Inter City ▁ 2 5 0 ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁priv at isation ▁of ▁British ▁Rail , ▁all ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 s ▁were