▁sold ▁to ▁Ever sh olt ▁Rail ▁Group . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁trains ▁have ▁been ▁le ased ▁to ▁all ▁operators ▁of ▁the ▁Inter City ▁East ▁Coast ▁franch ise , ▁which ▁is ▁presently ▁operated ▁by ▁London ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁has ▁a ▁top ▁service ▁speed ▁of ▁; ▁during ▁a ▁test ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁on ▁Sto ke ▁Bank ▁between ▁Peter borough ▁and ▁Gran th am ▁an ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁reached ▁. ▁However , ▁except ▁on ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 1 , ▁which ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁cab ▁sign alling , ▁British ▁sign alling ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁trains ▁to ▁exceed ▁ ▁in ▁regular ▁service , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁imp ract ical ity ▁of ▁correctly ▁obser ving ▁lines ide ▁signals ▁at ▁high ▁speed . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁G NER , ▁Bomb ard ier ▁Transport ation , ▁Al st om ▁and ▁others , ▁H SB C ▁Rail ▁fund ed ▁a ▁complete ▁re building ▁and ▁ref urb ishment ▁programme ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Class ▁ 9 1 ▁and ▁Mark ▁ 4 ▁coach es , ▁called ▁Project ▁Mall ard . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁London ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( L NER ) ▁inherited ▁all ▁ 3 1 ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁sets ▁from ▁previous ▁operator , ▁Virgin ▁Tra ins ▁East ▁Coast ▁( V TE C ), ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise .