Grand Central Rail First Class, London Kings Cross - Sunderland

Join me as I take a relaxing trip with Grand Central,one of the few open-access train operators in Britain. I travel between London and Sunderland on a classic "Intercity 125", a design I rate so highly I place it on a par with Concorde. The Intercity 125 saved British Rail from complete obsolescence in the late 1970s, with its super-pragmatic and simple design, rounded off with distinctively British cab ends. These trains are still workhorses in Britain over 40 years after their introduction, thanks to their simple engineering and excellent passenger comfort.