IC225s at Kings Cross

King's Cross was built as the London terminus of the Great Northern Railway and the East Coast main line. It took its name from the King's Cross area of London, named after a monument to King George IV that was demolished in 1845.

The detailed design was by Lewis Cubitt, and construction was in 1851–1852 on the site of a fever and smallpox hospital. The main part of the station, which today includes platforms 1 to 8, was opened on 14 October 1852.

Here we see two East Coast Main Line Inter City 225s waiting to depart for Edinburgh and Leeds. These are DVT (Driving Vehicle Trailers) with the motive power at the other end.