The British Rail Class 800, branded as the Intercity Express Train (IET) by Great Western Railway (GWR) and Azuma by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a type of bi-mode multiple unit train built by Hitachi Rail for GWR and LNER.

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Jan 8, 2023 · Class 800 testing on Great Western is advancing, with the nine-car bi-mode Class 800/3s now being seen on shake-down runs. On 1 February 2018, set No. 800302 is seen approaching Swindon at line speed while forming train 5Z19, the 09.29 North Pole International depot to Stoke Gifford via Paddington.

These new trains were designed and produced by Hitachi as part of their A-train family, classified as Class 800 electro-diesel units and Class 801 electric multiple units. Hitachi categorises the units as a part of the AT300 family and has referred to …

The Class 800, branded as the Intercity Express Train by Great Western Railway and Azuma by LNER, is a type of bi-mode multiple unit (BMU) built by Hitachi Rail and is part of the AT300 family of trains.

The first of Great Western Railway’s new Class 800 fleet, specially designed and built by Hitachi for the government’s £5.7bn InterCity Express Programme (IEP), took its maiden voyage yesterday.

Mar 12, 2017 · Does anyone know what the 800/801/802s will be like in comparison to current express train? By this I mean: What will the window size be like? What will the seat window alignment be like? Will the interior style be similar to one of that found on a HST/MKIV/390? Is luggage storage scarce or plentiful? Is there toilets in each carriage?

Jan 7, 2015 · The 5-car Bi-Mode Class 800 is designed specifically for routes like that. Pairs of 5-car units from London will split at places like Oxford. Why ON EARTH don't cross country units do the same?

Nov 9, 2024 · Class 800 The first pre-production five-car bi-mode Class 800 Intercity Express Programme train No. 800001 arrived at the Port of Southampton on 11 March 2015 and was unloaded on 12 March. The five vehicles were shipped from the Hitachi factory in Kasado, Japan on 7 January 2015 and were transferred to the 67,140 ton Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ro-Ro ...

First Great Western, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which has services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. It also runs the Night Riviera overnight train between London and Penzance .