The final four vehicles for Hitachi’s 800101 arrived at Southampton Docks in mid-August and were immediately moved north to Old Dalby.
The Super Express Train was delivered earlier this year as 800101, but is expected to be renumbered to 801101. It will be reformed from its current five-car configuration to a nine-car train for testing.
For more information, see RAIL 782, published on September 2.
Sam Jones - 24/08/2015 14:45
So, will this mean that the marketed Class 800, the only one in full existence as of the moment, will be converted to an electric-only Class 801? The main difference between the Class 800s and the Class 801s is that the Class 800 is bi-mode (able to work from both electric and diesel power) and the Class 801 is electric only. It has been established that the unit delivered to Southampton earlier this year was a Class 800. It even had livery to say so. This article seems to state that it would be renamed 801101, making it a Class 801... Is this a mistake or is this genuinely going to happen?