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Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) launched its Class 800 train at London King’s Cross on March 18, rebranding them as ‘Azuma’ – which translates as ‘East’ from Japanese.
They will enter traffic from 2018, with Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson calling them the UK’s most advanced long-distance train.
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Dave Baxter - 25/03/2016 16:18
Very smart looking unit, terrific acceleration, should be worth a spin in two years time, hopefully at 140mph. Good luck Sir Richard !
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Andrewjgwilt1989 - 26/03/2016 15:13
Well I heard that Azuma means "East" plus Hitachi are also to build the Class 801 and Class 802 IEP trains for VTEC, GWR and Hull Trains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_801 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_802
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