Watch the videos below to see footage of the new Virgin Trains Class 800 'Azuma' trains.

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. 

  • For more on the Azuma launch, read RAIL 797, published on March 30