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Class 800

News

Unexploded bomb to close Plymouth to Liskeard route

Emergency services will close the railway between Plymouth and Liskeard from 1400 to 1800 today to remove an unexploded wartime bomb.

Great Western Railway 23 Feb

News

MTMS secures depot maintenance deal with Hitachi

Derbyshire-based maintenance company MTMS has won a three-year contract with Hitachi Rail to look after its Train Maintenance Centres and Class 800 IEP trains

17 Jun

News

1-in-11,000 chance of contracting COVID-19 on trains

RSSB research estimates the risk of infection per passenger journey to be 1-in-11,000 journeys

5 Aug

News

New Hitachi design for inter-car connectors approved by ORR

Summer 2022 deadline for Hitachi to modify inter-car connectors on its Class 800-802 trains

10 Mar

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Traction transition: HST to Azuma

LNER Engineering Director JOHN DOUGHTY tells RICHARD CLINNICK how the HSTs were kept running, and what he expects from their Azuma replacements

14 Jan

News

New rolling stock lowers the average age of UK train fleet

Introduction of IETs, Azumas and Mk 5s helps to reduce age of UK's train fleets

18 Nov

News

RMT criticises LNER Azumas over “inadequate facilities”

Azumas have: "inadequate facilities which are detrimental to passengers and staff alike” - RMT

28 Oct

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The IEPs have arrived

As the first electric trains from the IEP enter traffic, RICHARD CLINNICK chronicles the programme from inception to carrying its first passengers in 2017

16 Sept

News

LNER plans Azumas in Scotland from August

LNER reveals Azuma introduction plans

28 May

News

May start for Class 800 Azumas on London-Leeds route

Azumas finally cleared for passenger use on East Coast Main Line

15 Mar

News

EXCLUSIVE: ECML go-ahead for Azumas, but modifications still needed

Azuma introduction on LNER nears as trains are authorised for use by ORR.

27 Feb

News

New trains promised, but many are already delayed

Of the 11 operators introducing new trains this year, six were due to put them into traffic last year.

9 Jan

News

Huge increase in capacity on GWR as final Class 800 enters traffic

More than 10,000 extra seats will be available to Great Western Railway passengers on January 2, compared with the same number last year.

28 Dec

News

Great Western Railway delays Newbury IET introduction for CCTV modifications

Delays to DOO-operated Class 800 Newbury and Bedwyn services

4 Dec

News

Date for LNER’s Azuma introduction reset to 2019

LNER confirms delay to introduction of Azuma fleet; no specific new date announced

26 Oct

News

Azuma launch date unclear

Labour ask questions regarding ORR's decision not to authorise Azumas for passenger use, as revealed in RAIL.

23 Oct

News

COVER STORY: Azumas on hold

ORR suspends approval for LNER IEPs - yet Great Western IEPs remain in use

10 Oct

News

Teething problems on new Azumas

Full benefit of LNER's new fleet will be felt when all 65 trains in service - Sugg.

26 Sept

News

Signalling interference halts Azuma tests north of York

Testing of new Hitachi-built Azumas on electric mode halted on northern ECML due to signalling interference

10 Sept

News

More than 800 brand new passenger vehicles on test

More than 800 brand new vehicles on test as fleet replacements continue

20 Aug

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