Class 800

Network 28 May

LNER plans Azumas in Scotland from August
Network 15 Mar

May start for Class 800 Azumas on London-Leeds route
Fleet 27 Feb

EXCLUSIVE: ECML go-ahead for Azumas, but modifications still needed
Network 9 Jan

New trains promised, but many are already delayed
Network 28 Dec

Huge increase in capacity on GWR as final Class 800 enters traffic
Network 4 Dec

Great Western Railway delays Newbury IET introduction for CCTV modifications
Network 26 Oct

Date for LNER’s Azuma introduction reset to 2019
Network 23 Oct

Azuma launch date unclear
Network 10 Oct

COVER STORY: Azumas on hold
Network 26 Sep

Teething problems on new Azumas
Network 10 Sep

Signalling interference halts Azuma tests north of York
Fleet 20 Aug

More than 800 brand new passenger vehicles on test
Fleet 31 Jul

Hitachi’s Azuma production starts at Newton Aycliffe
Fleet 30 Jul

First Great Western Railway IET serves Devon
RAIL Features 14 Jul

FROM THE ARCHIVES: What’s it like in the cab of an IET?
Network 10 Jul

No date set for electric trains to reach Cardiff Central
People 26 Jun

GWR Class 800 naming honours wartime heroes
Network 6 Jun

Great Western Railway accepts all five-car production IETs
Network 5 Jun

First Azuma services
Fleet 4 Apr

First bi-mode Class 800/2s arrive in UK

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