Class 800 - Page 2

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Hitachi’s Azuma production starts at Newton Aycliffe

Production of LNER Azumas underway at Newton Aycliffe

31 Jul

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First Great Western Railway IET serves Devon

Hitachi-built Class 800/3 makes passenger-carrying debut in Devon

30 Jul

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

EXCLUSIVE: The first main line cab ride in a Great Western Railway Class 800 Intercity Express Train

14 Jul

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No date set for electric trains to reach Cardiff Central

Intercity Express Trains set to continue serving Cardiff on diesel mode.

10 Jul

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GWR Class 800 naming honours wartime heroes

GWR marks 100th anniversary of the RAF and 75 years since the Dambusters raid with IET naming

26 Jun

GWR 800034 at Swindon on May 21. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Great Western Railway accepts all five-car production IETs

Thirty-two of 36 five-car Class 800s in traffic with GWR.

6 Jun

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First Azuma services

Azumas to serve Leeds and Hull from December

5 Jun

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

First two bi-mode Class 800/2s for VTEC arrive from Japan ahead of Azuma staff training

4 Apr

GTR 700052 at Peterborough on March 5. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Johnson: cushions not required for new seats

"Seats normally become more comfortable over time, through use," - Rail Minister's reaction to question over seating on new trains

6 Mar

GWR 800005 at London Paddington on October 24 2017. PAUL BIGLAND.

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Does Great Western Railway's Class 800 IET pass the test?

RICHARD CLINNICK tests the ride on a new Great Western Railway Class 800, comparing it with the High Speed Trains they are replacing

25 Jan

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INSIDE NEWTON AYCLIFFE: The future that Hitachi built

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Hitachi’s new facility at Newton Aycliffe, where local skills both old and new are helping to revive the area’s prospects.

20 Jan

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IEP use to be decided by operators

Government says it's responsibility of franchise bidders to specify how IEP trains are used.

18 Jan

800101 at Inverness on December 15. GRAEME ELGAR.

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First Class 800 to Scottish Highlands

First Virgin Trains IEP reaches Inverness on test

18 Dec

GWR 800006 and 43041 stand at London Paddington on October 16. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Hitachi apologises for IEP problems

"We can and will do better," says Hitachi after failures on first IEP trip

17 Oct

GWR 800006 stands at London Paddington on October 16, with the 0600 from Bristol Temple Meads. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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“Technical challenges” hamper GWR’s IEP launch

Mechanical faults hinder first public passenger run of IEP

17 Oct

800101 at Marholm, near Peterborough. JOHN RUDD.

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VTEC confirms December 2018 start date for Azumas

Azuma passenger debut confirmed

9 Oct

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The Famous Five’s latest adventure takes centre stage as part of Great Western Railway’s new TV ad campaign

GWR uses The Famous Five as backdrop to a new advert promoting the introduction of Intercity Express Programme trains.

29 Sept

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First duties for GWR's new Intercity Express Programme trains

First IEP duties planned for GWR

21 Sept

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IEP reaches Edinburgh for the first time

Scottish capital debut for new Hitachi trains

7 Sept

On August 26, carrying GWR colours, 800004 Isambard Kingdom Brunel/Sir Daniel Gooch passes Worle Junction, with a training run from Exeter St Davids to Swindon. It ran from Hitachi Rail Europe’s North Pole depot to Exeter via the Berks & Hants route, then to Swindon, and then to Kemble before returning to HRE’s depot via London Paddington. DAN HASSELL.

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IEP ‘800s’: GWR driver training underway

First IEP passenger trains next month?

6 Sept