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Class 801 - Page 2

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Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

Hitachi Rail Europe has released time-lapse footage of its £80 million Doncaster depot being built.

1 Aug

VTEC 800101 on the ECML. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.

News

Construction of Virgin Azumas begins

Construction of Virgin Trains Azuma fleet begins.

5 May

21 Class 801 electric multiple units being built by Hitachi Rail Europe for the Great Western Main Line will now be delivered as bi-mode trains, rather than as EMUs due to delays with electrifrication. Initially Great Western Railway will take delivery of 36 bi-mode Class 800s, and on May 17, 80002 passes Hay Lane, near Swindon at around 0530 in the morning. This was the first time an Intercity Express Programme train had operated under its own diesel power this far west. STEVE KING.

News

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Hitachi will build 21 Class 801 electric multiple units ordered for GWR as full bi-mode operation, rather than build the straight EMUs as planned.

8 Jun

800101 inside North Pole on May 5. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Hitachi is to convert 21 Class 801 electric multiple units ordered for Great Western Railway to full bi-mode operation.

1 Jun

News

Great Western wires in use by September

Network Rail tells RAIL the first section of electrified track to be completed on the GWML will be between Reading and Didcot at the end of September.

11 May

News

Newton Aycliffe facility connected to rail network

Newly-built Hitachi facility gets link to network ahead of summer completion.

27 Mar

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Class 801 - Page 2

Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

Construction of Virgin Azumas begins

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Great Western wires in use by September

Newton Aycliffe facility connected to rail network

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Class 801 - Page 2

Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

Construction of Virgin Azumas begins

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Hitachi converts GWR ‘801s’ to bi-mode operation

Great Western wires in use by September

Newton Aycliffe facility connected to rail network

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