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First newly liveried Avanti West Coast Class 805 train set to start main line testing.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Class 805

Avanti West Coast's new Hitachi-made fleet marked a major milestone yesterday with its first journey to North Wales.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Bi-mode Class 805 Hitachi Llandudno Junction

Avanti West Coast's new fleet of Hitachi trains has made its inaugural test run across the West Coast Main Line this month, seeing the Class 805 bi-mode train undertake a 560-mile round trip from Alstoms Oxley depot in Wolverhampton.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Class 805


Scorton [Lancashire] [2nd]: The first new Hitachi hybrid for Avanti West Coast, 805001, made a first test or training run from Oxley to Glasgow Central and back on 6th February 2023. The unliveried set is seen passing Scorton he ...
Mark Bartlett 06/02/2023


Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe: The first of Avanti West Coast's new fleet of trains has begun dynamic testing at Network Rail’s Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) in Leicestershire. In a major milestone for the ...
Avanti West Coast /11/2022


Carstairs South Junction: 805001 nears Carstairs South Junction, with an Oxley to Glasgow Central test run for Avanti West Coast, on 7th February 2023.
Bill Roberton 07/02/2023

Avanti West Coast's new Hitachi trains make their first appearance on the West Coast Main Line.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Class 805 Hitachi


Scorton [Lancashire] [2nd]: The first new Hitachi hybrid for Avanti West Coast, 805001, made a first test or training run from Oxley to Glasgow Central and back on 6th February 2023. The unliveried set is seen passing Scorton he ...
Mark Bartlett 06/02/2023


Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe: The first of Avanti West Coast's new fleet of trains has begun dynamic testing at Network Rail’s Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) in Leicestershire. In a major milestone for the ...
Avanti West Coast /11/2022


Carstairs South Junction: 805001 nears Carstairs South Junction, with an Oxley to Glasgow Central test run for Avanti West Coast, on 7th February 2023.
Bill Roberton 07/02/2023

The first of Avanti West Coast's fleet of new trains leaves Hitachi Rail's factory to begin a two month programme of dynamic testing.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Bi-mode Class 805 Diesel Electric Hitachi Rail Newton Aycliffe


Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe: The first of Avanti West Coast's new fleet of trains has begun dynamic testing at Network Rail’s Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) in Leicestershire. In a major milestone for the ...
Avanti West Coast /11/2022

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