British Rail Class 801 Azuma | |
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![]() Two LNER Class 801 units passing at Northallerton in August 2020 | |
![]() LNER Class 801 standard-class saloon | |
Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
In service | 16 September 2019–present |
Manufacturer | Hitachi Rail |
Built at |
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Family name | A-train |
Replaced | InterCity 225 |
Constructed | 2017–2020 |
Number built | 42 (12 × 801/1, 30 × 801/2) |
Number in service | 42 |
Formation |
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Fleet numbers |
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Capacity |
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Owners | Agility Trains |
Operators | London North Eastern Railway |
Depots | |
Lines served | East Coast Main Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length |
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Car length |
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Width | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Doors |
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Maximum speed | 125 mph (200 km/h)[2] |
Weight |
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Traction system | Hitachi IGBT[1] |
Prime mover(s) | 1 × MTU 12V 1600 R80L[4] (emergency use only) |
Engine type | V12 four-stroke turbo-diesel with SCR[5] |
Displacement | 21 L (1,284 cu in)[5] |
Power output |
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Acceleration | 0.7 m/s2 (1.6 mph/s)[1] |
Deceleration |
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Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification |
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Wheels driven |
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Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (disc) and regenerative |
Safety system(s) | |
Coupling system | Dellner 10[8] |
Multiple working | Within class and classes 800 and 802 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The British Rail Class 801 Azuma is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) built by Hitachi Rail for London North Eastern Railway. The units have been built since 2017 at Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility and have been used on services on the East Coast Main Line since 16 September 2019. As part of its production, the Class 801 units were ordered as part of the Intercity Express Programme and are in the Hitachi AT300 product family, alongside the closely related Class 800 units.[9][10] LNER have branded the units as the Azuma, just like on their Class 800 units.[11]
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