Date: 10/02/2023

Avanti West Coast's new Hitachi trains make their first appearance on the West Coast Main Line.

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Start of main line testing marks further milestone for Avanti West Coasts new fleet

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Avanti West Coast's new Hitachi trains make their first appearance on the West Coast Main Line.

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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 £350m project, the Class 805 bi-mode train, which was built at Hitachi Rail's Newton Aycliffe factory in North East England, will travel under its own power at speed for the very first time.
Location: Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe
Company: Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe
/11/2022 Avanti West Coast

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

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 heading north with the run scheduled to be repeated daily that week. Thirteen of these five car units are scheduled to replace the Voyagers this year and will be maintained at Oxley.
Location: Scorton [Lancashire] [2nd]
Company: Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
06/02/2023 Mark Bartlett

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