Hornby - GWR, IEP Bi-Mode Class 800/0 Train Pack - Era 11
Product Code: R3609
Production Details:
Hornby GWR, IEP Bi-Mode Class 800/0 Train Pack - Era 11. Gauge 00,
Length 340mm, DCC Type DCC Ready, Period Era 11 (2014 +), Operator/Livery Great Western
Railway, GWR Green, Minimum Curve 2nd Radius + (438mm), Age Suitability 14+, Motor 5
Pole Skew Wound. Loco Drive.
Description:
Set 800 003, DTRBFO 815 003 'Queen Elizabeth II' and DTSO 811 003 'Queen Victoria'.
Set 800 003 was constructed in Hitachi's Kasado factory in Japan between July and
October 2015, before undergoing static tests at the factory test facility, prior to
shipping to the UK. Departing in late December 2015, the unit arrived at Southampton
in March 2016, before moving by road to the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe factory in
County Durham to continue further testing.
In October 2016, 800 003 underwent
maximum speed commissioning in test runs on the ECML between Darlington and York,
before supporting the other Class 800 Units in the main type test programme, mainly
operating on the GWML infrastructure, particularly to support Train Operator
specific tests conducted at all stations on the IEP GW network. 800003 received it’s
GWR green livery in June 2017, ahead of the Royal event.
Discontinued
