Hornby LNER, Hitachi IEP Bi-Mode Class 800/1, 'Azuma' Five Car
Train Pack - Era 11
Product Code: R3762
Production Details:
Hornby LNER, Hitachi IEP Bi-Mode Class 800/1, 'Azuma' Five Car Train
Pack - Era 11. On 18 March, 2016, Sir Richard Branson unveiled the first Class 800/1
unit to be branded in Virgin Trains East Coast 'Azuma' livery at Kings Cross Station.
Since then, the Hitachi fleet of IEP test trains, based at the new Doncaster Carr Depot,
have completed thousands of hours of testing over the ECML and while Virgin Trains East
Coast (VTEC) have been replaced as franchise holders by London North Eastern Railway
(LNER), 'Azuma' five and nine car sets are due to commence public services on the East
Coast Main Line during early 2019. Technical Specification
& Detail: - DCC Type: DCC Ready, Period: Era 11 (2014 +), Operator/Livery: LNER
Red/Grey, Limited Edition: Yes, Limited Edition Size: 1,000, Class: Class 800/1 Azuma,
Designer: Hitachi, Entered Service: 2019, Minimum Curve: R2, Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound,
Wheel Configuration: Bo-Bo.