British Rail Class 800
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The British Rail Class 800, branded as the Intercity Express Train (IET) by Great Western Railway (GWR) and Azuma by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a type of bi-mode multiple unit train built by Hitachi Rail for GWR and LNER. The type uses electric motors powered from overhead electric wires for traction, but also has diesel generators to enable trains to operate on unelectrified track. It is a part of the Hitachi AT300 product family.
A Great Western Railway Class 800 at Norton Fitzwarren
The standard-class interior of a Great Western Railway Class 800 unit
Class 800 of LNER (left) next to a InterCity 125 of CrossCountry (right) at Leeds
Class 800 pantograph in lowered position
London North Eastern Railway
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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a British train operating company. It is owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport (DfT). The company's name echoes that of the London and North Eastern Railway, one of the Big Four companies which operated between 1923 and 1948.
Three generations of East Coast Main Line trains at York. A Class 43 InterCity 125 (left) with a Class 800 Azuma (centre) and a InterCity 225 (right)
Image: Virgin Trains East Coast Mk 4 by Matt Buck
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Image: An LNER Azuma train on the East Coast Railway Line, geograph 6275180 by Walter Baxter