Kato - 10-1671 - Passenger Train, Bi-mode, BR Class 800 (IEP) - Great Western (TOC) - 800021

Model Information: Model introduced in 2021.
- Prototype: GWR-800021 / LNER-800209
- White LED, head/tail lights/ marker lamps are turn on
- Five (5) car set, motor in second car.
- The front car equipped with coupler (drawbar) to realize 10 car trains by coupling two sets.
- Flywheel, Disk brake, no traction tire with power car
- Minimum Turning Radius R282mm

DCC Information: DCC available. Requires Kato decoders EM13 (for power car) and FL12 (2x for end cars).
Can also be equipped with Kato interior lights (11-211/11-212).

Prototype History: The British Rail Class 800 Intercity Express Train (GWR) or Azuma (LNER) first started its operation as the successor of the diesel high speed train “HST” (BR Class 43), and now runs on mainlines in the UK, for GWR (Great Western Railway) and LNER (London North Eastern Railway). It is a bi-mode electric-diesel vehicle introduced on “Intercity Express Program” (IEP) and installed with state of the art equipment. As a major feature, the train collects power through the pantographs in electrified areas and uses diesel engine or motor driven by power supplied from the generator in non-electrified areas enabling the operation regardless whether it is an electrified or non-electrified district.

Based on the Hitachi A-train design, the trains were built by Hitachi between 2014 and 2018. The trains were assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe (UK) facility, alongside the related Class 801, from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan. As well as resembling the Class 801, the units are also very similar to the Class 802 units, which have uprated diesel engines and larger fuel tanks. Class 800 is characterized by the body squeezed near the bottom to match the UK railways clearance limit and the yellow pattern on the top car front to enhance visibility.

From Wikipedia

Road Name History: First Greater Western Limited, trading as Great Western Railway (GWR), is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western railway franchise. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from South West England and South Wales, as well as the Night Riviera sleeper service between London and Penzance. It also provides commuter/outer-suburban services from its London terminus at Paddington to West London, the Thames Valley region including Berkshire, parts of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; and regional services throughout the West of England and South Wales to the South coast of England.

The company began operating in February 1996 as Great Western Trains, as part of the privatisation of British Rail. In December 1998 it became First Great Western after FirstGroup bought out its partners' shares in Great Western Holdings. In April 2006, First Great Western, First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains were combined into the new Greater Western franchise and brought under the First Great Western brand. The company adopted its current name and a new livery in September 2015 to coincide with the start of an extended franchise that is due to run until April 2020.

For the former namesake company that existed from 1835 to 1948, see Great Western

From Wikipedia

Brand/Importer Information: Kato Precision Railroad Models (関水金属株式会社 Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. The Tokyo-based company manufactures models based on Japanese prototypes (such as the Shinkansen bullet train) for the Japanese market, North American prototypes for the North American market and European high-speed trains for European market.
The Kato (pronounced kah-toe) model railroad companies were founded by Yuji Kato, father of current president Hiroshi Kato, of the parent company Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd.

The design and distribution of models for the North American market are handled by their U.S. subsidiary, Kato USA, located in Schaumburg, Illinois.
The design of special models for the European market is handled for some of them by their partner, Lemke, whereas the general distribution of Kato products in Europe is handled by NOCH; both companies are located in Germany.
As a result, some Kato European models are sold as Kato Lemke and others as Kato (alone).