Passenger Train, Bi-mode, BR Class 800 (IEP)

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

Railroad/Company: Hitachi Rail is the rolling stock manufacturing and rail signaling division of Hitachi.
It finds its roots in Japan (1921), Italy (Ansaldo, founded 1853) and the USA (Union Switch & Signals, founded 1881).