Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility, County Durham, United Kingdom
Family name
A-train
Replaced
Class 221 (Avanti West Coast)
Constructed
2021–present
Number under construction
8
Number built
5[3]
Formation
5 cars per unit
Fleet numbers
805001–805013[4]
Capacity
301 seats (25 first-class, 276 standard)[5][6]
Owners
Rock Rail
Operators
Avanti West Coast
Depots
Oxley (Wolverhampton)
Lines served
West Coast Main Line
North Wales Coast Line
Specifications
Car body construction
Aluminium[7]
Car length
26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Maximum speed
125 mph (200 km/h)[8]
Electric system(s)
Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collector(s)
Pantograph
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The British Rail Class 805 AT300 is a type of bi-mode multiple unit which is being built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, 13 five-car units are being built to replace Class 221s on services between London Euston, Birmingham New Street and stations on the North Wales Coast lines. Their introduction is intended to allow the elimination of long-distance diesel working on electrified routes.[5]
^"'805' Introduction Delay". In Brief. Rail Express. No. 332. January 2024. p. 9.
^Holden, Michael (3 July 2020). "First shells for Avanti West Coast Class 805s arrive in UK". RailAdvent. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Five Avanti West Coast Class 805s now accepted". Network News. Rail Magazine. No. 1004. 6 March 2024. p. 23.
^Clinnick, Richard (9 June 2020). "Avanti confirms class numbers for Hitachi train order". Rail Magazine. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ abHewitt, Sam (7 January 2020). "Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains". The Railway Hub. Mortons Media Group. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^"West Coast partnership 2023: national rail contract" (PDF). Department for Transport. gov.uk. 21 March 2024. p. 76 | Specified Additional Rolling Stock. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^Wordsworth, Nigel (4 July 2020). "First bodyshells for Avanti West Coast's new trains arrive in the UK". Rail Insider. Rail Business Daily. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Speed limiters for Hitachi fleets". Traction & Stock. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 168, no. 1457. August 2022. p. 92.
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