Loading... Unsubscribe from Danny Cooke? GWR opted for a modest launch at Paddington and Bristol of their Hitachi Class 800 trains they call IET (Inter-city Express Train) two years ago; characteristically LNER went for the high profile with dry ice, Mallard, Flying Scotsman, bagpipes and more approach as they launched their Azuma branded version this spring and summer on the east coast mainline, but TransPennine Express (TPE) have once again gone for a very soft launch for their new Nova 1 branded bi-mode Class 802s.

After missing the Nova that passed through yesterday! Cancel Unsubscribe. The purchase of 173 additional vehicles was with the intention that these new bi-mode trains, similar to the Class 800s, would be used on services into The trains were expected to enter service with GWR from 2018,GWR took delivery of 36 sets in 2017 and 2018: 22 five-car and 14 nine-car sets,Main line testing of the Class 802 began in Somerset in August 2017.In November 2016, Hull Trains said it would buy five five-car AT300 sets to replace the Alstom On 7 November 2019, Hull Trains took delivery of their first unit.TransPennine Express will operate 19 five-car Class 802 sets, primarily on the North Transpennine Line between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh.Great Western Railway's Intercity Express Trains are being named after "inspirational people" who have influenced the regions that the company serves.On 14 September 2018 the 14:00 GWR Penzance to Paddington service broke down at 17:15 just north of Exeter. )Heading towards Newcastle we picked up good loads at York, Darlington and Durham as well as stops at Northallerton and Chester-le-Street. The trains are in electric mode using a pantograph between Liverpool and Manchester Victoria then switch to diesel through Huddersfield and Leeds to York and then switch back to electric mode with pantograph on the east coast mainline to Newcastle. Loading... Unsubscribe from Danny Cooke? If you don’t follow specialist websites, you’d never know one was now out on the tracks.In fact the first TPE Class 802 slipped out on 28th September for one return trip from Newcastle (06:03) to Liverpool and back (09:35). Maybe becoming a … almost 30 secs to open doors! If you don’t follow specialist websites, you’d never know one was now out on the tracks.In fact the first TPE Class 802 slipped out on 28th September for one return trip from Newcastle (06:03) to Liverpool and back (09:35).

Currently, three different types of new rolling stock are being produced for First Group/Transpennine. It is only visible to you. Sadly neither the dot matrix signs or automatic announcements were working and I noticed there were no large tv type screens in the coaches as installed in the Nova 3 coaches.As on GWR and LNER there were cycle and large luggage stores….With a single leaf door at both ends of each coach (as in the Nova 3 coaches) instead of double doors one-third and two-thirds along each coach (on the class 185s) there’s a risk that dwell times will be extended.However on my Liverpool bound return journey arriving into Leeds at 17:31 with a very busy load after we got hammered at York it was noticeable how relatively short the dwell time was (spot on the scheduled three minutes) and broadly similar to the Newcastle bound class 185 on the opposite platform.TPE have got nineteen Nova 1 trains on order for both the Liverpool and Manchester Airport to Newcastle services which is due to be extended to Edinburgh in December, and together with LNER’s Azumas will make the northern end of the east coast mainline quite a class 800/802 stronghold.2019 is the year of the new train.