British Rail Class 802

British Rail Class 802

Artist's impression of a Class 802 operated by Great Western Railway
In service December 2018
Manufacturer Hitachi
Family name A-Train
Replaced InterCity 125
Class 180 "Adelante"
Number under construction 27 x 5-car
7 x 9-car
Formation DT-M-M-M-DT (5-car)
DT-M-M-T-M-T-M-M-DT (9-car)[1]
Capacity 326 (5-car)
655 (9-car)[1]
Operator(s) Great Western Railway
Hull Trains
Line(s) served Great Western Main Line
Cornish Main Line
East Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length 20-26m[2]
Maximum speed 125 mph (201 km/h)
(140 mph (230 km/h) with minor modifications)
Prime mover(s) MTU 12V 1600 R80L
Power output 700 kW (940 hp) per engine
Acceleration 1m/s2
Electric system(s) 25 kV AC
Current collection method Pantograph
Safety system(s) AWS, TPWS, ETCS, ATP
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Class 802[1][3] is a type of bi-mode train being built by Hitachi Rail, based on the Hitachi A-train design. The type will be used initially on the Great Western Main Line, running from London Paddington to Plymouth and Penzance.[4]

History

In mid 2015, First Great Western announced that it had secured the procurement of 173 new rail vehicles from Hitachi Rail, with further options for another 150 vehicles.[4] At the time, FGW was beginning the process of introducing a brand new fleet of intercity trains as part of the Government's Intercity Express Programme.[5] This project involved the procurement of both wholly electric units (Class 801), and "bi-mode" trains (Class 800), capable of running either using OHLE or on-board diesel traction. These trains were intended to replace the existing High Speed Trains following the electrification of the Great Western Main Line. However, electrification will only go as far as Bristol, with the route beyond requiring diesel traction (hence the need to procure trains capable of operating without overhead wires).[6] 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 Devon and Cornwall. These new trains would consist of 22 five-car and seven nine-car units.[7][7] The option for a further 150 vehicles would be formed into another 30 five-car units.[4] Initially, owing to Hitachi's facility at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham being at capacity, the intention was to construct the new trains at Kasado in Japan. However, following Hitachi's purchase of the Italian train manufacturer AnsaldoBreda, construction was moved to Hitachi's Pistoia plant.[8] The trains are expected to enter service with Great Western Railway from December 2018.[7] and are also expected to reduce journey times from London to Exeter by up to 5min, to Plymouth by up to 6min, and to Penzance by up to 14min.[7]

Operation

The Class 802s will be closely related to the Class 800 bi-mode trains used in the Intercity Express Programme, but will utilise higher engine operating power to cope with the gradients and extended running in diesel mode expected in Devon and Cornwall.[1] They will run as electric trains between London and Newbury, and are equipped with bigger fuel tanks to cater for the long distance journeys to Plymouth and Penzance.

In September 2015, Hull Trains announced that they would be procuring up to five new 5-car bi-mode units from Hitachi.[9] In its access application, the operator stated that, for route clearance purposes, its planned units would be "identical to the Class 800/801 units", explicitly stating them as Class 802s.[3]

Fleet details

Class Operator No. Built Year Built Cars per Set Unit nos.
Class 802/0 Great Western Railway 22 2016-2020 5 802 001–802 022
Class 802/1 7 9 802 101–802 107
Class 802/2 Hull Trains 5 5 802 201–802 205

See also


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pritchard, Robert (February 2016). "The Future for Intercity Travel". Today's Railways (Platform 5) (170): 40-43.
  2. ↑ "AT-300: High-speed".
  3. 1 2 "3.2". Proposed Track Access Contract Between Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Hull Trains Company Limited under Section 17 of the Railways Act 1993 (PDF) (Report). Office of Rail and Road. 7 October 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "AT300 for the West of England".
  5. ↑ "£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs". gov.uk. Department for Transport. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Modernising the Great Western route". Network Rail. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "UK DfT approves First Great Western's £361m Hitachi train order".
  8. ↑ "Great Western AT300 trainsets to be built in Italy", www.railwaygazette.com, 22 Dec 2015
  9. ↑ "First Hull Trains to buy new bi-mode trains". Global Rail News. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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