Class 801

Network 21 Apr

Staged return to work at Hitachi and CAF factories
Network 10 Mar

New Hitachi design for inter-car connectors approved by ORR
Network 28 Oct

RMT criticises LNER Azumas over “inadequate facilities”
RAIL Features 16 Sep

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The IEPs have arrived
Network 1 Aug

September 16 launch for Class 801 Azumas on London-Leeds route
Network 28 May

LNER plans Azumas in Scotland from August
Fleet 16 Apr

ORR gives green light for LNER ‘801s’ to enter traffic
Network 15 Mar

May start for Class 800 Azumas on London-Leeds route
Network 9 Jan

New trains promised, but many are already delayed
Network 26 Oct

Date for LNER’s Azuma introduction reset to 2019
Network 23 Oct

Azuma launch date unclear
Network 10 Oct

COVER STORY: Azumas on hold
Network 26 Sep

Teething problems on new Azumas
Network 10 Sep

Signalling interference halts Azuma tests north of York
Fleet 20 Aug

More than 800 brand new passenger vehicles on test
Fleet 31 Jul

Hitachi’s Azuma production starts at Newton Aycliffe
Fleet 15 Feb

Class 801 testing underway on ECML
Fleet 18 Jan

IEP use to be decided by operators
Network 9 Oct

VTEC confirms December 2018 start date for Azumas
Network 22 Aug

PICTURE: UK's fleet grows at Newton Aycliffe

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