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    BRITAIN’S NEW TRAINS

    Jun 03, 2019 5 minutes
    GEOFF GRIFFITHS

    Enter the ‘Azuma’!

    THE transition to new trains for passengers who use LNER services along the East Coast Main Line got underway on May 15 when the first Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ – No. 800113 – worked the 11.03 King’s Cross-Leeds. The following day set No. 800102 was used on a Hull diagram.

    It’s an exciting step forward for the state-backed operator, but one which will also lead to the start of withdrawal of the immensely popular Class 91 and Mk4 trains, and also HST sets. Three Class 91s are due to be handed back to the leasing company by the end of June, rising to seven by August 31 as the 'Azuma' rollout progresses.

    A lot has happened since the East Coast franchise was under the tenure of Stagecoach and Virgin, with the first ‘Azuma’ unveiled

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