British Rail Class 807
Electric multiple unit for Avanti West Coast.
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The British Rail Class 807 Evero is an electric multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, ten seven-car units have been produced.
History
In December 2019, Avanti West Coast ordered 10 seven-car electric units and 13 Class 805 bi-mode units under a £350 million contract with Hitachi Rail. The units were to replace the Class 221 fleet. Service entry was scheduled for 2023, later pushed to 2024. The first unit entered service in late 2024.
Rock Rail West Coast, a joint venture of Rock Rail and Standard Life Aberdeen, financed the trains. Maintenance is performed by a joint Alstom and Hitachi team at Oxley depot near Wolverhampton. Features include free Wi-Fi, wireless inductive charging, 230 V and USB sockets, catering, and a real-time passenger information system.
Construction and entry to service
UK construction of the Class 807 began on 7 July 2020. Aluminium shells arrived from Hitachi's Kasado plant in Japan, with final production at Newton Aycliffe. Of 135 bodyshells, 56 were UK-manufactured.
Static testing started in June 2022. Avanti West Coast accepted the first two units in July 2024. The first train entered service on 26 October 2024 as a soft launch, and began passenger service between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston in November 2024.
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Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: British Rail Class 807 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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