Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 10068
Hitachi: Trains
Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024
Question
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) top speed and (b) tilting ability of the new Hitachi 805 trains.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Hitachi-built Class 805 train has a top speed of 125mph (200km/h), which is adequate for use on the West Coast Mainline and in line with the in-service Class 390 Pendolinos. The Class 805 train, unlike the Pendolinos operated by Avanti West Coast, doe...
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