Progress on Avanti West Coast's 805/807s Hitachi AT300 sets

[Peter Mugridge]

805 009 was at Euston at around midday today ( well.. technically yesterday now... Monday 15th )...

...in platform 10.

 

[92002]

You are mistaking what I am classing as delivered.

I, and many others class a delivery move as a unit being delivered and accepted by the customer.

So as I stated earlier the move today was not a delivery move, mearly a positioning move from the factory to Oxley on behalf of Hitachi so they can continue testing.

As for livery, again you are mistaken. Units leaving Hitachi now for delivery to Avanti, depart with livery applied after doing the relevant mileage acceptance overnight on the ECML.

I won’t comment any further on it, as this could go round and round in circles.

You are of course entitled to you view, even if it is flawed.

 

[800001]

805012 currently on its delivery run to Oxley, running as 5Q32 Merchant Park to Oxley.

807004 is the latest unit to make an appearance outside at Merchant park, under going static testing. This is in full Avanti livery.

 

[St. Paddy]

Realtime Trains | 5Q32 0821 Merchant Park Sidings to Oxley Car. M.D. | 17/04/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Q32 0821 departure from Merchant Park Sidings to Oxley Car. M.D. on 17/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Anyone know what was on this today?

 

[alm37]

Realtime Trains | 5Q32 0821 Merchant Park Sidings to Oxley Car. M.D. | 17/04/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Q32 0821 departure from Merchant Park Sidings to Oxley Car. M.D. on 17/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Anyone know what was on this today?

805012

 

[St. Paddy]

805012

Thanks, post #1962 has it as running yesterday

 

[JW4]

805008 was at Wolverhampton Monday evening

The train claimed to be heading to Euston but Darwin and RTT said Crewe https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S20740/2024-04-15/detailed#allox_id=1 https://mercury.kanaya.dev/darwin/service/202404158320740

 

[alm37]

Thanks, post #1962 has it as running yesterday

Definitely ran today. Clocked by me around 0920 near York.

 

[800001]

Thanks, post #1962 has it as running yesterday

That’s the forum merging my reply in to a previous post!
I hadn’t even clocked about it showing as yesterday, but 100% today.

 

[St. Paddy]

Ah, I see. Thanks anyway

 

[38Cto15E]

When will the 805's be running on the Holyheads? TIA

 

[danbarjon]

When will the 805's be running on the Holyheads? TIA

Are you wondering about tests or passenger service?

 

[bengolding]

Can anyone advise how many Standard and First Class seats are on these 5 and 7 car sets?

Will the coach numbering correspond to Voyagers and presumably there is no capacity on board for Standard Premium given Limited First capacity?

 

[dk1]

Can anyone advise how many Standard and First Class seats are on these 5 and 7 car sets?

Will the coach numbering correspond to Voyagers and presumably there is no capacity on board for Standard Premium given Limited First capacity?

It's shown on Wikipedia for both classes.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

805 301 seats (25 first-class, 276 standard)
807 453 seats (49 first-class, 404 standard)

 

[Covshire1]

805012 should be on todays 5Q73 1205 London Euston to Crewe...

 

[Wyrleybart]

805 301 seats (25 first-class, 276 standard)
807 453 seats (49 first-class, 404 standard)

And class 221s have the same number of vehicles but substantially less seats.

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

When will the 805's be running on the Holyheads? TIA

Well given XC are promised the 221's the quicker the better otherwise its going to get cosy during the summer on XC.

 

[dk1]

Well given XC are promised the 221's the quicker the better otherwise its going to get cosy during the summer on XC.

Haven’t the 221s got to have some work done before joining XC? I can’t see they’ll be making much of an impact this holiday season.

 

[Chiltern006]

Will these have standard premium or not?

 

[800001]

Will these have standard premium or not?

No, first class in end carriage, then remaining standard.

 

[poffle]

Will these have standard premium or not?

No standard premium. Only standard and first.

Standard Premium is a way of using up excessive first class capacity on the Pendolinos which could not all be sold as first class.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

No, first class in end carriage, then remaining standard.

More than just one for 807s, surely?

 

[800001]

More than just one for 807s, surely?

My bad, half of one carriage, then the end carriage with the kitchen/galley

 

[AJDesiro]

My bad, half of one carriage, then the end carriage with the kitchen/galley

They've got a larger galley than the 805s too, so that they can give the Pendolino catering offer.

 

[800001]

807004 in full Avanti livery sat outside at Hitachi Merchant Park this afternoon.

 

[BigVern]

Will the 805s be cleared for Middlewich line diversions?

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Asked this on the TOPS requests earlier, but does anyone know which 805s were the double operating 5Q61 1231 Preston to Stoke-on-Trent.
Plain white livery, unfortunately the numbers were too small (And obscured by plants) for me to see.

 

[Watershed]

Asked this on the TOPS requests earlier, but does anyone know which 805s were the double operating 5Q61 1231 Preston to Stoke-on-Trent.
Plain white livery, unfortunately the numbers were too small (And obscured by plants) for me to see.
View attachment 157008

One of them was 805007.

 

[david.stannard]

One of them was 805007.

Saw them at Crewe and Wigan yesterday - the other one was 805006 (as you note, both white)