805003 & 805001 on test at Wigan - 01st August 2023
The units were doing a mileage run working from back from Blackpool North to Oxley depot in Wolverhampton and back under GBRF path. The new fleet is anticipated to enter service on the West Coast Main Line later in 2023.
. The new Hitachi trains are set to replace the company’s diesel-only ‘Voyager’ trains later this year on routes from London to the Midlands, Chester, North Wales and the North-West of England. The new 23-strong fleet is the result of a 350 million pound investment. New modern trains that don't tilt.
Today's mileage accumulation/test run was a success. Personally I find the Hitachi Class 80X fleets very boring and soulless.
The official working today 5Q70 1330 Blackpool North to Oxley Car. M.D.
1410 ontime
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Filmed at Wigan North Western
Filmed Tuesday 1st August 2023
This video shows Hitachi Class 805 units 805001 and 805003 undergoing a test run at Wigan North Western on 1 August 2023. The trains were operating under GBRF path, traveling between Blackpool North and Oxley Depot in Wolverhampton. The footage includes the headcode 5Q70. These units are part of Avanti West Coast’s new fleet, intended to replace diesel-only Voyager services on routes from London to the Midlands, Chester, North Wales, and the North-West of England later in 2023.
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