Hitachi: Trains
Commons · Question 10068 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
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
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 29 Oct 2024
The 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...