The Anonymous Widower

The Lengths Of Hitachi Class 800/801/802 Trains

Hitachi’s Class 800/801/802 trains are part of the AT-300 family of trains, with 26 metre long cars.

• A five-car train is 130 metres long
• A nine-car train is 234 metres long.

Current trains and ones the Hitachi trains are going to replace have the following lengths.

• A twelve-car Class 387 train is 244.7 metres long.
• An eight-car Class 387 train is 163.1 metres long.
• A standard InterCity 225 formation is 245.2 metres long.
• A 2+8 InterCity 125 formation is 219.6 metres long.
• A five-car Class 180 train is 116.5 metres long.
• Two three-car Class 185 trains working as a pair are 142.5 metres long

I think the Hitachi trains will fit platforms designed for these trains well.

Perhaps a five-car train might be a bit short for a eight-car BR standard 160 metre log train. But a six-car Hitachi train is 156 metres long.

Conclusion

Twenty-six metre long carriages seem to work well against BR’s historic standards based on a twenty-metre cars.

August 10, 2019 - Posted by AnonW | Transport | British Rail, Class 800 Train, Design