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#5884· BR Class 802

British Rail Class 802

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hitachi· from 2018· Electro-diesel (Bi-mode) Multiple Unit Train

🚄 high-speed train bi-mode ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 802217 at Leeds 291023 (53294608602): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. Great Western Railway Class 802 (802010) at Par: Superalbs· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Class 802 IET BMU - GWR 802107: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Class 802 2 Nova 1 BMU (54966931389): Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Great Western Class 802 on the Exe Bridges with Exeter Cathedral and St Michaels, Mount Dinham in the background: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. GWR class 802 unit 802001at Oxford railway station: 马梓恒· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Capt Robert Falcon Scott 802011: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. Dame Agatha Christie 802110: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. Harry Billinge MBE 802006: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Nancy Astor 802101: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
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British Rail Class 802, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 802 is a type of high-speed bi-mode multiple-unit passenger train designed and produced by the Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Rail. The type has been operated by Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and Hull Trains, and each of the train operating companies has given the units their own unique brand: Great Western Railway's units are branded Intercity Express Trains (IETs), TransPennine Express units are branded Nova 1s and Hull Trains' units are branded Paragons. The Class 802 is based on the design of the Hitachi A-train, being a member of the Hitachi AT300 product family.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayTransPennine ExpressHull Trains

base stats

  • speed 201 km/htop speed
  • seats 326passengers
  • built 60made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 8 years ago, in 2018.
  • Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
  • Seats 326: 7 full city buses (~50 seats each).

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built
2018
in service from
2018
status
in service
number built
60
kind
high-speed train
traction
bi-mode
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Hitachi Rail
operators
Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains
top speed
201 km/h
power
—
formation
5 cars per 802/0 and 802/3 unit:, DPTS, Driver's cab, Pantograph, Trailer car, Standard class (open saloon)-MS, Motor c…
capacity
326 passengers
Dutch name
BR Class 802

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q22000475, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 802 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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