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- 1. A Class 807 Evero (set 807010) at Milton Keynes Central Station - Sep 2025: ZakariaFadel07· CC0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 807 Evero is a type of electric multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for train operator Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, a total of 10 seven-car units have been produced.
who runs it
base stats
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 2 years ago, in 2024.
- 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.
- 182 m long: about 40 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 453: 9 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2024
- in service from
- 2024
- status
- in service
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hitachi Rail
- operators
- Avanti West Coast
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 226 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead
- formation
- 7 cars per unit - DPTS, Driver's cab, Pantograph, Trailer car, Standard class (open saloon)-MS, Motor car, Standard cla…
- length
- 182 m
- capacity
- 453 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96374000, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 807 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.