3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. EMR Class 810 Kilby Bridge 17 April 2025: MajorScafellPike· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. EMR Class 810 Newark: GalaxyTheoryz· CC BY 4.0
- 3. EMR Class 810 Standard Class: Sagirihin0610· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 810 Aurora is a type of bi-mode multiple unit being constructed by Hitachi Rail for East Midlands Railway (EMR). Based on the Hitachi AT300 design, 33 five-car units replaced Class 222 units on EMR's intercity routes following their entry into service in December 2025.
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 1 years ago, in 2025.
- 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.
- 2.9 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 120 m long: about 27 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 301: 6 full city buses (~50 seats each).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2025
- in service from
- 2025
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- traction
- bi-mode
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hitachi Rail, Hitachi
- operators
- East Midlands Railway
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 2.9 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead
- wheel arrangement
- 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
- formation
- 5 cars per unit:, DPTS, Driver's cab, Pantograph, Trailer car, Standard class (open saloon)-MS, Motor car, Standard cla…
- length
- 120 m
- capacity
- 301 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q85749058, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 810 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.