Description
The Class 800, which was introduced as a replacement for the old HST (diesel high-speed train) under the Intercity Rapid Transit Plan (IEP) being promoted in the UK, is designed to replace electrified sections under the company's "A-train" series concept. collects current from the pantograph as before, and in non-electrified sections, the engine and generator unit supply power to the motor, making it possible to operate directly between electrified and non-electrified sections.
Manufactured at the Kasado Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Hitachi Rail's UK factory, it is currently being used on the LNER (London North Eastern Railway), the UK's main line, nicknamed "AZUMA".
Class 800/1 is a 9-car train that has features that traditional 5-car trains do not have, such as an inner frame bogie, a simple roof top, and an intermediate car with all first-class passenger cars.
The front design is reminiscent of Kabuki shading. Enjoy the dynamic running of high-speed trains with the sound card <British Rail Class 800>.
This product will be commercialized in the British standard 1/148 scale.
-Kato's British Rail Class 800/1LNER “AZUMA” 9-car set
-Commercialization of the 800113 formation that is active in LNER
-Beautifully expressing the frontal graphic design reminiscent of Kabuki shading and the dark and light red stripes on the sides
-Reproduces the simple roof with no equipment between the inner frame bogies and coolers of appropriate cars. Reproduces the identification display around the upper indicator light of the 1st class leading car. Head/tail lights are lit. When the headlights are on, both the upper and lower indicator lights are lit. The
use of a slotless motor ensures smooth and quiet running.
- The power truck has traction tires
- The intermediate connection part uses a body mount coupler
- The scale is 1/148, the minimum passage radius is compatible with R282
- Large 5-car book-shaped vehicle case x 2
* Some underfloor equipment, seating arrangement inside the room, etc. differs from the actual vehicle.
Mike Harvey (verified owner) –
I pre-ordered the Kato 9 car Azuma as soon as it was offered on the Train Trax website. Shortly after the train was released in Japan, I had a notification that my order had been fulfilled, payment taken and that the package was en route. It arrived at the time predicted by Royal Mail. The set is presented in a neat book-style slip-case with two well protected internal cases with foam lining trays, one with 5 coaches and the other with 4. I had studied the instructions online in advance so I soon had the whole train clipped together and operating on the extended oval of track around my main layout. Operation was smooth and quiet and just for fun I ran it briefly at top speed which scaled out at 380km/hr. Remarkably that included 180 degree bends at each end with a 282mm radius, which the train ran round without faltering. The paint finish is smooth with a mainly satin finish. To make up the 9 car set Kato have added four extra coaches with different bogies from the original 5 car train. These are true to the real thing and have the axle bearings inside the bogie frame, rather than in outside frames. In theory the inside bearings should produce a bit more drag and Kato have compensated for this with traction tyres on two wheels of the powered bogies on the single central powered car. I am not sure they are needed. As a consequence of the inside bearings the outer faces of these wheelsets are shiny metal which is a compromise between the shiny brake discs of the real trains, but without the discoloured wheel rims and flanges. Once on the track, the shiny wheels are not really a distraction. My next job will be to add internal lighting which I found fairly easy on the previous 5 car set. I will use a short strip of masking tape to hold the nose-cone, headlight lenses and windscreen secure whilst adding the lights to the end cars. This train is great value with good quality engineering, neat presentation and a reliable retail distribution network in Train Trax.