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British Rail Class 801

Electric Multiple Unit Train with diesel emergency power.
Class type of: electric multiple unit Q16846948

Facts

10 properties

Identity

Instance of
rolling stock class

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
More facts +8
Part of the series
Hitachi A-train[6]
Subclass of
electric multiple unit[7]
Manufacturer
Hitachi[5]
Operator
Virgin Trains, London North Eastern Railway[3][4]
Service entry
September 16, 2019[8]
Speed
+125, +200[11][12]
Track gauge
standard-gauge railway[10]
Type of electrification
25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en British Rail Class 801 ar بريتش ريل كلاس 801 ja イギリス鉄道801形電車 ja クラス801 ko 영국 철도 801 zh 英鐵801型電力動車組
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Class 801 Azuma EMU - LNER 801214.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0wbjppl

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Operator 2
Virgin Trains, London North Eastern Railway
Country 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
rolling stock class
Manufacturer 1
Hitachi
Part of the series 1
Hitachi A-train
Subclass of 1
electric multiple unit
Track gauge 1
standard-gauge railway
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Summary

British Rail Class 801 is a rolling stock class[1].

Related Entities

Hitachi United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type of electrification → 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification
    Instance of → —
    Track gauge → standard-gauge railway
    Subclass of → electric multiple unit
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Video: LNER Azuma 801 229 passes Peterborough at speed - 2026-09-28 - Andy Mabbett.webm"
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