Great Western Railway Class 800 testing

[bikkuri bahn]

Official video, this shows the unit running under diesel power:

 

Test run under electric power between Reading and Didcot, at speeds up to 200km/h. This is the first time a train has run using the newly installed catenary:

 

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/electric-test-train-runs-on-great-western-main-line.html

Edited July 18, 2016 by bikkuri bahn

[Staffy]

beatiful

 

will be my local train

[bikkuri bahn]

beatiful

 

will be my local train

Lucky you.  I plan to visit in 2018, to ride these, hopefully on the GW mainline.

[Staffy]

Great!  If you need any information about things to see, places to stay let me know.