br class 800 unveiled at Hitachi Kasado

[bikkuri bahn]

NHK news report:

http://youtu.be/E8Jaxq2LblQ

[Densha]

More info here: http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/hitachi-unveils-first-iep-train-for-britain.html?channel=542

 

Other pics:

https://twitter.com/railwaygazette/status/532750440060833792

https://twitter.com/railwaygazette/status/532719162611617792

https://twitter.com/railwaygazette/status/532718813553258496

Edited November 13, 2014 by Densha

[katoftw]

Looks like a reworked 885 series build for a new market.

[Densha]

Well, it is. :P

 

It is based on Hitachi's 'A-Train' platform of which the long-distance trains are closely related to the JR Kyushu 885 series and the 400 series Shinkansen. Don't forget that another version of this stock is already running as Class 395 on the HS1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_395

[katoftw]

That wiki link explains everything.  Thanks.

[brill27mcb]

Is the slogan on the front really "Inspire the Next"? Something is lost in translation...

 

Rich K.

[Densha]

That's their global used slogan: http://www.hitachi.com/about/corporate/identity/inspire/index.html

[Mudkip Orange]

I really appreciate it when a big Japanese company has a slogan that just sounds inherently Japanese.

[railsquid]

I always read it as "Inspire the Next. Word in This Sentence".