801105

[DEREKM1959]

Hi.. does anyone know if LNER 801105 exists, its the only one I cant seem to track, also to complete the set of 801 sightings TIA

 

[221101 Voyager]

Hi.. does anyone know if LNER 801105 exists, its the only one I cant seem to track, also to complete the set of 801 sightings TIA

It does exist, here is a photo on flickr from September 2020

801105 20200911 NewtonAycliffe

801105 and 801101 at the Hitachi Factory

www.flickr.com

 

[py_megapixel]

It does exist; there are plenty of videos of it on YouTube. For example:

Incidentally I just clicked on the first LNER service I saw on Realtime Trains and - I swear, this was genuinely a fluke - guess what unit is booked for it? 801105!

Realtime Trains - 1D29 1903 London Kings Cross to Leeds

Realtime Trains provides live realtime running information for the Great British railway network using open data.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[Train Boy]

Incidentally I just clicked on the first LNER service I saw on Realtime Trains and - I swear, this was genuinely a fluke - guess what unit is booked for it? 801105!

Realtime Trains - 1D29 1903 London Kings Cross to Leeds

Realtime Trains provides live realtime running information for the Great British railway network using open data.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

800105 unfortunately, rather than 801105

 

[DEREKM1959]

thank you, thought it did,, either I keep missing it, as I'm not seeing any tops history for 801105, all the others have tops

 

[py_megapixel]

800105 unfortunately, rather than 801105

Oops! Misread the unit number...

 

[221101 Voyager]

Ignore me, I misread it too!

The photo on flickr I attached is the right unit though.

 

[Train Boy]

Oops! Misread the unit number...

Happens to us all!

thank you, thought it did,, either I keep missing it, as I'm not seeing any tops history for 801105, all the others have tops

I haven't kept up with the LNER 800s/801s since the lockdown, in regard to the latest (albeit 6 weeks ago) Flickr image at Newton Aycliffe, could this suggest the unit is out of service at the factory?

 

[DEREKM1959]

800105 unfortunately, rather than 801105

hahahhaaha I started to crack open a tin then in celebration,, then its 800105.. oh well.. thanks for your reply..lol

 

[py_megapixel]

I haven't kept up with the LNER 800s/801s since the lockdown, in regard to the latest (albeit 6 weeks ago) Flickr image at Newton Aycliffe, could this suggest the unit is out of service at the factory?

Some of the Azumas have been going in for new luggage racks over the past few months - I wonder if it could be one of those.

 

[221101 Voyager]

hahahhaaha I started to crack open a tin then in celebration,, then its 800105.. oh well.. thanks for your reply..lol

That's the problem they are all the blooming same! They all look the same bar the Scottish 800.

I find Azumas boring as they have no character and aren't exactly revoultionary either.

 

[DEREKM1959]

Thanks everyone,,,

That's the problem they are all the blooming same! They all look the same bar the Scottish 800.

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Im not a fan.. been on two of them,, was glad to get off

 

[py_megapixel]

hahahhaaha I started to crack open a tin then in celebration,, then its 800105.. oh well.. thanks for your reply..lol

Oh dear, sorry about that...

That's the problem they are all the blooming same! They all look the same bar the Scottish 800.

That is the nature of a homogeneous fleet. And, to be fair, all the LNER IC125s looked the same as well.

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Im not a fan.. been on two of them,, was glad to get off

That'll be those awful hard Fainsa seats they have. Definitely a downgrade from what we have before on the East Coast unfortunately...
They're decent enough trains in my opinion, but it feels like they've been done on the cheap. (And, in their typical fashion, DfT screwed up the specification and didn't require them to have a high standard of ride quality - so they are, for want of a better description, bumpy as all hell...)

 

[221101 Voyager]

Thanks everyone,,,


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Im not a fan.. been on two of them,, was glad to get off

Same here although the red inside makes them seem a little nicer than the uber clinical GWR ones.

If 800/801s had nice seats and did 140Mph then I'd like them and call them revolutionary.

But in their current state, it's a massive step backwards on what we had.

That is the nature of a homogeneous fleet. And, to be fair, all the LNER IC125s looked the same as well.

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That'll be those awful hard Fainsa seats they have. Definitely a downgrade from what we have before on the East Coast unfortunately...
They're decent enough trains in my opinion, but it feels like they've been done on the cheap. (And, in their typical fashion, DfT screwed up the specification and didn't require them to have a high standard of ride quality - so they are, for want of a better description, bumpy as all hell...)

The 125s had variants. 43238 the NRM and the sadly killed one (43300) had differences to rest to name just a few.

Yep, the fainsa seats are horrible, anyone who calls them comfy in an 80x is clearly used to sitting on the floor!

Done on the cheap, wrong spec? Isn't that pretty much every new train these days?

Bumpy ride? Not suprised, from what I recall they're quite a fidgety ride aren't they?

I want my IC 225 back please, oh and paint the whole thing in swallow too!

 

[py_megapixel]

@DEREKM1959
You may like to know that if you go to https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ and type in the unit number into the "Quick Search" box at the top right of the page, you can get a list of allocations for that unit on that day.

Nothing appears for 105 at the moment, but if you keep trying, maybe something will appear.

Also it's worth noting the information contained there is not perfect and may well not take account of things like last minute set swaps.

 

[DEREKM1959]

@DEREKM1959
You may like to know that if you go to https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ and type in the unit number into the "Quick Search" box at the top right of the page, you can get a list of allocations for that unit on that day.

Nothing appears for 105 at the moment, but if you keep trying, maybe something will appear.

Also it's worth noting the information contained there is not perfect and may well not take account of things like last minute set swaps.

Thanks Mega pixel

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exactly right about the seats why I was glad to get off. my connection was on a 140/141 ish for an hour,, it was aawww !! sheer bliss

 

[800001]

Some of the Azumas have been going in for new luggage racks over the past few months - I wonder if it could be one of those.

It's the 9 car bimodes getting luggage racks done, then the 9 car electrics.

801105 is at Newton Aycliffe for Reactor Mods.

 

[DustyBin]

Same here although the red inside makes them seem a little nicer than the uber clinical GWR ones.

If 800/801s had nice seats and did 140Mph then I'd like them and call them revolutionary.

But in their current state, it's a massive step backwards on what we had.






The 125s had variants. 43238 the NRM and the sadly killed one (43300) had differences to rest to name just a few.

Yep, the fainsa seats are horrible, anyone who calls them comfy in an 80x is clearly used to sitting on the floor!

Done on the cheap, wrong spec? Isn't that pretty much every new train these days?

Bumpy ride? Not suprised, from what I recall they're quite a fidgety ride aren't they?

I want my IC 225 back please, oh and paint the whole thing in swallow too!

I agree they are a backward step in passenger comfort which is unacceptable especially on long distance ‘flagship’ services. A few days ago I changed from one onto a 20 year old Scotrail Turbostar at Edinburgh. I know which I found more comfortable to travel on, and that says it all really!

 

[Bletchleyite]

I agree they are a backward step in passenger comfort which is unacceptable especially on long distance ‘flagship’ services. A few days ago I changed from one onto a 20 year old Scotrail Turbostar at Edinburgh. I know which I found more comfortable to travel on, and that says it all really!

They're just a tube with windows. Presumably the comfort issue could be resolved simply by swapping the seats.

 

[DustyBin]

They're just a tube with windows. Presumably the comfort issue could be resolved simply by swapping the seats.

That would go a long way to resolving it, for me anyway.

 

[221101 Voyager]

I agree they are a backward step in passenger comfort which is unacceptable especially on long distance ‘flagship’ services. A few days ago I changed from one onto a 20 year old Scotrail Turbostar at Edinburgh. I know which I found more comfortable to travel on, and that says it all really!

I went on a GWR 802 once from Slough to Oxford and by the end my behind was numb and my back ached a lot. I then went on a 165 from Oxford back to Didcot and I thought ooh this is much more comfy and my pain just disappeared as the journey went on. By the time I got back to Didicot I left feeling refreshed after having a nice comfy proper seat.

 

[DustyBin]

I went on a GWR 802 once from Slough to Oxford and by the end my behind was numb and my back ached a lot. I then went on a 165 from Oxford back to Didcot and I thought ooh this is much more comfy and my pain just disappeared as the journey went on. By the time I got back to Didicot I left feeling refreshed after having a nice comfy proper seat.

I can well imagine. It's not acceptable for the latest flagship intercity train to offer a lesser standard of comfort than an ageing regional DMU, it just isn't. Another interesting comparision is with the 385's which I often change onto at Edinburgh. In terms of passenger comfort and overall ambience there's very little betwen them.

 

[221101 Voyager]

I can well imagine. It's not acceptable for the latest flagship intercity train to offer a lesser standard of comfort than an ageing regional DMU, it just isn't. Another interesting comparision is with the 385's which I often change onto at Edinburgh. In terms of passenger comfort and overall ambience there's very little betwen them.

I've been on a 385 and can say they are about the same as an 800 in terms of comfort. I bet in about 10 years time the seats on 80xs will be had it and they will need to replace them with a better seat. Fingers crossed anyways. Also, I bet these trains don't last 30 or 40 years like their predecessors.

 

[amwells]

Appreciate this is a different number, but the LNER Azuma thread seems locked. Does anyone know where 801221 is at the moment? Doesn’t seem to have been out for a few months?

 

[800001]

Appreciate this is a different number, but the LNER Azuma thread seems locked. Does anyone know where 801221 is at the moment? Doesn’t seem to have been out for a few months?

Suffered severe wheel flats and was stabled at Ferme Park, before being moved to Doncaster, been there for a while.

 

[St. Paddy]

Suffered severe wheel flats and was stabled at Ferme Park, before being moved to Doncaster, been there for a while.

It’s been sat in the yard next to the Hertford line at Bounds Green with the nose cone open on the London end for the last fortnight

 

[amwells]

Thank you

 

[800001]

It’s been sat in the yard next to the Hertford line at Bounds Green with the nose cone open on the London end for the last fortnight

Ahhhh apologies, its certainly wheel flats or needing repairs following an animal strike

 

[D365]

They're just a tube with windows.

Honestly thought you were talking about the Pendolino there! Obviously it's all subjective, but I do find the AT300s (and Voyagers) to be far more adequate than the Alstom offering.

 

[Wolfie]

Honestly thought you were talking about the Pendolino there! Obviously it's all subjective, but I do find the AT300s (and Voyagers) to be far more adequate than the Alstom offering.

I couldn't disagree more. The only thing they have over a Pendolino is bigger windows.