British Rail Class 805

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| name = British Rail Class 805
Evero

| image = 805005_at_Crewe.jpg

| caption = Avanti West Coast Class 805 at Crewe

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| interiorimage = Avanti Class 805 standard interior.jpg

| interiorimagealt = The interior of 805005 in coach A, on the first day of passenger service.

| interiorcaption = Standard class interior of a Class 805 unit

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| service = {{start and end date|2024|6|2|present|df=y}}{{Cite tweet |date=2 June 2024 |title=Welcome to Evero! @AvantiWestCoast has branded its new Hitachi Class 805/807 units “Evero”. Six Class 805s are in service today on the Euston-Chester/Holyhead/Wrexham routes - 805001/004/008/009/011/012 |user=todaysrailways |number=1797237459891216541 |access-date=2 June 2024 |publisher=Today's Railways UK}}

| manufacturer = Hitachi Rail

| factory = {{ubli|indent=1em|Kasado Works, Kudamatsu, Japan{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Michael |title=First shells for Avanti West Coast Class 805s arrive in UK |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/07/first-shells-for-avanti-west-coast-class-805s-arrive-in-uk.html |access-date=21 January 2022 |work=RailAdvent |date=3 July 2020}}|Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility, County Durham, United Kingdom}}

| family = A-train

| replaced = Class 221 (Avanti West Coast)

| yearconstruction = 2021{{ndash}}2024

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| numberbuilt = 13{{cite magazine |title= Avanti Introduces its Evero bi-mode fleet into service |department=News| magazine= Railways Illustrated |issue=258|date=August 2024|pages=8-9}}

| numberservice = 6

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| formation = 5 cars per unit

| fleetnumbers = 805001–805013{{cite magazine |last1=Clinnick |first1=Richard |title=Avanti confirms class numbers for Hitachi train order |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/avanti-confirms-class-numbers-for-hitachi-train-order |access-date=21 January 2022 |magazine=Rail Magazine |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media Ltd |date=9 June 2020}}

| capacity = 299 seats (25 first-class, 274 standard),{{Cite news |last=Lancefield |first=Neil |date=2024-06-03 |title=New trains boost capacity on one of the UK’s busiest rail routes |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/london-birmingham-trains-avanti-west-coast-b2555603.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The Independent}} and 2 wheelchair spaces{{Cite web |title=Evero |url=https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/onboard/about-our-trains/evero |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk }}

| owner = Rock Rail

| operator = Avanti West Coast

| depots = Oxley (Wolverhampton)

| lines = {{ubli|indent=1em|West Coast Main Line|North Wales Main Line|Blackpool North Line}}

| carbody = Aluminium{{cite news |last1=Wordsworth |first1=Nigel |title=First bodyshells for Avanti West Coast's new trains arrive in the UK |url=https://railinsider.co.uk/2020/07/04/first-bodyshells-for-avanti-west-coasts-new-trains-arrive-in-the-uk/ |access-date=21 January 2022 |work=Rail Insider |publisher=Rail Business Daily |date=4 July 2020 |ref=insider}}

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| maxspeed = {{convert|200|km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=flip}}{{cite magazine |title = Speed limiters for Hitachi fleets |magazine = The Railway Magazine |issue = 1457 |date = August 2022 |page = 92 |volume = 168 |department = Traction & Stock }}

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| enginetype = 4-stroke V12 turbo-diesel

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| electricsystem = {{25 kV 50 Hz|conductor=overhead}}

| collectionmethod = Pantograph

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File:Avanti Class 805 first interior.jpg

The British Rail Class 805 Evero is a type of bi-mode multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, 13 five-car units were built to replace {{brc|221}}s on services between {{rws|Euston||London Euston}}, {{rws|Birmingham New Street}} and stations on the North Wales Coast lines. Their introduction allowed the elimination of long-distance diesel working on electrified routes.{{cite news |last1=Hewitt |first1=Sam |title=Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains |url=https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/9606/hitachi-wins-350million-order-for-new-west-coast-trains/ |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=The Railway Hub |publisher=Mortons Media Group |date=7 January 2020 }}

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History

In December 2019, Avanti West Coast placed an order for 13 five-car bi-mode units to replace its {{brc|221}} fleet, along with 10 {{brc|807}} electric units, as part of £350{{nbsp}}million contract with Hitachi Rail.{{Cite web |title=Avanti West Coast - What's in Store |url=https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/about-us/whats-in-store |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=Avanti West Coast }} All were originally scheduled to be in service by 2023. Financing of this rolling stock was handled by Rock Rail West Coast, a joint venture between Rock Rail and Standard Life Aberdeen.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2019 |title=Rock Rail and ASI close latest UK rolling stock deal |url=https://www.rockinfrastructure.com/news/rock-rail-and-asi-close-latest-uk-rolling-stock-deal/ |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=Rock Infrastructure }}

The trains will be maintained by a joint team of Alstom and Hitachi staff, alongside the Class 807, at Oxley depot near Wolverhampton.

Passenger facilities promised include free Wi-Fi, at-seat wireless inductive charging for electronic devices, 230{{nbsp}}V sockets and USB sockets, a catering offer and a real-time passenger information system that can advise of connecting rail services.{{cite news |title=First Trenitalia chooses Hitachi Rail to build new intercity trains for Avanti West Coast |url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hitachi-rail-global/pressreleases/firsttrenitalia-chooses-hitachi-rail-to-build-new-intercity-trains-for-avanti-west-coast-2951184 |access-date=5 June 2020 |publisher=Hitachi Rail UK |date=6 December 2019 }}

In June 2022, static testing commenced at Newton Aycliffe and dynamic testing followed in November.{{cite web |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/06/static-testing-begins-on-avanti-west-coasts-new-train-fleet.html |title= Static testing begins on Avanti West Coast's new train fleet |date = 13 June 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://railway-news.com/dynamic-testing-begins-on-avanti-west-coasts-fleet-of-hitachi-trains/ |title=Dynamic Testing Begins on Avanti West Coast's Fleet of Hitachi Trains |first=Tiana |last=May |date=17 November 2022 |website=Railway-News }} Main line testing of the Class 805 commenced in February 2023,{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=West Coast Main Line electro-diesels on test |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/west-coast-main-line-electro-diesels-on-test/63532.article |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=Railway Gazette International }} while the type's introduction into service originally planned for later that same year.{{cite web |url = https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/avantis-new-805-train-pictured/ |title = Avanti's new 805 train pictured |last = Emmett |first = Conrad |date = 13 July 2022 |website = railbusinessdaily.com |access-date = 13 July 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220713143618/https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/avantis-new-805-train-pictured/ |archive-date = 13 July 2022 }} However, this was put back to Summer 2024.{{cite magazine |title='805' Introduction Delay |department=In Brief |magazine= Rail Express |issue=332 |date=January 2024 |page=9 }} On 2 June 2024, the Class 805 entered regular service.

In August 2024, the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) issued an improvement notice to Avanti West Coast regarding the operation of the newly-introduced Class 805 fleet, having determined its lack of an automatic speed supervision system (which was present on the preceding Class 221 fleet) to be in breach of legislation. Compliance with the improvement notice would require all Class 805s to be retrofitted with some manner of continuous speed supervision; if this functionality necessitates the installation of additional hardware, such work could be quite costly to implement. In response, Avanti West Coast filed an appeal against the improvement notice.{{cite web |url = https://www.railengineer.co.uk/the-curious-case-of-the-class-805-improvement-notice/ |title = The curious case of the Class 805 improvement notice |website = railengineer.co.uk |first = David |last = Shirres |date = 17 October 2024 }}

The Class 805 replaces the diesel-only Class 221 Voyager trains on the West Coast route. The Voyagers finished service in December 2024, and were transferred to CrossCountry.{{cite web |URL = https://www.railmagazine.com/news/2024/12/04/avanti-west-coast-announces-final-day-for-its-class-221-voyagers |title = Avanti West Coast announces final day for its Class 221 Voyagers}}

Fleet details

class="wikitable" !Class !Operator !Qty. !Year built !Cars per unit !Unit nos.
805 \|align=center\|Avanti West Coast \|align=center\|13 \|align=center\|2021–2024 \|align=center\|5 \|align=center\|805001–805013

class="wikitable"

!Class

!Operator

!Qty.

!Year built

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!Unit nos.

805

|align=center|Avanti West Coast

|align=center|13

|align=center|2021–2024

|align=center|5