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out to East Coast and Great Western to get feedback and, so far, this has been positive.
The trains also feature a kitchen, lockable bike and luggage storage facilities, with luggage racks in coaches capable of holding airline hold-size luggage.
Driver’s cab
The driver’s cab design is common across Great Western and East Coast, with the train management system on the right-hand side; in front of the driver is the European Train Control System (ETCS) related equipment; and then to the left is the CCTV.
“The train is designed for driver-only operation. So, if you’ve got two coupled fi ve-cars
then you get
20 images shown on the screen so you see every door,” said Rogers. “The driving cab is based upon the Class 395 Javelin EMU but incorporates a range of additional features.”
Hitachi Rail Europe will provide two variants of the SETs, namely
Class 800 and Class 801. The Class 800 are bi-mode (diesel-electric) trains, whereas the Class 801 are electric
trains.
The diesel engine power packs for the bi- mode variant are mounted under the fl oors of intermediate coaches. This means that these coaches have a higher fl oor height than the driving cars, which are lower to accommodate the pantograph.
Rogers explained: “The electric model still has an engine under it so it still powers the coupling systems if the wire comes down, but it also enables the train to self-recover.
“The driv- ing cars have got a low
fl oor
and low ceiling be- cause you have the pantograph
over the driving ve- hicles. As a result, there
is a ramp within the gangway going into the intermediate vehicles, and all the intermediate vehicles have a high fl oor.
Suppliers
Apart from Hitachi itself, DCA and FAINSA, many other companies have been contracted to provide systems for the new trains, including:
• Lucchini (wheelsets, more information over the page)
• Petards (passenger counter and driver reminder safety switches)
• Balfour Beatty Rail (UGMS) • LPA (interior lighting) • Knorr-Bremse (braking and other systems)
• NSK (axle bearings)
“The bi-mode vehicles will have up to 50% powered engines underneath those vehicles, but if there isn’t an engine it still has the same fl oor height.”
Rogers added that Hitachi is building the fi rst carriage body in Japan, with the fi rst pre-series train being delivered to the UK in the early part of next year.
“This mock-up is the output of the design process and now the fi nal parts are being put in place,” he stated.
A DfT spokesperson at the Warwick mock-ups said that all parties concerned were very close to sign-off with many user groups and offi cials having inspected the designs.
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“The new trains will provide passengers with an improved travelling experience. I look forward to seeing them come into operation.”
• MTU Friedrichshafen (rail engines and maintenance services)
• Televic Rail (passenger information and seat reservation)
• Nomad Digital (on-board servers) • H&S (TOC antennas) • Arrowale (driver safety devices) • Siemens (GSM-R equipment) • Deliner (coupler and gangway) • BMAC (exterior lighting) • Thales (TPWS/AWS and APC-Receiver) • Unipart (track circuit actuator) • Johnson Security (fuel tank) • Eminox (exhaust system) • Romag (side windows) • Breckneil Willis (pantograph)
The delivery of the IEP trains must be integrated with the major infrastructure works also taking place, such as electrifi cation of the GWML and the (eventual) switch to ERTMS signalling. Trains will be tested between Didcot and Reading once early electrifi cation works are complete there.
Rail minister Stephen Hammond, who also visited the site, said: “I was very impressed with the mock-
up of the Class 800/801 train, and interested to hear about the lengths that the designers have gone to in ensuring that the views of passengers and other stakeholders have been included.
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