Hitachi 800

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  1. allister#5286

    allister#5286 New Member

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    Please can we get the Hitachi 800's as GWR, EMR, LNER, LUMO and northern transpennine have them
     
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  2. oakleymoss#1362

    oakleymoss#1362 Well-Known Member

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    for what route(s)? There are no routes currently in TSW that are suitable for the IETs.. The closest candidate is GWE but that is set in 2015, 4 years before IETs replaced HSTs on the GWR network
     
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  3. Gianluca

    Gianluca Well-Known Member

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    Class 800 is also good from St. Pancras to Faversham, know this is wrong route for it, but there is possibility to change from electric to diesel and vice versa
     
  4. Javelin

    Javelin Well-Known Member

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    Class 800's don't have tvm430 signalling fitted so cannot operate on hs1.
     
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  5. trainsimplayer

    trainsimplayer Well-Known Member

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    That's a job for scenario planner when the 80× comes - when a route is appropriate for it.

    Not something you get a DLC out of.
     
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  6. matt#4801

    matt#4801 Well-Known Member

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    Just so you know mate Lumo have 803s not 800s and EMR will have 810s I believe but definitely not 800s. It would however be great to see an 80x in game at some point as they are forming the backbone of intercity services in the country these days.
     
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    pessitheghost Well-Known Member

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    yep would love the Lner 800 in TSW
     
  8. jack travers

    jack travers Well-Known Member

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    I thought they had 805’s? Or is it Avanti that’s getting 805’s?
     
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    Javelin Well-Known Member

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    Yeah it's Avanti that are getting 805's.
     
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    sam#2862 Well-Known Member

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    no
     

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