British Rail Class 801

British Rail Class 801 *Azuma*
British Rail Class 801 Azuma
	LNER 9-car Class 801/2 unit in 2025
	LNER Class 801 standard-class saloon
Stock type	Electric multiple unit
In service	16 September 2019–present
Manufacturer	Hitachi Rail
Built at	Kasado Works, Kudamatsu, Japan; Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility, England;
Family name	A-train
Replaced	InterCity 225
Constructed	2017–2020
Number built	12 × 801/1; 30 × 801/2;
Number in service	42
Formation	5 cars per 801/1 unit:; DPTS-MS-MS-MC-DPTF; 9 cars per 801/2 unit:; DPTS-MS-MS-TS-MS-TS-MC-MF-DPTF;
Fleet numbers	801/1: 801101–801112; 801/2: 801201–801230;
Capacity	801/1: 302 seats (48 first class, 254 standard); 801/2: 596 seats (102 first class, 494 standard);
Owner	Agility Trains
Operator	London North Eastern Railway
Depots	Bounds Green; Craigentinny; Doncaster Carr; Neville Hill;
Line served	East Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Train length	801/1: 129.7 m (425 ft 6 in); 801/2: 233.7 m (766 ft 9 in);
Car length	Driving vehicles:25.850 m (84 ft 9.7 in); Intermediate vehicles: 26.000 m (85 ft 3.6 in);
Width	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Doors	Single-leaf pocket sliding; (2 per side per car);
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	5-car units: 233 tonnes (229 long tons; 257 short tons); 9-car units: 420 tonnes (410 long tons; 460 short tons);
Traction system	Hitachi IGBT
Prime mover	1 × MTU 12V 1600 R80L (emergency use only)
Engine type	V12 four-stroke turbo-diesel with SCR
Displacement	21 L (1,284 cu in)
Power output	Engine: 560 kW (750 hp); Electric: 226 kW (303 hp) per motor;
Acceleration	0.7 m/s2 (1.6 mph/s)
Deceleration	Service:; 1.0 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s); Emergency:; 1.2 m/s2 (2.7 mph/s);
Electric system	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collection	Pantograph
UIC classification	5-car units: 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′; 9-car units: 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′;
Wheels driven	5-car unit: 12; 9-car unit: 20;
Braking systems	Electro-pneumatic (disc) and regenerative
Safety systems	AWS; ETCS; TPWS;
Coupling system	Dellner 10
Multiple working	Within class and classes 800 and 802
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 801 Azuma is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) built by Hitachi Rail for London North Eastern Railway. The units have been built since 2017 at Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility and have been used on services on the East Coast Main Line since 16 September 2019. As part of its production, the Class 801 units were ordered as part of the Intercity Express Programme and are in the Hitachi AT300 product family, alongside the closely related Class 800 units. LNER have branded the units as the Azuma, just like on their Class 800 units.