Alex Coomber
A Class 800. No. 800005. The Hitachi built Class 800 that will provide the intercity services to Bristol and South Wales are bimodal capable of running as 25 KV overhead electric units and as Diesel Electric Units. They entered service in October 2017. But we're plagued with numerous technical faults. Delayed due to technical problems. No. 800005 forms the rear of the late running the 11:45 am from London Paddington to South Wales service as it leaves Reading on 6th November 2017.