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| British Rail Class 897 | |
| Service: | 2027 (planned) |
| Manufacturer: | CAF |
| Family: | Civity |
| Replaced: | InterCity 225 |
| Numberconstruction: | 10 |
| Formation: | 10 carriages |
| Owner: | Porterbrook |
| Operator: | London North Eastern Railway |
| Depots: | Neville Hill |
| Lines: | East Coast Main Line |
The British Rail Class 897 is a type of tri-mode electro-diesel multiple unit to be manufactured by CAF for London North Eastern Railway. Ten ten-car units will be built.
In 2013, the Department for Transport ordered 30 Class 801s to replace the same number of InterCity 225s on East Coast Main Line services.[1] However after Virgin Trains East Coast was awarded the InterCity East Coast franchise in 2015 with a commitment to introduce extra services, some InterCity 225s were retained.[2] [3] [4]
In October 2020, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) issued a tender for 10 electro-diesel multiple units to replace its InterCity 225s.[5] In November 2023, LNER placed an order with CAF for ten ten-carriage sets to be built on its Civity platform. The first two will be built in Spain, the other eight at Newport.[6] [7]
The trains will be able to run on 25kV 50Hz electrification, battery and diesel power.[7] [8] They will be maintained at Neville Hill TMD.[7]