N Scale KATO Hitachi Class 800/3 GWR 9-Car Passenger Set

This product is manufactured in the standard British 1/148 scale, DC/Analog.

The Class 800, introduced as a replacement for the old HST (High-Speed Train) under the UK’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP), is a vehicle developed by Hitachi. It was manufactured at Hitachi's Kasaoka Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Hitachi Rail UK factory based on the company's “A-train” series concept. This bi-mode train can operate on both electrified and non-electrified sections. The model features a 9-car set of the Class 800/3, which includes characteristics not found in the previous 5-car sets, such as an inner-frame bogie, a simpler roof design for intermediate cars, and first-class cars in the middle of the train.

・Models the GWR Class 800/3 set, specifically the 800313 unit.
・Reproduces the corporate color of moss green on the doors, roof, body extensions, and end panels. Also accurately depicts the orange
pinstripes for overhead wire warning found on British railway vehicles.
・Shows differences around door switches and emergency handle areas at the ends of the car.
・Features inner-frame bogies on cars 4 and 6 and a simple roof design without equipment between the air conditioning units.
・Includes the "GWR" logo on the front, which was not present at the initial launch, and replicates the identification markings around the
first-class headlight on the front.
・Head and tail lights illuminate, with both upper and lower marker lights on when the headlight is active.
・Uses a slotless motor for smooth and quiet operation, with traction tires on the powered bogies.
・Features body-mounted couplers for the intermediate connections.
・Scale is 1/148, with a minimum curve radius of R282.
・Includes two large 5-car book-style cases.
*Please note that some details, such as the seating arrangement in the underfloor equipment rooms, differ from the actual vehicle.