Class 800 Gallery

Images of Class 800 Bi-mode Units taken in the Taunton Area

8th August 2026 GWR Hitachi IET Class 800 No. 800031 'Charlotte Marsland/ Mazen Salmou' passes Cogload Junction on Saturday, 8th August 2026. No. 800031 'Charlotte Marsland/ Mazen Salmou' was operating 2C69 09:00 Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

1st August 2026 GWR Pride-livered Hitachi IET Set No. 800008 'Alan Turing OBE' works the grade towards the summit at Whiteball while allocated to the 2U14 10:43 Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central service on Saturday 1st August 2026. The unit had a speedy 2-minute turnaround at Exeter after arriving 19 minutes behind schedule with reciprocal service 2C67 07:58 Cardiff Central to St Davids. (Photo: S A Ginn)

1st August 2026 GWR 'Pride'/ 'Trainbow' IET No. 800008 'Alan Turing OBE' was operating 2C67 07:58 Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids service on Saturday 1st August 2026. The five-car Hitachi IET unit is amed after WWII codebreaker Alan Turing, the colorful livery celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and features a complex hidden cryptographic puzzle on the side of the train. GWR launched a public challenge to crack the hidden cipher on the carriage, which was officially solved. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th July 2026 GWR Hitachi Intercity Express Train No. 800031 'Charlotte Marsland/ Mazen Salmou' passes Cogload Junction on Friday 24th July 2026. No. 800031 'Charlotte Marsland/ Mazen Salmou' was operating 2C85 16:58 Cardiff Central - Taunton, which later returned to Cardiff after a short layover. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

24th July 2026 Two Class 800 GWR IET units pass Cogload Junction on 24th July 2026. No. 800028 'Oliver Lovell / Sir Peter Parker' leading had its couple doors stuck in the open position, and the GWR revival program has seen the unit lose its characteristic white door surrounds. No.800015 at the rear still carries the original version of the GWR Class 800 livery. The pair were operating the 1C89 16:36 London Paddington - Plymouth service, running 32 minutes late. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

4th July 2026 GWR nine-car Hitachi IET No.800321 passes Victory Crossing on Saturday, 4th July 2026. The bi-mode unit was operating 1C72 08:03 London Paddington - Penzance GWR service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

20th June 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800317 'Freya Bevan' passes Creech St Michael on Saturday 20th June 2026. The nine-car Intercity set was operating 1C73 08:36 London Paddington - Paington. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

1st May 2026 GWR nine-car Hitachi IET No.800308 passes Cogload Junction on the approaches to Taunton on Friday 1st May 2026. No.800308 was operating 1C22 16:30 London Paddington - Taunton before returning empty from Taunton to Stoke Gifford. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No.800320 is pictured passing Victory Crossing on Saturday, April 2026. The nine-car set No.800320 was operating 1C74 09:03 London Paddington - Plymouth. Image taken on a camera pole. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

18th April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800029 'Christopher Dando/ Evette Wakely' arrives into Platform 5 at Taunton, passing the striking Hi Point building on Saturday 18th April 2026. The Class 800 was operating 2U12 09:52 Exeter St David's - Cardiff Central. (Photo: Sally Carter)

18th April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800022 'Tulbahadur Pun VC' is pictured on the approach to Victory Crossing on the 18th April 2026. The five-car set was operating 2C67 08:00 Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids. Image taken on a camera pole. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

9th April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800003 'Queen Elizabeth II - Queen Victoria' passes Huntworth on the 9th April 2026. The five-car bi-mode unit was operating on 2U28, the 18:10 Taunton - Cardiff Central stopping service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

5th April 2026 GWR Hitachi Intercity Express bi-mode unit No. 800035 'Naomi Betts/ Lizz Gallagher' passes Allerford on the 5th April 2026. The five-car set was operating 2C77 13:00 Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

5th April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800005 'Aneurin Bevan' passes Allerford on the approach to Taunton on the 5th April 2026. The five-car bi-mode unit was operating 2U22 14:50 Exeter St Davids - Cardiff Central. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

4th April 2026 GWR five-car Hitachi IET No.800002 departs from Platform 3, passing 40 Steps on Easter Saturday, 4th April 2026. The bi-mode unit was operating the 2C67 08:00 Cardiff Central - Exeter St Davids stopping service. In the background is the Belmond 'Britannic Explorer' luxury train waiting to depart for Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

3rd April 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No.800312 passes Norton Fitzwarren on Good Friday, 3rd April 2026. The nine-car set was operating the 1A90 15:15 Plymouth - London Paddington GWR service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

7th March 2026 On a cold winter's morning at Taunton Station, with its coupling doors locked in the open position, GWR Intercity Express Train No. 800020 'Bob Woodward/ Elizabeth Ralph' is pictured at Taunton on the 7th March 2026. The five-car set was waiting to depart with the 2U08 08:18 Taunton - Cardiff Central stopping service. Adjacent Cross Country Voyager No.220017 is pictured taking its booked stop on Saturday, 7th March 2026. The four-car set was operating 1S39 07:27 Exeter St Davids - Leeds service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

7th March 2026 With its coupling doors locked in the open position, GWR Intercity Express Train No. 800020 'Bob Woodward/ Elizabeth Ralph' is pictured at Taunton on the 7th March 2026. The five-car set was waiting to depart with the 2U08 08:18 Taunton - Cardiff Central stopping service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

27th February 2026 GWR Hitachi IET No. 800036 'Dr Paul Stephenson OBE' is pictured waiting at Norton Fitzwarren on the 27th February 2026. The unit was operating 1Z82 16:50 Bishops Lydeard - Bristol Temple Meads (Although only visiting Norton Fitzwarren Triangle), having earlier worked between Taunton and Goodrington Sidings. Passing adjacent was No.220008 operating 1E63 16:27 Exeter St Davids - Newcastle. (Photo: Russell Ayre)

17th February 2026 With coupling doors wide open and the driver on the phone, GWR Hitachi Class 800 Set No.800011 and No. 800035 'Naomi Betts/ Lizz Gallagher' pass through Creech St Michael heading for the capital while assigned to GWR service 1A78 07:10 Penzance to London Paddington. This slightly different composition from Creech was captured on Tuesday, 17th February 2026. (Photo: S A Ginn)

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