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Through a remarkable piece of cooperation several months in the making, Network Rail, Virgin Trains East Coast, the National Railway Museum and Hitachi came together to organise a very special celebration of East Coast Main Line trains from the past, present and future on 23rd April 2017. Billed as a once-in-a-generation event, four generations of motive power travelled together along the four track section of railway from Tollerton to York, running under a full line posession.
After a photo stop alongside The Sidings hotel, Hitachi's Class 800 'Azuma' No. 800101 accelerated away from the other three trains at the request of an advertising director filming the event for future publicity. Although this was a disppointment to many it was still a spectacular event to witness.
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Through a remarkable piece of cooperation several months in the making, Network Rail, Virgin Trains East Coast, the National Railway Museum and Hitachi came together to organise a very special celebration of East Coast Main Line trains from the past, present and future on 23rd April 2017. Billed as a once-in-a-generation event, four generations of motive power travelled together along the four track section of railway from Tollerton to York, running under a full line posession.
After a photo stop alongside The Sidings hotel, Hitachi's Class 800 'Azuma' No. 800101 accelerated away from the other three trains at the request of an advertising director filming the event for future publicity. Although this was a disppointment to many it was still a spectacular event to witness.