The new face of Intercity Express trains now. Here 800101 one of the brand new Hitachi Super Express is seen working 5X80 London Kings Cross to North Pole Depot at Acton. The train was on its way back to North Pole after a press release at Kings Cross. These trains will be launched in 2018 replacing the HSTs and Class 91s on the ECML. br/ br/Virgin East Coast have named them Azuma, Azuma is the Japanese translation for quot;eastquot;.