▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁L NER ▁had ▁intent ions ▁to ▁begin ▁replacing ▁their ▁sets ▁with ▁Class ▁ 8 0 0 ▁bi - mode ▁and ▁Class ▁ 8 0 1 ▁electric ▁trains ▁from ▁the ▁Hit achi ▁A - train ▁family , ▁which ▁are ▁brand ed ▁as ▁Az uma ' s . ▁The ▁first ▁Az uma ▁entered ▁service ▁with ▁L NER ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁an ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁set . ▁The ▁withdraw als ▁have ▁gradually ▁continued ▁as ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Az uma ▁trains ▁have ▁entered ▁service ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁sets ▁will ▁leave ▁L NER ' s ▁fleet ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁However , ▁L NER ▁confirmed ▁via ▁their ▁Twitter ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sets ▁will ▁remain ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁them ▁to ▁benefit ▁their ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁tim et able ▁change . ▁ ▁With ▁L NER ▁losing ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 ▁sets , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁announced ▁that ▁other ▁companies ▁will ▁be ▁obtain ing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁sets . ▁From ▁May ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Grand ▁Central ▁will ▁begin ▁using ▁Inter City ▁ 2 2 5 s ▁on ▁their ▁new ▁London ▁E ust on ▁to ▁Black pool ▁North ▁services ▁with ▁Class ▁