British Rail Class 756

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British Rail Class 756 FLIRT
In serviceExpected in 2023
ManufacturerStadler Rail
Built atTBC
Family nameFLIRT
Replaced
ConstructedTBC
Number under construction
  • 24
  • (7 × 3-car)
  • (17 × 4-car)
Fleet numbersTBC
Capacity
  • 3-car: 118 seats
  • plus 26 tip-up
  • plus 142 standees
  • 4-car: 158 seats
  • plus 36 tip-up
  • plus 194 standees
Operator(s)Transport for Wales Rail
Depot(s)Canton (Cardiff)
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length
  • 3-car: 65.0 m (213 ft 3 in)
  • 4-car: 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in)
Width2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height3.915 m (12 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
Floor height960 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄4 in)
Doors
  • Double-leaf sliding plug
  • (total 5 per side per 3-car, 7 per side per 4-car)
Wheel diameter
  • Powered: 870 mm (34 in)
  • Unpowered: 760 mm (30 in)
Wheelbase2,700 mm (8 ft 10 in) (bogies)
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)
Traction systemIGBT
Power output
  • On AC power:
  • 2,600 kW (3,500 hp)
  • On battery power:
  • 1,300 kW (1,700 hp)
  • On diesel power:
  • TBC
Tractive effort
  • Maximum starting:
  • 200 kN (45,000 lbf)
TransmissionElectric
Acceleration
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collection methodPantograph
UIC classification
  • 3-car: Bo'2'2'2'Bo'
  • 4-car: Bo'2'2'2'2'Bo'
Safety system(s)
  • AWS
  • TPWS
  • (plus provision for ETCS)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes / references
Sourced from [1] unless otherwise noted.

The Class 756 FLIRT[2] will be a class of tri-mode multiple units which will be built for Transport for Wales Rail by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. Tri-mode in this instance is an electric motor which can be driven by overhead electric lines, on-board batteries or a diesel generator.[3]

A total of 24 units are to be built, with these being seven three-car and 17 four-car units.

History[]

The Wales & Borders rail franchise, operated by KeolisAmey Wales from 14 October 2018, included the clause that during the franchise period the operator will oversee a full fleet replacement.[4] With the franchise now operated by Transport for Wales Rail, a batch of 24 brand new tri-mode multiple units set to join the fleet in 2023.[5]

Operators[]

Transport for Wales[]

When built, Transport for Wales Rail Class 756 units will operate services on the Rhymney line and Vale of Glamorgan Line.

Fleet details[]

Class Operator Number Year built Cars Unit nos.
Class 756 Transport for Wales Rail 7 TBC 3 TBC
17 4 TBC
Illustration of a three-car Class 756 unit (based on concept art)
Illustration of a four-car Class 756 unit (based on concept art)

References[]

  1. ^ FLIRT Trimodal Multiple Unit - Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited, UK (PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ @tfwrail (2 December 2019). "Lastly,our innovative tri-mode Metro trains, which will enter service on the Rhymney, Coryton&Vale of Glamorgan lines in 2023,will be Class 756" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "What's Happening In South East Wales". Transport for Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2018. overhead electric, battery and diesel
  4. ^ "KeolisAmey reveal new-look Wales trains and services". BBC News. BBC. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ Barry, Sion (4 June 2018). "How Wales' railways will be transformed with new stations, trains and jobs through investment worth billions". WalesOnline. Cardiff: Reach. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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