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British Rail Class 745
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The British Rail Class 745 FLIRT is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train, built by Stadler as part of the FLIRT family. The class is built for Greater Anglia for use on their inter-city services and the Stansted Express services. They first entered service on 8 January 2020, after being constructed between 2018 and 2020 in Switzerland.
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British Rail Class 745 FLIRT | |
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![]() Greater Anglia Class 745 at Colchester | |
![]() Class 745 standard-class saloon | |
In service | 8 January 2020 – present |
Manufacturer | Stadler Rail |
Assembly | Stadler Bussnang AG |
Built at | Bussnang, Switzerland |
Family name | FLIRT |
Replaced |
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Constructed | 2018–2020 |
Number built | 20 |
Formation | 12 cars per unit |
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Owners | Rock Rail[1] |
Operators | Greater Anglia[2] |
Depots | Crown Point (Norwich) |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length | 236.6 m (776 ft 3 in) |
Width | 2.720 m (8 ft 11.1 in) |
Height | 3.915 m (12 ft 10.1 in)[3] |
Floor height | 960 mm (3 ft 2 in) |
Doors | Double-leaf sliding plug, each 1.300 m (4 ft 3.2 in) wide (1 per side per car) |
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Wheelbase | Bogies: 2.700 m (8 ft 10.3 in) |
Maximum speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) |
Traction system | IGBT |
Power output | 5,200 kW (7,000 bhp) at wheel |
Tractive effort | Max. 400 kN (90,000 lbf) |
Acceleration | 0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
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Coupling system | Dellner |
Multiple working | Not provided |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
Sourced from [4] unless otherwise noted. |
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