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British Rail Class 756
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The British Rail Class 756 FLIRT[7] is a class of tri-mode multiple units being built for Transport for Wales Rail by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. They are closely related to the Class 755 bi-mode units delivered by Stadler to Greater Anglia between 2018 and 2020, which can be powered either by overhead electric lines or on-board diesel generators. The Class 756 units will also carry batteries as an additional source of traction power.[8]
Quick Facts British Rail Class 756 FLIRT, In service ...
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In service | Planned for 2024[1] |
Manufacturer | Stadler Rail |
Assembly | Stadler Bussnang AG |
Built at | Bussnang, Switzerland[2] |
Family name | FLIRT |
Replaced | |
Constructed | 2021–2023[3] |
Number under construction | 24 (7 × 3-car, 17 × 4-car) |
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Owners | SMBC Leasing[4] |
Operators | Transport for Wales Rail |
Depots | Canton (Cardiff) |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
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Width |
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Height | 3.915 m (12 ft 10.1 in) |
Floor height | 960 mm (3 ft 2 in) |
Doors | Double-leaf sliding plug, each 1.300 m (4 ft 3.2 in) wide (total 5 per side per 3-car, 7 per side per 4-car) |
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Wheelbase | Bogies: 2.700 m (8 ft 10.3 in) |
Maximum speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) |
Traction system | IGBT |
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Tractive effort | Maximum starting: 200 kN (45,000 lbf) |
Acceleration | Maximum starting: 1.1 m/s2 (2.5 mph/s) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
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Multiple working | Within class (max. 2 units) |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Sourced from [6] unless otherwise noted. |
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A total of 24 units are to be built, split between 7 three-car units and 17 four-car units.[6]