British Rail Class 756

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]

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 collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification
  • 3-car: Bo'2'2'2'Bo'
  • 4-car: Bo'2'2'2'2'Bo'
Safety system(s)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes/references
Sourced from [1] unless otherwise noted.

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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