Class 755 'FLIRT' Profile and Models
755327. Unknown location. October 2021. ©Steven's Transport Photos
The British Rail Class 755 is a class of bi-mode multiple unit train built by Stadler Rail for Greater Anglia. Part of the FLIRT modular train family, the trains first entered service on 29 July 2019 and are used on regional and local services throughout East Anglia. The Class 755 has three or four passenger vehicles, along with a separate power pack vehicle containing two or four Deutz V8 16 litre diesel engines and generators. The unusual layout for a British train allows a lower than normal floor level, enabling step free boarding at standard height platforms. As more units have gradually entered service, it has allowed Greater Anglia to withdraw all of their diesel multiple units in favour of the 755s. All 38 of the units have entered service. The plan was for the units to be assigned to Greater Anglia's more local and regional routes throughout Norfolk and Suffolk, which include the Wherry Lines (Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft) and the Bittern Line to Sheringham. The units would also be assigned to services on the Breckland Line and on the Ipswich–Ely line, as well as the Felixstowe and Sudbury branch lines. |
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Type of Unit |
Bi-Mode Multiple Unit |
Builder |
Stadler Rail Switzerland & Poland |
Build Dates |
2018 to 2020 |
Total Built |
48 Sets (14 x 3-car and 24 x 4-car) |
Power Output |
3,500 hp (Electric) 1,290 to 2,570 hp (Diesel) |
Top Speed |
100 mph |
Passenger Capacity |
144 seats + 23 'tip-up' (3-car) 202 seats + 27 'tip-up' (4-car) |
Operated By |
Greater Anglia |
Main Duties |
Local & Regional Passenger |
In Service Until |
Present |
Surviving Examples |
All in Service |