British Rail Class 755

British Rail Class 755
*FLIRT*
British Rail Class 755; FLIRT
	Greater Anglia Class 755 unit stabled at Ipswich
	Standard-class interior of a Class 755 unit
In service	29 July 2019 – present
Manufacturer	Stadler Rail
Assembly	Stadler Bussnang AG
Built at	Bussnang, Switzerland; Siedlce, Poland;
Family name	FLIRT
Replaced	Cl. 37 locos & Mk. 2 carriages; Class 153; Class 156; Class 170;
Constructed	2018–2020
Number built	38; (14 × 755/3, 24 × 755/4)
Formation	3 cars per 755/3 unit:; DMSO-PP-PTSOW-DMSO; 4 cars per 755/4 unit:; DMSO-PTSO-PP-PTSOW-DMSO;
Fleet numbers	755/3: 755325–755338; 755/4: 755401–755424;
Capacity	755/3: 144 seats plus 23 tip-up; 755/4: 202 seats plus 27 tip-up;
Owners	Rock Rail
Operators	Greater Anglia
Depots	Crown Point (Norwich)
Lines served	East Anglian regional routes
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Train length	755/3: 65.0 m (213 ft 3 in); 755/4: 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in);
Width	Passenger vehicles:; 2.720 m (8 ft 11.1 in); Power Pack:; 2.822 m (9 ft 3.1 in);
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; (1 per side per car)
Wheel diameter	Powered: 870 mm (34 in); Unpowered: 760 mm (30 in);
Wheelbase	Bogies: 2.700 m (8 ft 10.3 in)
Maximum speed	100 mph (160 km/h)
Traction system	IGBT
Prime mover(s)	Deutz 16-litre V8 turbo-diesel (2 per 755/3, 4 per 755/4)
Power output	On AC power:; 2,600 kW (3,500 hp); On diesel power:; 755/3: 960 kW (1,290 hp); 755/4: 1,920 kW (2,570 hp);
Acceleration	On AC power:; 755/3: 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2); 755/4: 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2); On diesel power:; 755/3: 0.7 m/s2 (2.3 ft/s2); 755/4: 0.9 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2);
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	755/3: Bo′2′2′2′Bo′; 755/4: Bo′2′2′2′2′Bo′;
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS; (plus provision for ETCS);
Coupling system	Dellner
Multiple working	Within class (max. 3 units)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Sourced from unless otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 755 FLIRT^[6] is a class of bi-mode multiple unit passenger train built by Stadler Rail for Greater Anglia. Part of the FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) modular train family, the trains first entered service on 29 July 2019 and are used on regional and local services throughout East Anglia, as well as some intercity services between Norwich and London

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^ Fletcher, Steve (16 September 2019). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Stadler Class 755/3 bi-mode multiple units 755325 to 755338" (PDF). Letter to Theresa Hofecker (Stadler Altenrhein AG). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2019/0016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ Fletcher, Steve (30 May 2019). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Stadler Class 755/4 multiple units, fitted with AWS and TPWS (stand alone mode only), GSM-R voice only, maximum speed of 100 mph, units 755401 to 755424, passenger operation only" (PDF). Letter to Theresa Hofecker (Stadler Bussnang AG). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2019/0008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Milner, Chris (16 May 2018). "First view of Swiss-built bi-mode units for Greater Anglia". The Railway Magazine. Horncastle. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019.
^ FLIRT Trimodal Multiple Unit - Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited, UK (PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 7 May 2019. FWBBMU0519e. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Bi-Mode Multiple Unit - FLIRT - Greater Anglia, UK (PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 27 August 2018. FEABMU0819e. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "Greater Anglia unveils the future with Stadler mock-up". Railnews. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[orrAuth7553-2] Fletcher, Steve (16 September 2019). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Stadler Class 755/3 bi-mode multiple units 755325 to 755338" (PDF). Letter to Theresa Hofecker (Stadler Altenrhein AG). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2019/0016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[orrAuth7554-3] Fletcher, Steve (30 May 2019). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Stadler Class 755/4 multiple units, fitted with AWS and TPWS (stand alone mode only), GSM-R voice only, maximum speed of 100 mph, units 755401 to 755424, passenger operation only" (PDF). Letter to Theresa Hofecker (Stadler Bussnang AG). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2019/0008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[RailMagFirstView-4] Milner, Chris (16 May 2018). "First view of Swiss-built bi-mode units for Greater Anglia". The Railway Magazine. Horncastle. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019.

[Stadler0519-5] FLIRT Trimodal Multiple Unit - Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited, UK (PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 7 May 2019. FWBBMU0519e. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[Datasheet-6] Bi-Mode Multiple Unit - FLIRT - Greater Anglia, UK (PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 27 August 2018. FEABMU0819e. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[7] "Greater Anglia unveils the future with Stadler mock-up". Railnews. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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