Class 755, 755322
Brand new British Rail Class 755 3 car diesel electric Bi-Mode Multiple Unit (BMU) 755322 working a Felixstowe bound Greater Anglia service train at Ipswich Station in the County of Suffolk (UK).
755322 was built for Greater Anglia by Stadler Rail at their facility in Bussnang Switzerland as one of the Stadler 'FLIRT' (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) modular family of trainsets.
The Class 755 bi-mode units should not be confused with the very similar looking Stadler Rail 'FLIRT' Class 745 Electric (only) Multiple Units which are being introduced on the Great Eastern Main Line by Greater Anglia from 2020.
This was the first day of operation for the new Greater Anglia Class 755 units on the Felixstowe branch line.
Note the Dellner type coupling system in the big ugly hole at the front of the train. The Dellner Coupling is a version of the Scharfenberg coupler which connects pneumatics and electronics at the same point of contact.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_755
Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
Class 755, 755322
Brand new British Rail Class 755 3 car diesel electric Bi-Mode Multiple Unit (BMU) 755322 working a Felixstowe bound Greater Anglia service train at Ipswich Station in the County of Suffolk (UK).
755322 was built for Greater Anglia by Stadler Rail at their facility in Bussnang Switzerland as one of the Stadler 'FLIRT' (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) modular family of trainsets.
The Class 755 bi-mode units should not be confused with the very similar looking Stadler Rail 'FLIRT' Class 745 Electric (only) Multiple Units which are being introduced on the Great Eastern Main Line by Greater Anglia from 2020.
This was the first day of operation for the new Greater Anglia Class 755 units on the Felixstowe branch line.
Note the Dellner type coupling system in the big ugly hole at the front of the train. The Dellner Coupling is a version of the Scharfenberg coupler which connects pneumatics and electronics at the same point of contact.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_755
Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.