(11-24-2024, 08:58 PM)Nigels Wrote: I did travel on a train that looks pretty much similar to the one Chris posted a picture of. Except of course it was far more colourful in livery terms, the reason I mentioned it and went looking for pictures of it (unfortunately I have none) is because it had the same centre motor unit and it was a 'hybrid', diesel/electric/battery train...
As it happens, Transport for Wales introduced the 756 class into service just one week ago. This is a tri-mode (diesel/electric/battery) train based on the same Stadler FLIRT platform with the central power unit. Looks almost identical to the 231 class above, but with pantographs. All grounded at the moment unfortunately due to storm Bert floods. There are at least six TOCs in Italy operating FLIRT variants.
![[Image: Tf-W-Class-756-4-Car-w-pantograph.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/HW2kWpRf/Tf-W-Class-756-4-Car-w-pantograph.png)
And to bring this thread right back onto track, Hornby have just released a Greater Anglia Class 755/4 FLIRT:
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