STADLER BI-MODES TAKING SHAPE

TONY MILES travels to Switzerland to see production of the first BMUs and EMUs for Greater Anglia

BMU for East Anglia: four-car unit No 755401 being fitted out at the Erlen Commissioning Centre in Switzerland. A yellow end panel will later be added to the front. All photos by Tony Miles

The first of 38 bi-mode trains being built by Stadler for Greater Anglia is now being fitted out and tested at the manufacturer’s commissioning centre at Erlen, Switzerland. Designated Class 755, the 24 four-car (Class 755/4) and 14 three-car (Class 755/3) BMUs (bi-mode units) will replace all the current DMUs in the operator’s fleet. They will work on trains from Marks Tey to Sudbury; Norwich to Sheringham, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Cambridge; and Ipswich to Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Cambridge and Peterborough.

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