First look onboard TfW's new 'tri-mode' Class 756 

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Big thank you Bob's Rail Relics for the Class 231 clips and 756 images.

Absolute game changing units for S Wales. Hopefully we see the “Overground effect” in full force in the next few years!

The Flirts Are Fantastic Greater Anglia TFW Merseyrail And Glasgow Subway Have Done a Good Job Introducing Them 👍

These look like they could be a game changer - they look really good. Also, by removing the engines from under the carriages, unless you are next to the thrash cabinet (!), it should be much quieter than many multiplier units.

Bi-/tri-mode trains are a great solution to those silly moments when you get on a diesel train and travel most of your route under wires that are just begging to be used!

been on them for a few weeks now from llanishen into cardiff central and penarth .. very nice ..

The Stadler Flirts Are Fantastic 👍

stadler builds great trains. very reliable

Massively disappointed they are not using FLIRTs on the route to Birmingham International. Not sure if the CAF units are bi-mode but given that the line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International is electrified - and that TfWM would like to electrify between Crewe and Wolvo in future, the FLIRTs would be a great choice for this route.

Very nice video. They're definitely getting nicer trains now.

Slight bias, but a very good video and I am looking forward to seeing them introduced past my local station.

5:30 Are you old enough to remember when soft-close/open was considered a sign of quality on a cassette player or have you just learned about it on reviews of classic tech? Or maybe you've discovered this signature of good design separately. I was on one of those flip down seats on the London Underground S Stock, got up to get something out of my pocket and sat down again, only to not realize it had 'helpfully' flipped back up. I fell to the floor, spilled my coffee on myself and thought it was hilarious but what with it being London, nobody else noticed or if they did, they didn't say anything about it. Maybe if the flip up seats had brakes like these ones, my coffee, jeans and dignity would still be intact. Scratch that; the dignity departed me years ago.

Nice video. Those seats look really hard and uncomfortable though.

The Class 756 Tri-mode FLIRT does look really nice and quiet compare to the older diesel trains. Perhaps Stadler should continue on manufacturing more new FLIRT Bi-mode and Tri-mode rolling stocks that would be ideal to operate in Southwest England, North of England, Scotland, the East Midlands and London. And maybe new Flirt trains for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. And Stadler to build a UK based train manufacturing plant to continue on their mass production of FLIRT and Metro rolling stocks. And new London Underground tube stocks to replace the existing tube stocks on the 1972 Stock used on the Bakerloo Line and 1992 Stock used on the Waterloo & City Line and Central Line.

5:07 was the grey thing above the flip-down seats something to do with bike straps? It doesn't look like it opens, but always worth poking around.

What's the battery range? It seems a bit strange to talk of batteries only being used to get through tunnels or under bridges or to power for a "short distance to the next station in the event of a power failure" when other battery trains claim 100Km real world range (and I think it was Stadler that set the record with over 200Km).

Both the Class 231 and Class 756 TfW FLIRTS are very nice that Stadler have built. And not forgetting the Class 398 City-link tram trains which are expected to enter service from mid 2024. I have been on Greater Anglia Class 745 and Class 755 and they are very nice trains.

They have been in Wales over a year yet still haven't carried fare paying passengers

Really?! No Welsh marches upgrades :(

Utterly disgusting that there is new rolling stock and electrification of the commuter Cardiff lines whilst the main South Wales line remains diesel from Cardiff westwards. In addition to this the intercity travellers have to use old stock that is not much better than cattle trucks. Mid and N Wales are the same for those lucky to have any railways. TFW and the 'Welsh Government' are a joke sadly.