Electric multiple units to be used on the Tyne and Wear Metro
British Rail Class 555 METRO
Class 555 being tested at Arth-Goldau, Switzerland, prior to delivery
In service
TBA[1]
Manufacturer
Stadler Rail
Assembly
Stadler Rheintal AG[2]
Built at
St. Margrethen, Switzerland
Family name
METRO
Replaced
Tyne and Wear Metrocar
Constructed
2021–present
Number under construction
46
Formation
5 cars per unit
Capacity
600 (104 seated, 496 standing)[3]
Operators
Tyne & Wear Metro
Depots
South Gosforth
Howdon
Lines served
Green (Airport – South Hylton)
Yellow (St James – South Shields)
Specifications
Car body construction
Aluminium
Train length
59.900 m (196 ft 6.3 in)
Width
2.650 m (8 ft 8.3 in)
Height
3.445 m (11 ft 3.6 in)
Floor height
940 mm (3 ft 1 in)
Doors
Double-leaf sliding plug, each 1.400 m (4 ft 7.1 in) wide(8 per side)
Wheel diameter
720 to 645 mm (28.35 to 25.39 in) (new–worn)
Wheelbase
Motor bogies: 2.200 m (7 ft 2.6 in)
Trailing bogies: 2.000 m (6 ft 6.7 in)
Maximum speed
50 mph (80 km/h)
Weight
Unladen: 98 tonnes (96 long tons; 108 short tons)
At crush load: 141 tonnes (139 long tons; 155 short tons)
Axle load
12.5 tonnes (12.3 long tons; 13.8 short tons) max.
Traction system
IGBT-VVVF
Traction motors
8 × TSA TMF 41-17-4, each of 120 kW (160 hp)[4]
Power output
At wheels:
Max.: 1,320 kW (1,770 hp)
Cont.: 942 kW (1,263 hp)
Tractive effort
Starting: 140 kN (31,000 lbf)
Acceleration
Starting: 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)
1,500 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)
Pantograph
UIC classification
2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′
Braking system(s)
Electro-pneumatic (disc) and regenerative,plus magnetic
Safety system(s)
Indusi
(plus provision for ETCS)[3]
Multiple working
Within class
Seating
Longitudinal
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes/references
Sourced from [5] except where otherwise noted.
The British Rail Class 555 METRO is a class of electric multiple unit, manufactured by Swiss company Stadler Rail, that will enter into service in 2024 on the Tyne and Wear Metro. It will replace the original Tyne and Wear Metrocar rolling stock, which have been in use since 1980. To facilitate operation of the Class 555, a new Metro Fleet Depot in Gosforth has been built, and 40 of the 60 stations are having platform heights modified. Metro operator Nexus has consulted with both drivers and passengers on the fine details of cab and carriage interior design. Costing a total of £362million, the first of the 46 units are expected to enter into service in late 2024.[6]
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^ ab"Metro Futures Webinars Q&A" (PDF). Nexus. Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^"Stadler Rail Metro for Tyne and Wear, Newcastle". Wiener Neudorf: Traktionssysteme Austria. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^Metro EMU - Nexus, Tyne and Wear, UK(PDF). Bussnang: Stadler Rail Group. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^"New Tyne and Wear Metro trains launch delayed again". BBC News. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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