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    UKTR: Tyne and Wear Metro: 555

    Metro

    Class 555 Metro

    The British Rail Class 555 Metro is a class of electric multiple units, commissioned and built for the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) by the Swiss company Stadler Rail, at a total cost of £362 million, for use on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

    For operation on Network Rail controlled tracks between Pelaw Junction and Sunderland, they are designated on TOPS as the Class 555.

    Introduction into service is expected from the end of 2024. When the fleet is fully delivered, it will replace the Tyne and Wear Metrocars, which have been in use since the line opened in 1980.

    System 1,500 V DC overhead
    Length 59.900 m
    Width 2.650 m
    Height 3.445 m
    Introduced 2024
    Wheel Arrangement 2′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(Bo)′2′
    Builder Stadler Rail AG
    Weight 98 tonnes
    TE 140 kN
    Max Speed 50 mph
    Power 1320 kW
    Driving Wheel Dia 720mm
    Brakes Electro Pneumatic Discs & Rheostatic
    Seats 104

    555 002 at Arth Goldau under test

    Photo: ©Keith47424

    Number Status Formation Depot Pool In Service
    555001 990101,990202,990303,990404,990505 GF
    555002 990102,990202,990302,990402,990502 GF PXGG
    555003 990103,990203,990303,990403,990503 GF
    555004 990104,990204,990304,990404,990504 GF
    555005 990105,990205,990305,990405,990505 GF
    555006 990106,990206,990306,990406,990506 GF PXGG
    555007 990107,990207,990307,990407,990507 GF PXGG
    555008 990108,990208,990308,990408,990508
    555009 990109,990209,990309,990409,990509
    555010 990110,990210,990310,990410,990510
    555011 990111,990211,990311,990411,990511
    555012 990112,990212,990312,990412,990512
    555013 990113,990213,990313,990413,990513 GF
    555014 990114,990214,990314,990414,990514
    555015 990115,990215,990315,990415,990515 GF
    555016 990116,990216,990316,990416,990516
    555017 990117,990217,990317,990417,990517
    555018 990118,990218,990318,990418,990518
    555019 990119,990219,990319,990419,990519
    555020 990120,990220,990320,990420,990520 GF
    555021 A 990121,990221,990321,990421,990521 GF PXGG 18/12/24
    555022 990122,990222,990322,990422,990522
    555023 990123,990223,990323,990423,990523
    555024 990124,990224,990324,990424,990524
    555025 990125,990225,990325,990425,990525
    555026 990126,990226,990326,990426,990526
    555027 990127,990227,990327,990427,990527 GF PXGG
    555028 990128,990228,990328,990428,990528 GF PXGG
    555029 990129,990229,990329,990429,990529
    555030 990130,990230,990330,990430,990530
    555031 990131,990231,990331,990431,990531
    555032 990132,990232,990332,990432,990532
    555033 990133,990233,990333,990433,990533
    555034 990134,990234,990334,990434,990534
    555035 990135,990235,990335,990435,990535
    555036 990136,990236,990336,990436,990536
    555037 990137,990237,990337,990437,990537
    555038 990138,990238,990338,990438,990538
    555039 990139,990239,990339,990439,990539
    555040 990140,990240,990340,990440,990540
    555041 990141,990241,990341,990441,990541
    555042 990142,990242,990342,990442,990542
    555043 990143,990243,990343,990443,990543
    555044 990144,990244,990344,990444,990544
    555045 990145,990245,990345,990445,990545
    555046 990146,990246,990346,990446,990546