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British Rail Class 897
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· from 2028· CAF tri-mode train
what is it?
The British Rail Class 897 Serenza is a type of tri-mode multiple unit to be manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for London North Eastern Railway. Ten 10-car units will be built, powered by 25 kV 50 Hz electrification, as well as battery and diesel power.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built -2 years ago, in 2028.
- Seats 569: 11 full city buses (~50 seats each).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2028
- in service from
- 2028
- number built
- —
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- traction
- bi-mode
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- operators
- London North Eastern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead
- formation
- 10 cars per unit
- capacity
- 569 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q130130186, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 897 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.