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British Rail Class 398
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Stadler Rail· from 2026· electric tram-train multiple unit operating services in South Wales
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TfW Rail 398024 at Cardiff Bay 1 July 2026: Anamyd· CC BY 4.0
- 2. Mock up of the outside of a Class 398 tram-train: Kalamikid· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Class 398 @ The Greatest Gathering: MJAlford98· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Class 398 Citylink is a fleet of 36 tram-train multiple units built for Transport for Wales Rail by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. The units are equipped with traction battery packages, allowing them to operate over non-electrified sections of track in addition to those with 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead supplies.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 0 years ago, in 2026.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Stadler Rail
- operators
- Transport for Wales Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q85749052, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 398 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.