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British Rail Class 158 "Express Sprinter"
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Northern Rail unit 158791
In service Since 1989
Manufacturer BREL
Built at Derby Works
Family name Sprinter
Constructed 1989—1992
Number built 182 trainsets
Number in service 170 trainsets
Formation 2 or 3 cars per trainset
Operator(s) Arriva Trains Wales
East Midlands Trains
First Great Western
First ScotRail
Northern Rail
South West Trains
Specifications
Car body construction Welded aluminium
Car length 22.16m
Width 2.7
Articulated sections Flexible diaphragm within and between units
Maximum speed 90 mph (140 km/h)
Weight 37.8 t (37.2 long tons; 41.7 short tons) or
38.5 t (37.9 long tons; 42.4 short tons) per car
Traction system DMU
Prime mover(s) Cummins NTA855R1,
Perkins 2006-TWH or
Cummins NTA855R3
Power output 350 hp (260 kW) or
400 hp (300 kW) per engine
Transmission Voith T211rz or T211rzz hydraulic and Gmeinder GM 190 final drive.
Braking system(s) Pneumatic, Disc
Safety system(s) AWS, TPWS
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
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158842 at Doncaster on 4 September 2007
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Northern Rail 158904 in Metro livery at Doncaster on 3 November 2007
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An Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 at Bristol
158954 at Newport
158954 at Newport in the current First Great Western livery
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158725 on the Far North Line on 11 April 2008, whilst forming a First ScotRail serice to Wick
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Northern Rail 158752 at Doncaster on 3 November 2007
West Yorkshire 158906 interior
158906 interior
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158789 at Bristol Temple Meads on 7 December 2005, having formed a South West Trains service from London Waterloo

British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) train. They were built for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by BREL at their Derby Works. They were built to replace old DMUs and locomotive-hauled passenger trains. Class 159 trains are almost the same as Class 158s. They work many non-electrified services such as Exeter St David's To London Waterloo. They were among the last new trains in the UK to be built with the old toilet system which emptied directly onto the track.



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