British Rail Class 156

British Rail Class 156
*Super Sprinter*
British Rail Class 156; Super Sprinter
	Arriva Rail North Class 156 in 2019
	Interior of a refurbished Greater Anglia Class 156
In service	16 May 1988 – present
Manufacturer	Metro-Cammell
Order no.	31028 (DMSL vehicles); 31029 (DMS vehicles);
Built at	Washwood Heath, Birmingham
Family name	Sprinter
Replaced	Locomotive-hauled trains; BR First-Generation DMUs;
Constructed	1987–1989
Number built	114
Number in service	109
Formation	2 cars per unit:; DMSL-DMS;
Diagram	DMSL vehicles: DP244; DMS vehicles: DP245;
Fleet numbers	156401–156514
Capacity	As built: 163 seats; As refurbished: 140–152 seats;
Owners	Angel Trains; Brodies Leasing;
Operators	Current; Northern Trains; ScotRail; Former; Abellio ScotRail; Arriva Rail North; Arriva Trains Northern; Central Trains; East Midlands Trains; East Midlands Railway; First North Western; First ScotRail; Greater Anglia; Northern Rail; Regional Railways; ScotRail (National Express);
Depots	Corkerhill (Glasgow); Etches Park (Derby); Heaton (Newcastle); Neville Hill (Leeds); Newton Heath (Manchester); Tyseley (Birmingham);
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	22.385 m (73 ft 5.3 in)
Width	2.730 m (8 ft 11.5 in)
Height	3.805 m (12 ft 5.8 in)
Floor height	1.135 m (3 ft 8.7 in)
Doors	Single-leaf pocket sliding (2 per side per car)
Wheelbase	Bogies:; 2.600 m (8 ft 6.4 in); Over bogie centres:; 16.000 m (52 ft 5.9 in);
Maximum speed	75 mph (120 km/h)
Weight	As built:; DMSL vehicles: 38.6 t (38.0 LT; 42.5 ST); DMS vehicles: 37.9 t (37.3 LT; 41.8 ST);
Prime mover(s)	2 × Cummins NT855-R5 (one per vehicle)
Engine type	Inline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel
Displacement	14 L (855 cu in) per engine
Power output	430 kW (570 hp) total
Transmission	2 × Voith T 211 r (hydrokinetic, one per vehicle)
HVAC	Warm air
UIC classification	2′B′+B′2′
Bogies	Powered: BREL P3-10; Unpowered: BREL BT38;
Minimum turning radius	90.5 m (297 ft)
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (tread); ('Westcode' three-step)
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS;
Coupling system	BSI
Multiple working	Within class, and with Classes 14x, 15x, and 170
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Specifications as at March 1987, except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit passenger train. A total of 114 sets were built between 1987 and 1989 for British Rail by Metro-Cammell's Washwood Heath works. They were built to replace elderly first-generation DMUs and locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

^ ^a ^b Fox 1987, p. 45
^ Fox & Hughes 1994, p. 33
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Class 156". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Bevan Brittan LLC (26 March 2014). The Northern Interim Franchise Agreement (PDF). London: Department for Transport. M-10204941-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Brodies puts 156478 up for sale". Today's Railways UK. No. 262. December 2023. p. 57.
^ Fox & Hughes 1994, pp. 33–35
^ ^a ^b Marine Engine General Data Sheet N/NT/NTA 855-M (PDF). Columbus, Indiana: Cummins Engine Company. 18 February 2002. p. 1. DS-4962. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Rail Accident Report 26/2006: Collision between train and buffer stops at Sudbury, 27 January 2006 (PDF). Derby: Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport. December 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ Vehicle Diagram Book No. 220 for Diesel Multiple Unit Trains (Railcars) (PDF). Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. March 1987. DP244, DP245 (in work pp. 83–86). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2023 – via Barrowmore MRG.

[Fox87-45-1] Fox 1987, p. 45

[Fox94-33-2] Fox & Hughes 1994, p. 33

[TRC1-3] "Class 156". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Bevan Brittan LLC (26 March 2014). The Northern Interim Franchise Agreement (PDF). London: Department for Transport. M-10204941-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[TRUK262-5] "Brodies puts 156478 up for sale". Today's Railways UK. No. 262. December 2023. p. 57.

[Fox94-3335-6] Fox & Hughes 1994, pp. 33–35

[NTA855-7] Marine Engine General Data Sheet N/NT/NTA 855-M (PDF). Columbus, Indiana: Cummins Engine Company. 18 February 2002. p. 1. DS-4962. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[8] Rail Accident Report 26/2006: Collision between train and buffer stops at Sudbury, 27 January 2006 (PDF). Derby: Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport. December 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[BRBDMU220-9] Vehicle Diagram Book No. 220 for Diesel Multiple Unit Trains (Railcars) (PDF). Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. March 1987. DP244, DP245 (in work pp. 83–86). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2023 – via Barrowmore MRG.

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