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British Rail Class 156
| British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter | |
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 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. |
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| Built at | Washwood Heath, Birmingham |
| Family name | Sprinter |
| Replaced |
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| Constructed | 1987–1989[2] |
| Number built | 114 |
| Number in service | 109 |
| Formation |
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| Diagram |
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| Fleet numbers | 156401–156514[3] |
| Capacity |
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| Owners |
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| Operators | |
| Depots | |
| 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)[3] |
| Wheelbase |
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| Maximum speed | 75 mph (120 km/h) |
| Weight |
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| Prime mover(s) | 2 × Cummins NT855-R5 (one per vehicle) |
| Engine type | Inline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel[7] |
| Displacement | 14 L (855 cu in) per engine[7] |
| Power output | 430 kW (570 hp) total[3] |
| Transmission | 2 × Voith T 211 r (hydrokinetic, one per vehicle)[1] |
| HVAC | Warm air |
| UIC classification | 2′B′+B′2′ |
| Bogies |
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| Minimum turning radius | 90.5 m (297 ft) |
| Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (tread) ('Westcode' three-step)[8] |
| Safety system(s) | |
| Coupling system | BSI |
| Multiple working | Within class, and with Classes 14x, 15x, and 170[3] |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
| Specifications as at March 1987,[9] except where otherwise noted. | |
The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel-hydraulic 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.
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