Class 158 Express Sprinter

E123762

Express Sprinter family diesel multiple unit

The Class 158 Express Sprinter is a British diesel multiple-unit train introduced in the late 1980s for regional and intercity services, known for its improved comfort and performance over earlier Sprinter units.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Class 158 Express Sprinter canonical	3
Class 158 diesel multiple unit	1
Class 158 train	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Express Sprinter family ⓘ diesel multiple unit ⓘ
brakeType	air brakes ⓘ
buildEnd	1992 ⓘ
buildStart	1989 ⓘ
builtAt	Derby railway works ⓘ surface form: Derby Litchurch Lane Works
carBodyConstruction	steel ⓘ
configuration	multiple unit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
couplingType	BSI automatic coupler ⓘ
designedFor	intercity services ⓘ regional services ⓘ
designedToReplace	older first-generation DMUs ⓘ
engineType	diesel engine underfloor ⓘ
enteredService	1990 ⓘ
family	Sprinter ⓘ
formation	2-car sets ⓘ 3-car sets ⓘ
gauge	1435 mm ⓘ
introduced	1989 ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
manufacturer	BREL Derby ⓘ British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
maximumSpeed	145 km/h ⓘ 90 mph ⓘ
nickName	Sprinter ⓘ surface form: Express Sprinter
notableFeature	air conditioning ⓘ gangwayed ends ⓘ improved passenger comfort ⓘ intercity-style seating ⓘ
numberBuilt	182 vehicles ⓘ
numberOfCarsPerSet	2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ
operator	Greater Anglia ⓘ surface form: Abellio Greater Anglia (past) Arriva Trains Wales ⓘ surface form: Arriva Trains Wales (past) British Rail ⓘ Central Trains (former) ⓘ surface form: Central Trains (past) East Midlands Railway ⓘ First North Western (past) ⓘ Great Western Railway ⓘ Northern Trains ⓘ ScotRail ⓘ South Western Railway ⓘ surface form: South West Trains (past) South Western Railway ⓘ Transport for Wales Rail ⓘ surface form: Transport for Wales Wessex Trains (past) ⓘ
partOf	British Rail Class 158 ⓘ surface form: British Rail Sprinter programme
powerType	diesel ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
usedOn	long-distance cross-country services in Great Britain ⓘ regional rail services in Great Britain ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Midlands Railway → fleetIncludes → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ

Great Western Railway → fleetIncludes → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Class 158 train

Midland Main Line → hasRollingStockType → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ

Central Trains (former) → operatedRollingStockType → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Trains

this entity surface form: Class 158 diesel multiple unit

ScotRail Highland routes → rollingStockUsed → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ