British Rail Class 158
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The British Rail Class 158 is a diesel multiple-unit train built in the late 1980s and early 1990s for regional and intercity services across the UK rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Sprinter programme | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel multiple unit
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ rail vehicle class ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| brandedAs | Express Sprinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildEnd | 1992 ⓘ |
| buildStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | aluminium ⓘ |
| configuration |
2-car sets
ⓘ
3-car sets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coupling | BSI automatic coupler ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
intercity services
ⓘ
long-distance services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| doorType | single-leaf sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990 ⓘ |
| family | Express Sprinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorHeight | low-floor design relative to older BR DMUs ⓘ |
| introduced | 1989 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | BREL Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking |
compatible with Class 150
ⓘ
compatible with Class 153 ⓘ compatible with Class 155 ⓘ compatible with Class 156 ⓘ compatible with Class 159 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 182 units ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Trains ⓘ Regional Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ ScotRail ⓘ South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ former Arriva Trains Wales ⓘ former Central Trains ⓘ former First North Western ⓘ former Wessex Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel ⓘ |
| primaryUse | non-electrified main lines ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| serviceType | regional express services ⓘ |
| successor | British Rail Class 170 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
145 km/h
ⓘ
90 mph ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| transmission | hydraulic transmission ⓘ |
| usedOn | UK rail network ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
British Rail Class 158
this entity surface form:
British Rail Sprinter programme
subject surface form:
British Rail Class 150