British Rail Class 153

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The British Rail Class 153 is a single-car diesel multiple unit train used on regional and rural passenger services across the UK rail network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel multiple unit
railway vehicle class
axleArrangement one powered bogie and one trailer bogie
brakeType air brakes
builder British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED
Leyland Bus NERFINISHED
carHeight approximately 3.8 m
carLength approximately 23 m
carWidth approximately 2.7 m
configuration single-car unit
conversionYears 1991–1992
convertedFrom British Rail Class 155 NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
couplingType BSI automatic coupler
designedFor low passenger volume routes
doorType single-leaf sliding plug doors
engineType Cummins diesel engine
enteredService 1991
family Sprinter
floorType high-floor design
formerOperator British Rail NERFINISHED
gauge standard gauge
hasCabAt both ends
introduced 1991
maximumSpeed 121 km/h
75 mph
multipleWorking compatible with other Sprinter units
numberBuilt 70
numberOfDoorsPerSide 2
operator Abellio Greater Anglia NERFINISHED
East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED
London North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED
Northern Trains
ScotRail
Transport for Wales Rail NERFINISHED
operatorCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
operatorType train operating company
powerType diesel-mechanical
primaryUse regional passenger services
rural passenger services
seatingArrangement 2+2 seating
serviceType local services
stopping services
trackGauge 1435 mm
transmission Voith hydraulic transmission NERFINISHED
UICClassification Bo′2′
usedOn branch lines
secondary routes

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Sprinter hasSubclass British Rail Class 153
Anglia Railways (former) operatedRollingStock British Rail Class 153
subject surface form: Anglia Railways
Arriva Trains Wales operatedRollingStockClass British Rail Class 153
Class 755 bi-mode multiple unit replaced British Rail Class 153
subject surface form: British Rail Class 755