Class 156 diesel multiple unit
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The Class 156 diesel multiple unit is a British two-car regional train type introduced in the late 1980s for local and medium-distance passenger services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 156 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diesel multiple unit ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| brandedAs | Super Sprinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| carLength | 23.21 m ⓘ |
| configuration | two-car set ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coupling | BSI automatic coupler ⓘ |
| designedFor |
local services
ⓘ
medium-distance passenger services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| doorType | single-leaf sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| engineModel | Cummins NT855-R5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1987
ⓘ
1988 ⓘ |
| family | Sprinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorHeight | low-floor entrances at doors ⓘ |
| formation | DMCL+DMSL ⓘ |
| height | 3.77 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1987 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Metro-Cammell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
121 km/h
ⓘ
75 mph ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | BSI-compatible units ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 114 ⓘ |
| operator |
Abellio Greater Anglia (former)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Trains (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ First ScotRail (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Trains ⓘ Regional Railways (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ ScotRail ⓘ Transport for Wales Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands Trains (former use via London Northwestern Railway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutputPerEngine | 213 kW ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-mechanical ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1989 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1987 ⓘ |
| successor | British Rail Class 158 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| transmission | Voith T211r NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′2′+2′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOn | non-electrified lines in Britain ⓘ |
| width | 2.7 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Trains