British Rail Class 153

British Rail Class 153
*Super Sprinter*
British Rail Class 153; Super Sprinter
	KeolisAmey Wales Class 153 at Ty Glas in 2019
	Interior of a refurbished East Midlands Trains unit
In service	1991–present
Manufacturer	Hunslet-Barclay, Kilmarnock; (Converted from Class 155 units built by Leyland Bus);
Order no.	31026
Family name	Sprinter
Replaced	BR First-Generation DMUs
Constructed	1987–1988; (Converted 1991–1992);
Entered service	1991
Number built	70
Number in service	33
Number preserved	1
Number scrapped	11
Formation	Single vehicle: DMSL
Diagram	DX203; (From DP248 and DP249);
Fleet numbers	Units:; 153301–153335; 153351–153385; Vehicles:; 52301–52335; 57351–57385;
Capacity	Pre-PRM: 66, 72, or 75 seats; PRM modified: 59 seats;
Operators	Current; Network Rail; ScotRail; Transport for Wales Rail; Former; Abellio ScotRail; Anglia Railways; Arriva Rail North; Arriva Trains Northern; Arriva Trains Wales; Central Trains; East Midlands Railway; East Midlands Trains; First North Western; Great Western Railway; Greater Anglia; London Midland; National Express East Anglia; Northern Rail; Northern Trains; Regional Railways; Transport for Wales; Wales & West; Wessex Trains; West Midlands Trains;
Depots	Current:; Canton (Cardiff); Corkerhill (Glasgow); Former:; Newton Heath (Manchester);
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	23.208 m (76 ft 1.7 in)
Width	2.700 m (8 ft 10.3 in)
Height	3.746 m (12 ft 3.5 in)
Doors	Single-leaf sliding plug (2 per side)
Wheelbase	Bogies: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in); Bogie centres: 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in);
Maximum speed	75 mph (120 km/h)
Weight	41.2 tonnes (40.5 long tons; 45.4 short tons)
Axle load	Route Availability 1
Prime mover(s)	1 × Cummins NT855-R5
Engine type	Inline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel
Displacement	14 L (855 cu in)
Power output	213 kW (285 hp)
Transmission	Voith T 211 r (hydrokinetic)
HVAC	Warm air & hot-water radiators
UIC classification	2′B′
Bogies	Powered: BREL P3-10; Unpowered: BREL BT38;
Minimum turning radius	90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (tread)
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS;
Coupling system	BSI
Multiple working	Within class, plus Classes 14x, 15x, and 170
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Converted from 35 × Class 155 units

The British Rail Class 153 Super Sprinter are single-coach diesel-hydraulic railcars which were converted from two-coach Class 155 diesel multiple units in the early 1990s. The class was intended for service on rural branch lines, either where passenger numbers do not justify longer trains or to boost the capacity on services with high passenger volume.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fox & Hughes 1994, pp. 31–32
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vehicle Diagram Book No. 220 for Diesel Multiple Unit Trains (Railcars) (PDF). Derby: British Railways Board. 1982. DP248, DP249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via Barrowmore MRG.
^ ^a ^b Marsden 2011, p. 115
^ Clinnick, Richard (February 2023). "A grand plan for Scotland's railways". Rail Express. No. 321. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. p. 76. ISSN 1362-234X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Class 153 Diesel Multiple Unit (PDF) (1A ed.). Derby: Porterbrook Leasing Company. January 2014. pp. 17–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ ^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.
^ "Our Fleets - Regional Passenger Trains - Class 153". London: Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ Barclay, Kenny (November 2017). British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-7005-8.
^ Thomson, Gordon (July 2016). Railways of Ayrshire. Marlborough: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-7850-0148-2.

[Fox94-3132-1] Fox & Hughes 1994, pp. 31–32

[BRBDMU220-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vehicle Diagram Book No. 220 for Diesel Multiple Unit Trains (Railcars) (PDF). Derby: British Railways Board. 1982. DP248, DP249. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via Barrowmore MRG.

[Marsden2011-115-3] Marsden 2011, p. 115

[4] Clinnick, Richard (February 2023). "A grand plan for Scotland's railways". Rail Express. No. 321. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. p. 76. ISSN 1362-234X.

[pbrook-5] Class 153 Diesel Multiple Unit (PDF) (1A ed.). Derby: Porterbrook Leasing Company. January 2014. pp. 17–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[NTA855-6] 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.

[7] "Our Fleets - Regional Passenger Trains - Class 153". London: Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[8] Barclay, Kenny (November 2017). British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-7005-8.

[9] Thomson, Gordon (July 2016). Railways of Ayrshire. Marlborough: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-7850-0148-2.

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