Class
156 - Metro-Cammell Super Sprinter.
- DMSL-DMS.
- One Cummins NT855R5
Engine of 210 kW (285 hp) per car.
- Hydraulic Voith T211r
Transmission with Gmeinder final drive.
- Gangwayed throughout.
- Sliding plug doors.
- Bogies one P3-10 and
one BT38.
- Seating 2+2 facing /
unidirectional with wheelchair space in DMSL.
- Dimensions 23.03 x
2.73 m.
- Maximum Speed 75 mph.
Unit numbers are: 156401
to 156514.
Class 156
Photographs.
 156404 stands at Nottingham on the
13th June 1993. |
 156471 pauses at platform 3A at
Doncaster Station. This unit is allocated to Neville Hill
(Leeds) depot. |
 156477 (note lack of number on cab)
stands at a wet Thurso - the most Northerly station in
Scotland on the 17th August 1992. |
 156495 at Springburn (Glasgow) on
the 7th November 1992 with a Cumbernauld service. |
 156505 in Strathclyde PTE livery at
Springburn on the 7th November 1992. |
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Written by Mark Chatwin.
156404 stands at Nottingham on the
13th June 1993.
156471 pauses at platform 3A at
Doncaster Station. This unit is allocated to Neville Hill
(Leeds) depot.
156477 (note lack of number on cab)
stands at a wet Thurso - the most Northerly station in
Scotland on the 17th August 1992.
156495 at Springburn (Glasgow) on
the 7th November 1992 with a Cumbernauld service.
156505 in Strathclyde PTE livery at
Springburn on the 7th November 1992.