Class 158 Express Sprinter

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The Class 158 Express Sprinter is a British diesel multiple-unit train introduced in the late 1980s for regional and intercity services, known for its improved comfort and performance over earlier Sprinter units.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Express Sprinter family ⓘ
diesel multiple unit ⓘ
brakeType air brakes ⓘ
buildEnd 1992 ⓘ
buildStart 1989 ⓘ
builtAt Derby Litchurch Lane Works ⓘ
linked to: Derby railway works
carBodyConstruction steel ⓘ
configuration multiple unit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
couplingType BSI automatic coupler ⓘ
designedFor intercity services ⓘ
regional services ⓘ
designedToReplace older first-generation DMUs ⓘ
engineType diesel engine underfloor ⓘ
enteredService 1990 ⓘ
family Sprinter ⓘ
formation 2-car sets ⓘ
3-car sets ⓘ
gauge 1435 mm ⓘ
introduced 1989 ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ
manufacturer BREL Derby ⓘ
British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
maximumSpeed 145 km/h ⓘ
90 mph ⓘ
nickName Express Sprinter ⓘ
linked to: Sprinter
notableFeature air conditioning ⓘ
gangwayed ends ⓘ
improved passenger comfort ⓘ
intercity-style seating ⓘ
numberBuilt 182 vehicles ⓘ
numberOfCarsPerSet 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
operator Abellio Greater Anglia (past) ⓘ
linked to: Greater Anglia

Arriva Trains Wales (past) ⓘ
linked to: Arriva Trains Wales

British Rail ⓘ
Central Trains (past) ⓘ
East Midlands Railway ⓘ
First North Western (past) ⓘ
Great Western Railway ⓘ
Northern Trains ⓘ
ScotRail ⓘ
South West Trains (past) ⓘ
South Western Railway ⓘ
Transport for Wales ⓘ
Wessex Trains (past) ⓘ
partOf British Rail Sprinter programme ⓘ
powerType diesel ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
usedOn long-distance cross-country services in Great Britain ⓘ
regional rail services in Great Britain ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Midlands Railway → fleetIncludes → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ
Great Western Railway → fleetIncludes → Class 158 train ⓘ
linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
Midland Main Line → hasRollingStockType → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ
Central Trains → operatedRollingStockType → Class 158 diesel multiple unit ⓘ
subject linked to: Central Trains (former)
linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
ScotRail Highland routes → rollingStockUsed → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ
ScotRail Dundee–Aberdeen services → typicalRollingStock → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ
First North Western → fleetIncluded → Class 158 Express Sprinter diesel multiple units ⓘ
subject linked to: First North Western (past)
linked to: Class 158 Express Sprinter
ScotRail Edinburgh–Tweedbank service → rollingStock → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ
Great Western Railway local services → rollingStockUsed → Class 158 Express Sprinter ⓘ