Class 158

The Class 158 fleet is leased to Northern and work on most routes covered by the operator serving places such as the Calder Valley, Blackpool, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield, Scarborough and York.

The fleet is currently configured as 10 x 2 car units and has received an interior refresh to make them PRM compliant.

Features and facts

manufacturer-01 Manufacturer: BREL
Entry into Service Entry into service: 1991
Current fleet size-01 Fleet size: 20 vehicles
Unit Formation Unit formation: DMSL-DMS
unit seating capacity Unit seating capacity: Standard Class: 138, Tip up: 9
dimensions Dimensions of unit: DMSL & DMS 23.23m
traction type Traction Type: diesel
Maximum speed-01 Maximum speed: 90mph
maximum acceleration Maximum acceleration: 0.80 ms-2
Accessible Accessible: TSI PRM compliant
CET toilets CET toilets: 1 x UAT
passenger information Passenger information system
at seat power sockets At-seat power sockets
liuggage capacity Overhead luggage storage
Bicycle storage Bicycle storage