Class 158 Express Sprinter
British Rail's longer-distance regional diesel train of the early 1990s, used by EMR on Liverpool to Norwich and by GWR in the west.
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- Type
- Diesel multiple unit
- Builder
- BREL, Derby
- Built
- 1990–1992
- In service
- since 1990
- Operators
- GWR, EMR
- Formation
- 2 or 3 cars
- Fleets
- East Midlands Railway: 26; Great Western Railway: 18
- Top speed
- 90 mph
- Power
- Diesel
- Car width
- 2.70 m
- Profile
- main-line
- Status
- In service; EMR's 26 are being refurbished.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Each car | 22.57 m |
Sources
- Class 158, Angel Trains (length, width, 90 mph)
- Article on EMR's Class 158 fleet, Rail, 25 July 2025 (BREL-built, 1990–92; EMR's 26 two-car units)
- News release on the Class 158 fleet, East Midlands Railway, 24 July 2025 (26 trains leased from Angel Trains and Porterbrook)
- EMR reaches 25-train refurbishment milestone in £60m fleet transformation, East Midlands Railway, 17 September 2026 (refurbishment)
- Great Western Railway (train operating company), Wikipedia (GWR's Class 158 fleet)
unverified GWR's fleet (13 two-car and 5 three-car units, Wikipedia)