The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger train. A total of 114 sets were built between 1987 and 1989 for British Rail by Metro-Cammell 's Washwood Heath works. They were built to replace elderly first-generation DMUs and locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

East Midlands Railway inherited a fleet of 28 Class 43, 21 Class 153, 15 Class 156, 26 Class 158, and 27 Class 222 units from East Midlands Trains. In January 2020, nine additional Class 156 units from Greater Anglia were introduced into service.

Dec 13, 2021 · EMR introduced Class 156 trains on the Barton-on-Humber route today making its fleet fully accessible across all its routes. The Class 153’s have been removed from service on the Barton-on-Humber route from today, Monday 13th December.

Dec 14, 2021 · East Midlands Railway (EMR) has introduced Class 156 trains on the Barton-on-Humber route making its fleet fully accessible across all its routes. The Class 153’s have been removed from service on the Barton-on-Humber route from Monday 13 th December.

Dec 13, 2021 · East Midlands Railway has introduced Class 156 trains on its Barton-on-Humber route from today and makes its fleet of trains fully accessible on all routes. The Class 156s replace the outgoing Class 153s, which have been removed from …

May 17, 2021 · Initially, TPE will provide the train crew on the 153 units, until December 2021, when EMR intend to use 156's on this route, with service delivery supported by Freight Operating Company’s (FOCs) up to May 2022. EMR will look to introduce class 170’s on to the route as soon as possible.

Dec 13, 2021 · East Midlands Railway (EMR) have introduced Class 156 trains on the Barton-on-Humber route making its fleet fully accessible on all its routes. This follows the removal of the Class 153 trains from the route.

The Class 156 was the largest class of Super Sprinter built for the Regional Railways arm of British Rail in the late 1980s. The units replaced first generation DMUs and loco hauled trains.

Dec 30, 2020 · The Class 156 was the largest class of "Super Sprinter" built for the Regional Railways arm of British Rail in the late 1980s. The units replaced first generation DMUs and loco hauled trains.

Aug 18, 2019 · East Midlands Railway inherited a fleet of 28 Class 43, 21 Class 153, 15 Class 156, 26 Class 158, and 27 Class 222 units from East Midlands Trains. In January 2020 nine additional Class 156 units from Greater Anglia were introduced into service.