The British Rail Class 150 "Sprinter" diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by BREL from 1984-87. A total of 137 units were built in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier First-generation "Heritage" DMUs. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 586 pixelsFull resolution (1767 × 1295 pixel, file size: 1. ... The station frontage, with to the right a grade II listed cast-iron urinal The Temple of Relief. A Worcester-bound train on platform 1, far below street level which is on the level of the top floor of the building behind. ... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Northern Rail is a train and railway operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been deployed across the entire UK passenger railway network. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... British Rail created many brand names for its products, designed to catch the eye and imagination of current and potential travellers and freight users. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ...

Description

At the beginning of the 1980s, British Rail (BR) had a large fleet of ageing "Heritage" DMUs built to many different designs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Some of the more reliable types were retained and refurbished. However, BR decided to replace many of the non-standard or unreliable types with new 2nd generation units, built to modern standards. Two different types were pursued; low-cost "Pacers" built using bus parts and used on short-distance services; and "Sprinters" based on BR's Mark 3 bodyshell design, and used for longer-distance services. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A Mancunian class 142 Pacer ( Alternative picture) A Westcountry based Class 143 A Yorkshire based Class 144 Pacer is the operational name of the British class 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 railbuses, built between 1984 and 1987. ... Mark 3 DVT at Norwich station British Rails third design of carriages was designated Mark 3. ...

In 1984, BREL built two prototype 3-car Class 150/0 units, numbered 150001 and 150002. At the same time Metro-Cammell built two prototype Class 151 units at its Washwood Heath plant. The two types of unit were exhaustively tested, with the more successful leading to further orders for production units. In the event, the two Class 150 units proved to be more reliable, and as a result, an order for 50 two-car units was placed with BREL. Both Prototypes are still in service with Central Trains. One was used as the testbed for the Class 158, being regeared to a maximum speed of 90mph and fitted with a Class 158 interior. To distingiush this unit it was reclassified as the Class 154. It has since been returned to its original state and number. This article is about the year. ... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... Metro-Cammell logo The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon (MCCW) was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in the suburb of Washwood Heath. ... The British Rail Class 151 was a class of DMU built in the early 1980s. ... Washwood Heath is an area of Birmingham, England. ... A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ...

Look here for pictures and information about the testing and early days of the 150 prototypes with links to the 151s and 154 DMUs. [1]

This second batch of fifty units were classified as Class 150/1 and numbered in the range 150101-150. Like the prototype units they did not have front-end gangway connections. These units were mainly concentrated around Birmingham and Manchester, and in later years were restricted mainly to commuter services. Birmingham (pron. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

Class 150/2, no. 150217 Oliver Cromwell stabled at Ipswich on 31st January 2004. This was the last Anglia unit to carry original Provincial livery, before it was repainted into Anglia Railways turquoise livery in March 2004.

The final batch of 85 two-car units were built with front-end gangway connections, which allowed passengers to move between two units that were working in multiple. These units were classified as Class 150/2 and numbered in the range 150201-285. They had different interiors to the earlier units and were used on longer-distance services. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 709 KB) BR Class 150/2, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 709 KB) BR Class 150/2, no. ... Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced ) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ... Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1981 that existed until 1996 a year before Privatisation. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ...

Some of the Class 150/2 units were later disbanded, and the vehicles used to make some of the Birmingham and Manchester-based Class 150/1 units into 3-car sets. The units in Manchester were later returned to their original configuration, but the Birmingham-based units were renumbered into the 1500xx range by subtracting 100 from the previous number (e.g. 150103 became 150003).

There is also a DEMU using the Class 150 bodyshell on Northern Ireland Railways. 1906 reference Rail Map Northern Ireland Railways (NIR or NI Railways) – formerly, and very briefly, known as Ulster Transport Railways (UTR) – is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. ...

Unique passenger door controls

When introduced, the Class 150s had unique interior door open/close buttons that were square, blue in the North of England/Southern Scotland and Yellow/orange in the south, and lit up turquoise in the North or bright yellow in the South of England/Wales when the doors were enabled.

The illumination feature was intended to aid visually impaired people, although in today's standards these buttons do not comply with disability regulations because they are too small for disabled people to locate and have no raised braille so it is impossible to tell by feel which button opens or closes the door unless the top and bottom ones can be noticed (top is open and bottom is close.)

The blue buttons are being replaced by the standard EAO series 56 raised brialle circular door button with yellow surround to comply with the Rail Vehicle Accesibility Regulations.^[1]

Only on Northern and Central Trains can the original blue buttons now be spotted in the interior. Central Trains units are rapidly losing them and Northern's units look set to follow. There are also no remaining Sprinters with the yellow version of the original door buttons - these Wessex Trains units were refurbished in 2003.

On the outside of units not refitted, the Door Open button is square but larger with an outside red illumination.

Current operations

150264 in a siding at Cardiff Central railway station

The versatile Class 150 fleet remains widely used by various operators: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station in Cardiff and the largest railway station in Wales. ...

Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (formerly Wales and Borders) use their fleet of Class 150 units on branch line services as well as commuter services around Cardiff known as the Valley Lines. More recently (October 2006), they have been using them on the Borderlands Line. Their fleet is a mixture of former Wales and Borders units (formerly with postcard vinyls) and some former ScotRail units; all have been repainted in Arriva turquoise and cream livery. Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Class 158, no. ... British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, North Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England. ... ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail and following privatisation, National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London. ...

On 10th December 2006, Arriva Trains Wales received eight class 150s from First Great Western (in ex-Wessex livery), as part of a national fleet shuffle. Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...

From November 2007, Arriva Trains Wales is to receive 10 Class 150/2 units from Central Trains after that franchise finishes, to bolster capacity on services around Cardiff. London Midland (the successor to Central Trains) will utilise Class 170 on Birmingham New Street to Walsall and Stafford services to enable the release of these 10 units. London Midland is the brand name of the train operating company who will operate the new West Midlands railway franchise in England. ... The Class 170 Turbostar is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. ...

Central Trains

Central Trains's large fleet includes the two prototype units 150001 and 150002, more than half of the 150/1 sub-class and a number of examples of 150/2. Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ...

Class 150/1, no. 150121 at Kidderminster on 15th October 2004. This unit was operated by Central Trains and is shown in the Centro livery. It was transferred to Silverlink in 2005 and now carries their livery.

The fleet is based at Tyseley depot in south-east Birmingham and usage is concentrated on local stopping and semi-fast services on the Snow Hill lines - Great Malvern, Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourbridge, along the Jewellery Line to Birmingham Snow Hill, then on to Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon, or Solihull and Dorridge. In the rush hour they can also be seen working services to Hereford and Leamington Spa. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB)BR Class 150/1, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB)BR Class 150/1, no. ... , Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ... The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE), better known as Centro, is the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for promoting and co-ordinating public transport services throughout the West Midlands county in England. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... Tyseley TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Tyseley, outside Birmingham, England, formerly operated by FM Rail. ... Snow Hill may refer to: Birmingham Snow Hill station Snow Hill tunnel and the former Snow Hill station in central London Snow Hill, Maryland Snow Hill, North Carolina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Great Malvern is a town in Worcestershire, England positioned at the foot of, and partly on the sides of, the Malvern Hills. ... Worcester (pronounced ) is a city in the West Midlands of England. ... , Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. ... , Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ... The station entrance Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94,753. ... Dorridge is a village in the West Midlands borough of Solihull, England. ... , Hereford (pronounced or ) Welsh: (pronounced Henforth) is a city and civil parish in the West Midlands of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. ... , Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. ...

Class 150s are also employed on Birmingham New Street to Walsall, Hednesford and Stafford services (the Cannock Chase Line) and are occasionally used on services to Shrewsbury and Nottingham, although this is rare as these workings are timed for 90mph units (e.g. Class 158/Class 170) whereas the class 150s can only achieve 75mph. At one point they also saw use on Birmingham to Lincoln services via Leicester and Nottingham, and have also seen use on the Crewe to Skegness route. Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Hednesford (pronounced Hensford) is a small town in Staffordshire, England, within Cannock Chase district. ... , Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... , Shrewsbury (pronounced either or [1]) is the county town of Shropshire, West Midlands, England. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ... Class 170, no. ...

The Future

The new operator of the West Midlands Franchise has announced that they will replace the "clapped out" 150s with Class 172s. Following this announcement rumours have been flying around suggesting that Northern Rail are to take the Class 150s made redundant to allow them to increase capacity and to withdraw more Class 142s^{[citation needed]}. The Class 172 Turbostar will be a diesel multiple unit (DMU) similar to the Class 170 and Class 171 Turbostars. ... Northern Rail is a train and railway operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ...

First Great Western

A First Great Western operated Class 150 in First's new 'dynamic local' livery at Exmouth railway station

At the time that the Wessex Trains was merged into the new enlarged First Great Western franchise, 25 Class 150/2 units were in use for regional services in South-West England. The units saw use on a wide variety of local services, including Bristol-Southampton, Bristol-Weymouth, Cheltenham-Swindon, Exeter-Barnstaple, Exeter-Exmouth, Exeter-Paignton, Liskeard-Looe, Par-Newquay, Penzance-St Ives, Plymouth-Gunnislake and Truro-Falmouth. They also worked some longer distance services over the Great Western Main Line and South Wales Main Line between Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 706 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Neon 150 at Exmouth - spotted by chance :) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 706 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Neon 150 at Exmouth - spotted by chance :) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen. ... Exmouth station serves the town of Exmouth in Devon, UK. The current station building dates from 1982 and replaced the much older station, the site of which is now the towns bus station and swimming and sports centre. ... A Wessex Class 153 A Class 150/2 unit in West Country advertising livery. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... Heart of Wessex Line branding on a Class 31 locomotive The Heart of Wessex Line is a United Kingdom railway line that runs from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ... The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester, UK. Most passenger services continue beyond Gloucester to Cheltenham Spa. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, UK. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth, UK. The line follows the River Exe for most of its route, giving views of the estuary. ... The Riviera Line is a local railway line that connects the city of Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall, UK. The line follows the valley of the River Looe for much of its course. ... The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ... The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. ... The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth Devon, to Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall, UK. The line travels close to the River Fal for some of its length. ... Maidenhead Railway Bridge The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol. ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... This article is about the English city. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... , Plymouth (Cornish: ) is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the... Penzance Harbour and surrounding area as seen from the air Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614,[2] it has a population of 21,168[1] people and...

Under Wessex Trains management, many of the units in the fleet had been named after local attractions. These are listed below.

All units have been refurbished with 2+2 seating (mix of airline and tables), and were repainted in a new maroon-based regional advertising livery, each featuring a different West Country postcard. The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth Devon, to Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. ... The South West Coast Path passes along the cliffs (seen in the distance) at Ilfracombe, North Devon. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall, UK. The line follows the valley of the River Looe for much of its course. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, UK. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of the city of Bristol, about 4. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Photo by Melanie Nakisa The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in England. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth, UK. The line follows the River Exe for most of its route, giving views of the estuary. ... The Riviera Line is a local railway line that connects the city of Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. ... // Castles in England is a link page for any castle in England. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall, UK. The line travels close to the River Fal for some of its length. ... Paignton Zoo Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is situated on the outskirts of the town of Paignton in Devon, England. ... The West Country is an informal term for the area of south-western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. ...

On 10th December 2006, the fleet was reduced as 8 Class 150s were transferred handed to Arriva Trains Wales. Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ...

150145 in Northern Rail livery at Leeds City railway station

As of January 2007 First Great Western are repainting units into their 'dynamic names' livery. The named units are losing their names during the repaint Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 868 KB) Northern Rail Class 150/0 DMU 150145 at Leeds City railway station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 868 KB) Northern Rail Class 150/0 DMU 150145 at Leeds City railway station. ... Leeds City station is the mainline railway station serving the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ...

Northern Rail

Northern Rail's fleet is a combination of Class 150/1 units, inherited from First North Western (FNW), and Class 150/2 units inherited from FNW and Arriva Trains Northern. The ATN units had previously been operated by Valley Lines but were exchanged for a similar number of Class 142 units. Another unit (no. 150228) was transferred to ATN from ScotRail. Northern Rail is a train and railway operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. ... Arriva Trains Northern was a train operating company that operated passenger trains in Northern England. ... British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ... ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail and following privatisation, National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London. ...

As part of a general fleet shuffle in Northern, all Class 150/2 units are now allocated to Newton Heath depot in Manchester, in exchange for all the former First North Western Class 158 units. A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ...

The North Western units have all been refurbished by Hunslet-Barclay in Kilmarnock, and most carry the now-obsolete North Western Trains blue livery with gold stars. The North Eastern units have not been refurbished, but have been repainted into Northern Rail's own livery. Steel Company of Wales No. ... For the town in Virginia, USA, see Kilmarnock, Virginia. ... North Western Trains was a train operating company that operated train serivces in the North West of England. ...

Silverlink

Silverlink operated 150128 on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line

Silverlink has a small fleet of eight Class 150/1 units, which are employed on Gospel Oak-Barking and Bletchley-Bedford services. The units were cascaded from Central Trains following delivery of new Turbostar units. They replaced the ageing fleet of Class 117 and Class 121 "First Generation" units. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 311 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)A British Rail Class 150 train on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line in Silverlink livery. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 311 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)A British Rail Class 150 train on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line in Silverlink livery. ... The Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... The Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ... Class 170, no. ... 51402 at Northampton & Lamport Railway. ... W55033 at the Colne Valley Railway in original green livery ( Alternative picture) The British Rail Class 121 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel in 1960. ... A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ...

All units carry Silverlink's purple and lime green livery. Most units have been named, three of which were transferred from the previously incumbent Class 121 units. The three units in question (marked with an asterisk) have the same last two digits as the "Bubblecars". W55033 at the Colne Valley Railway in original green livery ( Alternative picture) The British Rail Class 121 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel in 1960. ...

Leslie Crabbe was a long-standing railway employee, who worked on the Bedford-Bletchley "Marston Vale" route. Richard Crane is the chairman of the Bletchley to Bedford Rail Users Association who has campaigned for the line to be retained and expanded.^[2] The previous name, "Bletchley Seven", referred to the original fleet of seven Class 150/1 units in the Silverlink fleet. The eighth unit, no. 150121 was transferred to Silverlink in late-2005. The Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London. ... Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Bletchley is a town in what is now Milton Keynes new city. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... Bletchley TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Bletchley to the north of Bletchley Station on the Bedford line. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Former operations

As one of the most widely used types of DMU, the Class 150 fleet was divided among many different franchises at privatisation. Other operators formely making use of the fleet were:

Anglia Railways

Class 150/2, no. 150245 at Cambridge on 2nd June 2004. This unit carries Anglia Railways turquoise livery, and was the only Anglia unit not to be named.

Anglia Railways initially inherited a small fleet of nine Class 150/2 units, later supplemented with a tenth. The units were based at Norwich Crown Point depot, and put to use on rural services in Suffolk and Norfolk. Lines using the units included the Bittern Line, the East Suffolk Line, the Sudbury Branch Line and the Wherry Lines, as well as services from Ipswich to Cambridge. Anglia Railways named most of its fleet after famous local figures. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 665 KB)BR Class 150/2, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 665 KB)BR Class 150/2, no. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ... Crown Point Depot. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... The Sudbury Branch Line is the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... The Wherry Lines are the railway lines from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. ... Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced ) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ... This article is about the city in England. ...

All units in the Anglia fleet received the company's turquoise and white livery, the last unit (no. 150217) being repainted in March 2004. Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... George Borrow George Henry Borrow (1803-1881) was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his own experiences around Europe. ... Edmund the Martyr (circa 840 - November 20, 870) was a King of East Anglia. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... // Hereward the Wake, known in his own times as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, was an 11th century leader in England who led resistance to the Norman Conquest, and was consequently labelled an outlaw. ... Henry Blogg (1876–13 June 1954) was a famous lifeboat man from Cromer on the north Norfolk coast of England. ... Boudicca (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca), was a Celtic female chieftain who led the Iceni and a number of other Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in AD 60 or 61 during the reign of the emperor Nero. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in...

On 1 April 2004, Anglia Railways became part of the new 'one' franchise. The Class 150 units were soon transferred to Arriva Trains Wales (no. 150245) and Central Trains (all other units), having been replaced by Class 156 units cascaded from Central Trains. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ‘one’ is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia network. ... Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: ) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ... The British Rail Class 156 Super-Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ...

ScotRail

Formerly ScotRail operated 150262 at Cardiff Central railway station (although the unit was, by this point, operated by Arriva)

In May 2005 all of ScotRail's units were transferred to Arriva Trains Wales. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 621 KB)BR Class 150/2 no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 621 KB)BR Class 150/2 no. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station in Cardiff and the largest railway station in Wales. ... ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail and following privatisation, National Express operated passenger rail services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London. ...

Fleet Details

References

1. ^ EAO Series 56.
2. ^ The Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users' Association - Committee.

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