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All services on the Branch uses Diesel 'Sprinter'
trains for all services, which are either one or two carriages in
length. All trains have sliding doors, one toilet per unit and space
for push chairs, wheelchairs and bikes, the units carry a portable
ramp which the guard will setup if anyone needs assistance entering
or exiting the train.
Weekdays:
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Class 156
2-Carriage SuperSprinter
The Class 156 is a modern
diesel train which can seat around 148 people, the seats are
laid out into a 2+2 fashion. They have a top speed of 75mph
and were built in 1987 by Metro-Cammell, they are different
to the Class 150 Sprinters in that they have 23M Bodies (150s
are 20M) and have the door located at the ends of the carriage,
rather than at the thirds like on a 150 |
The Class
156s have recently been transferred from Central Trains, in
a deal with took the 150s onto lines in the West Midlands.
At the moment the Class 156s have the seats from the departing
150s in them, but One plan to refurbish these units before
the end of 2006. One currently have 7x156 and 4x150 units,
they are: |
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| Class 150: |
Class 156 |
| 150227/150231/150255/150257 |
156402/156409/156412/156417/156418/
156419/156422 |
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| Class 156 SuperSprinters were used
on the Sudbury line in 1993-1994 under a deal which saw Network
SouthEast (who ran the line) using Regional Railway's trains
on the Sudbury Line, and NSE Turbos to Birmingham. In the run
up to Privatisation the Class 156 units were swapped with Class
150s from what is now Central Trains, and subsequently the Sudbury
lots its 156s, and again used single carriage 153s. |
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| The Class 150s were introduced
onto the line in 2001 by previous operator First Great Eastern
as the single carriage units had become inadequate for peak
time loadings. 156412 in its bright Central Trains livery was
the first 156 to work on the Sudbury line for 11 years on the
25th April 2005, signalling a year of welcomed investment for
the line, not only with newer trains, but also the track work
in the summer. |
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Weekends
Class 153 1-Carriage
SuperSprinter
The Class 153 is a 1
carriage train which can seat around 66 people, like
the 150s they also have a top speed of 75mph, the seats
are laid out in a 2+2 fashion, the 153s also have carpets
and wall fabric to make the interior more pleasant for
the passengers. Three of the Anglia 153s have been refurbished
internally. |
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| The Class 153s made a return to
the line in the late 90s, displacing the 121s which had been
hired in from North London Railways, Anglia Railways were able
to provide a unit again for First Great Eastern to use, allowing
the 121s to return home. This was excellent news for the line
and its passengers, the 121s were unreliable and were breaking
daily with all kinds of faults, such as broken gear boxes and
broken drive shafts. One Railway hope to swap the 153 for more
156 units in 2005. |
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The Class
153s were built by Leyland in 1987-1988, originally as 2-car
Class 155 units, but were rebuilt by Hunslet Barclay in 1991
as single carriage units. The layout and styling of the cabs
at either end are different, 1 end has the original cab, which
is visibly larger than the other end. Also externally the
appearance of the cabs is different, the newer cab end has
its light clusters fitted at a higher level, and a folding
end door. |
| The image of 153314 above shows
the differences between the cabs. (Click to Enlarge) |
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