The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter is a class of diesel multiple-unit passenger trains, developed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited at York Carriage Works between 1984 and 1987 for use on regional services across Great Britain. The type is a second-generation design, built to more modern standards and based on BR's Mark 3 body design for longer-distance services. It was developed alongside the lower-cost Pacers, which were built using bus parts, for use on short-distance services. Two prototype units were built, followed by 135 production units in two batches.
Subsequently, further members of the Sprinter family were developed and introduced to service, including the Class 155, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 159.
Northern Class 150 at Manchester Piccadilly in 2024
Interior of a refurbished Northern Class 150/1
During a demonstration run in the summer of 1985, unit 150001 stands in Platform 7 at St. Pancras
Northern Trains Class 150 at Bromley Cross in 2021
The Sprinter is a family of diesel multiple unit trains in use on the British railway system. They were built in the 1980s and early-1990s by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL), Metro-Cammell and Leyland. Sprinters operate in almost every part of Great Britain, from rural branch lines to commuter expresses into major cities.
Class 158 at Tywyn in 2019
Arriva Rail North Class 150/1
KeolisAmey Wales Class 150/2
Abellio Greater Anglia Class 153 at Ipswich