#4531· BR Class 150
British Rail Class 150
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail Engineering Limited· from 1984· Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit Train
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 150217 at CDF: Vanmanyo· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. LNWR Class 150 at Bedford: Vanmanyo· CC BY 4.0
- 3. Class 150 Sprinter 150135 (6979440487): Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter is a class of diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger trains; they were 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 British Rail'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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 42 years ago, in 1984.
- Still in service after 42 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1984
- in service from
- 1984
- status
- in service
- number built
- 137
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Rail Engineering Limited
- operators
- Great Western Railway, Regional Railways, National Express ScotRail, West Midlands Trains, Northern Trains, Transport for Wales Rail
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- —
- Dutch name
- BR Class 150
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3303653, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 150 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.