Class 156
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Introduction
ScotRail operate a fleet of 48 Class 156 "Super Sprinters".The fleet was originally split between SPT sponsored services and other ScotRail services. As such, twenty eight of them were in SPT Carmine and Cream livery, and twenty in First ScotRail blue livery. With the transfer of SPT's rail powers to Transport Scotland and the rebranding of the ScotRail franchise to a unified livery, the entire fleet of twenty eight Carmine and Cream 156s was repainted into the new ScotRail saltire livery.
RETB
Fifteen of the 'blue' units are fitted with RETB equipment for working on the West Highland Line. These are 156447 156450 156453 156456 156457 156458 156465 156467 156474 156476 156478 156485 156493 156499, 156462/496 got it removed latelyRefurbishment
The ScotRail 156s went through a refurbishment programme at Derby Works with 156450 being the first to get the treatment, returning in February 2007.156403
Central Trains previously loaned 156403 to ScotRail for the Summer 2007 timetable while the ScotRail fleet of Class 156s were refurbished at Derby. It returned south on the 22 September 07.Routes
Class 156s currently operate the following routes:- Glasgow Queen Street - Oban/Fort William/Mallaig (RETB fitted units only)
- Glasgow Queen Street - Stirling/Dunblane (shared with other types)
- Glasgow Queen Street - Cumbernauld / Falkirk Grahamston (shared with other types)
- Glasgow Queen Street - Maryhill - Anniesland (shared with other types)
- Edinburgh - Bathgate/Dunblane (shared with other types)
- Edinburgh - West Calder - Shotts - Glasgow Central
- Glasgow Central - Whifflet
- Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal
- Glasgow Central - East Kilbride
- Glasgow Central - Barrhead
- Glasgow Central - Kilmarnock
- Glasgow Central - Dumfries - Carlisle / Newcastle
- Glasgow Central - Stranraer
- Stranraer / Girvan / Ayr - Kilmarnock / Newcastle
- Motherwell - Cumbernauld
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Class 156 FormationsClass 156 Diagrams
Class 156 Relivery 09-10
Ex Scotrail 156s
Class 156 SPT Livery
Class 156 FSR Repaint 06
Class 156 FSR Refurbishment 07