Class 158

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Introduction

ScotRail operate a fleet of forty Class 158 "Express" DMUs. These are allocated between Haymarket Depot and Inverness Depot. The units are primarily used on services between Edinburgh and Dunblane,Fife Circle - Newcraighall, Inverness to Aberdeen, Inverness to Wick and Thurso or Kyle of Lochalsh, Glasgow Queen Street to Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston. As of Sunday December 13 2009, Class 158s now work some services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley on the Shotts line and between Glasgow and Whifflet.

Refurbishment

The Class 158s are presently undergoing an exterior repainting programme from First ScotRail livery into the ScotRail Saltire livery.

158870 ยป Ex Works 158870 stands outside the test house prior to departure on Sunday 19th September Taken with permission of Railcare & FirstScotrail Photo by class47man


Loans

158782, 158786, 158789 and 159791 arrived at HA on loan during February 2007. 158791 returned south to Northern on 3rd March 2007 whilst the other 3 units remained and have now been repainted into the TS Scotrail Saltire livery.

158867, 158868, 158869 and 158870 arrived at Haymarket on 14 December 2007 on long term loan from Northern, an arrangement which was due to end in June 2010. However a new agreement was made with the ROSCO and the units now form part of the ScotRail fleet and will remain with ScotRail indefinitely. All 4 have now been repainted into the TS Scotrail Saltire livery.

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Created by SC318250 and last modified by him at 17:57, 06 of May 2011.