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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 Dunblane/Bathgate and 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 express services between Glasgow Central and Edinbrgh Waverley on the Shotts line, calling at only a limited number of stations.

Refurbishment

All of the First ScotRail Class 158s are in First ScotRail livery. They will soon be repainted into the ScotRail Saltire livery.

Short term loans

From 9th December 2006, 158863 joined the Scotrail fleet on loan from sister company First Great Western while the ScotRail 158s go for refurbishment. It is seen below at Edinburgh Waverley on 18th January 2007. 158863 was also been joined at Haymarket by 158782, 158786, 158789 and 159791 during February 07. 158791 returned south to Northern on 3rd March 2007, with 158782 going to Northern on 3rd November 2007. 158782 returned to Scotland on 29 Novemeber 07, on long term loan from Northern. 158863 departed to Bristol on 08 December 07. 158867, 158868, 158869 and 158870 arrived at Haymarket on 14 December 2007 on long term loan from Northern.



158797 operated with ScotRail for a number of months in 2001 and 2002 while the Class 170s received repairs. 158797 was loaned from Central Trains along with Porterbrook's 170399. It arrived in May 2001, and was in Scotland for around 9 months. 158797 now operates for Northern Trains and is based at Heaton Depot in Newcastle.

See also

Internal links

• Formations
• Repainting
• Scotrail Livery
• Inverness fleet refurbishment
• Haymarket fleet Modifications
• Former Scotrail Class 158s
• Class 158 Diagrams
• Class 158 Route Clearance
• Class 158 photos on scot-rail.co.uk

External links

• Wikipedia Class 158 page