Norhern Rail Class 153

[I like Class 153]

What routes and time do Northern Rail's Class 153 single car units operate on?.

As I heared about these units been painted and done the interior inside I fancy having a ride one to see what is like.

 

[Lampshade]

They're usually used for strengthening other services, you often see them hooked up to a 155 on Calder Valley services; I saw a 2x153 at Manchester Victoria the other week and I wondered why so many 155s were converted. On their own they work Preston - Ormskirk services as well as Lancaster - Barrow services, also around Doncaster.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Around Sheffield, they're not so common as they used to be. They sometimes turn up on services from the Doncaster direction, and to/from Lincoln, but rarely on any others (Leeds/Barnsley/Manchester directions).

 

[Mike Redding]

They're used on the Cumbrian Coast line too, if it's not a 156.

 

[Crossforth]

Just stand in Leeds and at least one is bound to turn up

 

[poshbakerloo]

I've only seen them on the Sheffield-Doncaster route
and the Cumbrian coast line...

 

[I like Class 153]

I wonder if they operate from Sheffield to Leeds(Stopping service) on their own and do they operate on local routes around Manchester on their own?

If yes what routes?

 

[MCR247]

Some go Lincoln - Sheffield/Donny

 

[Jordy]

The Cleethorpes - Barton is a guaranteed 153 (Except one very early morning service)

 

[fgwrich]

As I heared about these units been painted and done the interior inside I fancy having a ride one to see what is like.

Just seen a picture of them on wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_153

certainly makes FGWs 153 interiors seem like 158s...

 

[Bayum]

I've seen them working on the Leeds - Lancaster Services before =|

 

[morgantyreman]

class 153s can normal be found on the Leeds-Castleford-Knottingley-Wakefield Kirkgate.
and you can also see them on the Selby - Leeds route. To be honest there all over west Yorkshire

 

[37372]

The only booked 153 diagram in S Yorks is as follows:

08:10 Scunthorpe - Lincoln
11:27 Lincoln - Adwick
14:14 Adwick - Sheffield
15:24 Sheffield - Scunthorpe
17:18 Scunthorpe - Sheffield
(then totters off somewhere, not quite sure where)

This service should be a refurbished Northern 153 (as they were partly sponsored by SYTPE) but more often than not an un-refurbished ex FNW 153 will turn up instead.

 

[poshbakerloo]

What routes and time do Northern Rail's Class 153 single car units operate on?.

As I heared about these units been painted and done the interior inside I fancy having a ride one to see what is like.

I've been on one from Doncaster-Sheffield it was nicer, but its not that amazing...

 

[Mr Spock]

Was at Leeds from about 11am til 3pm today and saw 9 or 10 different 153's, 3 working together and the others working with a 150 or 155 unit. Sorry do not know what services they were actually running.

 

[driver9000]

This service should be a refurbished Northern 153 (as they were partly sponsored by SYTPE) but more often than not an un-refurbished ex FNW 153 will turn up instead.

See plenty of the 'Travel South Yorkshire' 153s in the NW but hardly ever see an ex-FNW one

 

[I like Class 153]

Thank you for that. Is Monday to friday, weekends or both.
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When I went from Worksop to Retford once I was hoping it would be a 153 unit but it wasn't. It was a s****y 142 on the way and coming back was a 144.

 

[WillPS]

Thank you for that. Is Monday to friday, weekends or both.
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When I went from Worksop to Retford once I was hoping it would be a 153 unit but it wasn't. It was a s****y 142 on the way and coming back was a 144.

Nearly always the case, except at weekends when 158s take over as the service continues past Sheffield to Adwick. I once had a pair of 153s, and on another occasion a 153 strengthened a 158 on a Saturday evening.

 

[37372]

I'm not too sure about Saturdays I'm afraid, but it's definitely a Monday to Friday working.

 

[I like Class 153]

I might try it out on one of the SYPTE routes.

Thank you for those who have helped me

 

[I like Class 153]

I still want to have a ride in a Northern Rail Class 153 single car unit. They mainly operate elsewhere. The nearest I get to is any South Yorkshire route or between Worksop and Lincoln.

I have always really wanted to ride in one since I saw the new livery and interiors of the unit.

 

[Helvellyn]

I wondered why so many 155s were converted.

At the time Regional Railways used them to replace the majority of their remaining first generation DMUs, such as bubble cars on the Cornish branches, 2-car 108s on the Central Wales and Cumbrian Coast lines, 2-car 101s in East Anglia, etc. When introduced there were a lot of reliability issues with the Class 155 units, most notably the door problems (they wouldn't stay closed on the move!). Rebuilding was an effective way to remove to replace the first generation units on rural services, supported by cascaded 156s and 150/2s as the 158s were introduced. Of course, since privatissation many routes they were used on now support 2-car services again, so a lot of 153s are used to strengthen services now to 3-cars.

I was always surprised no 153s were allocated to Scotland, e.g. to have operate services to say Thurso and Wick, dividing on route. I'm sure the Scots are glad they never were though!

 

[WillPS]

They're not at all bad when they're not busy. From a passenger point of view, they're pretty much the same as 156s; they've been refurbished to very similar standards and I'd imagine that once EMT has completed their fleet refurbishment the differences will be slight.

 

[37372]

I still want to have a ride in a Northern Rail Class 153 single car unit. They mainly operate elsewhere. The nearest I get to is any South Yorkshire route or between Worksop and Lincoln.

I have always really wanted to ride in one since I saw the new livery and interiors of the unit.

The 153 diagram between Worksop and Lincoln is as follows:
Worksop 10:13
Lincoln 11:06

Lincoln 11:27
Worksop 12:14

I've seen this diagram almost every week day since the beginning of September and only once it has been replaced by a different class of unit.
Good luck trying to find one of the refurbished ones though, from the observations I've read lately, the majority of them are up in Cumbria at the minute.

HTH

 

[I like Class 153]

I might try that out either from Worksop to Retford on the time that Class 153 or go from Worksop to Sheffield.

I might write to Northern rail about the Class 153 units on the South Yorkshire routes.

 

[Jordy]

I might write to Northern rail about the Class 153 units on the South Yorkshire routes.

If you're going to suggest they use them more, might I advise you to travel on one at peak time first

 

[I like Class 153]

I might do but I might go from Sheffield to Worksop on the 09:44 from Sheffield.

 

[NorthernDriver]

Most single unit 153 are run on the Ponty shuttle service (Leeds to wakefield Kirkgate) Not sure as to the times tho/ other than that as stated by someone else, they only run attached to other stock.

 

[poshbakerloo]

Ive never seen a 155 or x2 153...ever in my whole life!

 

[Lampshade]

Ive never seen a 155 or x2 153...ever in my whole life!

Pop to Manchester Victoria, a 155 usually turns up on a Leeds service, 153s tend to be pretty scarce over here on the correct side of the Pennines