approx. 38.5 t (38 long tons; 42 short tons) per car[2]
Axle load
Route Availability 1[2]
Prime mover(s)
159/0 units: 3 × Cummins NTA855-R3
159/1 units: 3 × Cummins NTA855-R1
(one per car)
Engine type
Inline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel[6]
Displacement
14 L (855 cu in) per engine[6]
Power output
159/0: 895 kW (1,200 hp)
159/1: 783 kW (1,050 hp)
(total)
Transmission
Voith T 211 rz (hydrokinetic)[2]
UIC classification
2′B′+B′2′+B′2′
Bogies
Powered: BREL P4-4
Unpowered: BREL T4-4
Braking system(s)
Pneumatic (disc)[2]
Safety system(s)
AWS
TPWS
Coupling system
BSI[2]
Multiple working
Within class, and with Classes 14x, 15x, and 170[2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The British Rail Class 159 is a class of British diesel multiple unit passenger trains of the Sprinter family, built in 1989–1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL)'s Derby Litchurch Lane Works as Class 158. Before entering traffic, the original 22 units were modified at Rosyth Dockyard to Class 159 to operate services from London Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter St Davids, replacing various locomotive-hauled passenger trains.
The units were originally branded by Network SouthEast as South Western Turbo.[1]
^ ab"Enter the South Western Turbos". Rail Magazine. No. 192. Peterborough. 20 January 1993.
^ abcdefghijklClass 159 Diesel Multiple Unit(PDF) (1A ed.). Derby: Porterbrook Leasing Company. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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^"Class 159 'South Western Turbo'". London: First MTR South Western Trains. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^"Regional Passenger Trains – Class 158". London: Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ abMarine Engine General Data Sheet N/NT/NTA 855-M(PDF). Columbus, Indiana: Cummins Engine Company. 18 February 2002. p. 1. DS-4962. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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