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The British Rail Class 153 Super Sprinter are single-coach diesel-hydraulic railcars which were converted from two-coach Class 155 diesel multiple units in the early 1990s. The class was intended for service on rural branch lines, either where passenger numbers do not justify longer trains or to boost the capacity on services with high passenger volume.
Transport for Wales Rail inherited KeolisAmey Wales's fleet, which consisted of Class 143, 150, 153, 158, 170 and 175 diesel multiple units, Class 230 diesel-battery electric multiple units, Class 769 bi-mode multiple units and Mark 4 and DVT sets with an allocation of Class 67 locomotives.
Class 158s still operate the five hour journey from Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street and also the four hour Birmingham International to Holyhead journey, replacing Class 175 for use on other long-distance services. Transport for Wales plans to replace its Class 150, 153, and 158 units with CAF Civity diesel multiple units.
Current stock comprises Class 150, Class 153 and Class 231 units.. Some peak hour and Saturday services were formed of one Class 37/4 locomotive and four Mk. 2F carriages. Two locomotives received special heritage repaints into 1960s BR Green livery (no. 37411) or 1980s BR Blue Large Logo livery (no. 37425) to mark the end of locomotive-hauled trains.
The Class 121 single-unit "bubble car" (May 2007) The Class 153 single-unit "super sprinter” (June 2019) There is a shuttle service between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay every 12 minutes Monday to Saturdays (between 0630 and 2330) and every 12 minutes on Sundays (between 1100 and 1630) using Class 153 Sprinters.
KeolisAmey Wales inherited a fleet of Class 142, [22] Class 143, Class 150, Class 153, Class 158, Class 175s diesel multiple units and Mark 3 carriages from Arriva Trains Wales in October 2018. [23] In 2019 and 2020, more Class 153 units, Class 170 units and Mark 4 carriages were acquired from other operators.
The line is operated by Transport for Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. TfW replaced the previous franchise, Arriva Trains Wales in October 2018. Rolling stock seen operating the line are normally class 153s, or class 150s. Services normally continue to Penarth.
Transport for Wales: Platforms: 2: Other information; ... The Class 231, Class 150 and Class 153 trains operates to Barry Island and the Class 150 and Class 153 ...