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Hornby R3477

Regional Railways, Class 153, DMSL, 153321 - Era 8

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Prototype Eras
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3477
GTIN
5055288630550
RRP
£110.99
Release date
2016

Model details

Power pickup
All wheels
Livery
Blue & Grey
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Tooling date
2008
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Operated by
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Central Trains
East Midlands Trains/ Railway
Great Western Railway
Greater Anglia
First North Western
First Great Western
London Midland
National Express East Anglia
Northern Rail
Transport for Wales
Wales & West
Wessex Trains
West Midlands Trains
Type of unit
Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit
Builder
Leyland Bus (as Class 155s)
(Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)
Build dates
1987 to 1988
(Converted to Class 153 between 1991 & 1992)
Passenger capacity
59 to 75 Seated
Main duties
Local & Regional Passenger
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter"
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Leyland Bus (as Class 155s) (Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Hornby Regional Railways Class 153 DMSL (model number 153321, Era 8) is a ready‑to‑run, DCC‑compatible representation of a British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter" diesel multiple‑unit. The model is in pristine condition, finished in the original blue and grey livery and bears the running number 153321.

The locomotive measures 310 mm in length and features a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, NEM couplings and directional lighting. It is equipped with a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, all‑wheel power pickup and a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm). The model replicates a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 75 mph and the diesel multiple‑unit motive power of the original. It represents the British Rail sectorisation period; the real units were built between 1987 and 1988, with 70 produced, originally constructed by Leyland Bus as Class 155s and later converted to Class 153s by Hunslet‑Barclay.

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