Name: Hornby R3575 East Midlands Class 153 '153379'
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3575
Price: 110.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3575

RRP

£110.99

Release date

2017

Model details

Power pickup

All wheels

Livery

ex-Central Trains Green

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Name

W.P. Allen

Finish

Pristine

Coupling

NEM

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Tooling date

2008

Running number

153379

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Build dates

1987 to 1988
(Converted to Class 153 between 1991 & 1992)

Type of unit

Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit

Builder

Leyland Bus (as Class 155s)
(Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)

Passenger capacity

59 to 75 Seated

In service until

Present

Main duties

Local & Regional Passenger

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

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter"

Motive power

Diesel Multiple Unit

Built

August 1948

Built by

Leyland Bus (as Class 155s) (Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)

Total produced

^* 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 East Midlands Class 153 '153379' is a model of the British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter" diesel multiple unit. The locomotive is presented in the former Central Trains green livery and carries the running number 153379. It represents the period of the initial privatisation of the UK rail network and is built to a length of 310 mm.

The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and features a 5‑pole skew wound motor. It uses NEM couplings, can negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (second radius), and includes directional lighting. Power is collected from all wheels. The prototype was built between 1987 and 1988, with a total production run of 70 units; it was originally built by Leyland Bus as a Class 155 and later converted to Class 153 by Hunslet‑Barclay. The model’s manufacturer part number is R3575 and it was supplied for East Midlands Trains, capable of a maximum speed of 75 mph.