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Diesel Multiple-units (DMU) - Great Britain: Books (2/4)

Explore the best illustrated books on the history, models and evolution of British diesel multiple-units (DMU) and rail buses (2/4).

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Class 150 Sprinters
English | Amberley
Class 156 DMUs
English | Amberley
Class 158 and 159 DMUs
English | Amberley

Class 150 Sprinters

Since their introduction in 1984, the Class 150 series of 'Sprinter' diesel multiple units have plied their trade across the UK - from Cornwall to Scotland and many places in between - replacing large numbers of aging 1950s-built rolling stock. The backbone of many regional and rural services in the UK, the 'Sprinters' are a common sight on the modern railway network.

Lifelong railway enthusiast and photographer Andrew Cole takes a look at the 135-strong fleet and the routes they operate in a series of rare and unpublished images, covering a broad geographical area.

Product details

Author:	Andrew Cole
Details:	96 pages, 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.31 in (23 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	180 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2020)
ISBN:	9781445682075

Class 150 Sprinters

Language: English

Class 156 DMUs

The Class 156 (Super Sprinter) is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) ordered by British Rail and built between 1987 and 1989 by Metro-Cammell to replace the aging first-generation 'Heritage' DMUs.
A total of 114 of these units were produced at the Washwood Heath works in Birmingham and have enjoyed wide and varied careers across the UK, from Scotland to East Anglia and South Wales.

Here, author Rich Mackin utilises his wide-ranging collection of photographs to celebrate a unit still seen on the railways today. Featuring members of the class in a variety of locations, this is an essential pictorial tribute to one of the great mainstays of the last thirty years of traction in Britain.

Product details

Author:	Rich Mackin
Details:	96 pages, 9.25 x 6.5 x 0.39 in (23.5 x 16.5 x 1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	180 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445671413

Class 156 DMUs

Language: English

Class 158 and 159 DMUs

In the early 1990s, British Rail introduced the 182-strong Class 158 fleet, followed by the 22-strong Class 159s. These units heralded a new era in long-distance travel at the time, replacing 1950s-designed locomotive-hauled coaches on long secondary and inter-city routes
With all 204 units still in service today, this title aims to examine their varied operations, from Scotland to the south-west, from Wales to East Anglia, where they can still be found all across our rail network.

With unpublished photographs celebrating Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs, this book examines their varied operations, from Scotland to the south-west and Wales to East Anglia.

Product details

Author:	Andrew Cole
Details:	96 pages, 9.25 x 6.5 x 0.31 in (23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	180 color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2021)
ISBN:	9781445682136