Class 155 - Provincial - 155324 - OO ScaleThe British Rail Class 155 diesel multiple unit (DMU) was introduced in 19871988. Built by Leyland at Workington, 42 two car units were produced using construction methods from the bus building industry. Shortly after entering service, structural faults, including body cracks, led to the fleet being temporarily withdrawn. Rather than restoring them as two car sets, British Rail split 35 units into single vehicles, creating the Class 153 between 1991

It retained this basic appearance for the next nine years before being ‘refurbished’ at Doncaster in October 1987

although the cast double arrows and Crewe depot plaques proved too difficult to remove

This became restricted to weekend work from 1992 along with several periods of store and around three years later it worked for the last time

156 and 158 DMUs

Having undertaken a programme of station refurbishment

which it carried to withdrawal in October 1961

both customisations surviving to its withdrawal from Springs Branch with engine failure in October 1995

an interim solution was needed

Fully sprung metal buffers where applicable

mixed in with NR saloon duties with No

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55011 – ‘The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers’