7. Class 155 Sprinter Training

I’m sure many of us can fondly list products that made Cumbria famous. The pencil originated from Keswick, nuclear submarines are synonymous with Barrow. However, whilst this might excite fans of graphite or have seaman thumbing their copy of Jane’s Fighting Ships, there can’t be many rail enthusiasts getting nostalgic about Workington’s contribution to the modern day railway; the Leyland built class 155 Sprinter. So bad were these units that a short time after introduction, they were taken out of service en masse as the door open button acted akin to a pinball flipper, causing any of the units doors to open or close at an alarming velocity. This video marks the return of the units into traffic, with the promise of ’thorough improvements’. Continuity thoroughness was obviously not overtly important in the production of the video. The early stages show the unit approaching Newport on the Up Main, before rolling into the station in the down direction on th