Class 156 DMU vs Class 158 DMU - Which Is The Better DMU?

[Wolfie]

This is all well and good, but what about the 155s?

What about them? Scrap and strip any useful parts l suggest....

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I've never really minded 155s, to be honest, they are basically the same as a 156 but with a different body.

Different, worse, body.... but agreed.

 

[OuterDistant]

As much as 158s are quieter and a bit more modern inside, it has to be 156s for me. I just can't get along with the front profile of a 158 looking like a coffin, nor the air con not being particularly trustworthy.

 

[Prudhoe]

for me i find the head rests and seat shape with padding to be perfect but if we were all the same what a boring world it would be

Haven't been on a 158 for a while but when 156s were transferred from Scotland, I had a ride on one. I am 6 ft tall but there was plenty of legroom, but the Northern 156s are very cramped.
Now the ex Scotrail units have been repainted, don't know whether they altered the seating in them, back to Northern style.

 

[simon7929]

The ex ScotRail 156s at Northern have the new style seats. I think they are nicknamed 'Ironing Boards'

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One of the ex SR units now with Northern.

 

[bluesfromagun]

158 - hugely unreliable, dreadful build quality, shocking air con, extremely poor legroom.
156 - noisy, basic, bouncy, but...very reliable and very well put together.
I'm not a fan of either unit but over my own twenty odd years experience, 158s are (at least in reliability terms) far far inferior to 156s.

 

[Mordac]

I've always found the 158s really claustrophobic for some reason. On the other hand, while I know I should probably dislike them more, I've always had a soft spot for the 156s...

 

[Ken H]

I've always found the 158s really claustrophobic for some reason. On the other hand, while I know I should probably dislike them more, I've always had a soft spot for the 156s...

Maybe you and I are biggish people. Many places are uncomfortable for bigger people. Some shops, cafes and pubs for instance.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Maybe you and I are biggish people. Many places are uncomfortable for bigger people. Some shops, cafes and pubs for instance.

And pendolinos

 

[Neptune]

Maybe you and I are biggish people. Many places are uncomfortable for bigger people. Some shops, cafes and pubs for instance.

I’m average sized but find the airline seats in the refurbished 158’s decent for comfort and legroom. The original seats were far too cramped.

 

[Ken H]

I’m average sized but find the airline seats in the refurbished 158’s decent for comfort and legroom. The original seats were far too cramped.

average is 5'10". Think where I can put the extra 8".

 

[Mordac]

Maybe you and I are biggish people. Many places are uncomfortable for bigger people. Some shops, cafes and pubs for instance.

I'm definitely not, I'm short and relatively skinny. I think it's the high backed seats.