Unit named ‘Ian dewhirst’?

[GaryMG]

I am looking for a train that was named Ian Dewhirst approx 15 years ago. Can anyone help?

Thank you

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

158860

 

[Gulf1159]

158860

 

[deltic]

Plenty of information on line if you Google it - named on 21 Sept 2009 - picture - not mine - shows 158860 at Leeds in 2018

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Was indeed 158860, a 2 car Sprinter Class 158 DMU. Named after a Keighley historian (who passed away in January 2019).

Train tribute for historian

Historian and Keighley celebrity Ian Dewhirst made a plea for more people to use public transport – especially trains – when he unveiled a…

www.keighleynews.co.uk

P S. Is the train still in service in 2023?

 

[greatkingrat]

Yes, according to RTT, it is currently sitting at Huddersfield Platform 6, ready to work the 1304 to Leeds.

 

[GaryMG]

Thank you. Very much appreciated.

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Sorry to be a pain but is there an easy way of tracking that train's movement?
Thank you

 

[hexagon789]

Thank you. Very much appreciated.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 21 Feb 2023 ==

Sorry to be a pain but is there an easy way of tracking that train's movement?
Thank you

You can just enter the unit number into RealTimeTrains in the quick search box.

Doing so at the moment brings up 158860 as working 2R50 075