Fleet → Class 156
About the Class 156
The Class 156 is a passenger multiple unit built by Metro-Cammell between 1987 and 1989. The register lists 114: 102 in traffic and 12 out of service. They are held by Northern (67), ScotRail (42) and Off lease - East Midlands Railway (5). 12 have worked a train today. Subclasses: 156/4, 156/5, 156/9.
114 in the register 102 in traffic 12 out of service
Units
| Unit | Operator | Status | Last worked | Last seen at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156401 | Northern | Yesterday 5N81 | Blackburn King Street | |
| 156402 | Northern | Today 5H97 | Longsight Car. MD | |
| 156403 | Northern | Yesterday 5T52 | Barrow CS | |
| 156404 | Northern | Today 5N88 | Blackpool North Car. MD | |
| 156405 | Northern | Yesterday 5C31 | Barrow CS | |
| 156406 | Northern | 6th November 2026 5J80 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156408 | Northern | Today 5J90 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156409 | Northern | Yesterday 5W65 | Wigan Wallgate | |
| 156410 | Northern | Out of Service | never seen | At Wolverton Works |
| 156411 | Northern | Yesterday 5C50 | Preston CS | |
| 156412 | Northern | 7th November 2026 5E12 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156413 | Northern | 8th November 2026 5J85 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156414 | Northern | Yesterday 5B46 | Buxton | |
| 156415 | Northern | Yesterday 2D58 | Chester | |
| 156416 | Northern | Yesterday 2B68 | Buxton | |
| 156417 | Northern | Today 5H97 | Longsight Car. MD | |
| 156418 | Northern | Today 5H69 | Longsight Car. MD | |
| 156419 | Northern | Yesterday 2L65 | Wigan Wallgate | |
| 156420 | Northern | Yesterday 2J30 | Rochdale | |
| 156421 | Northern | Yesterday 5J28 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156422 | Northern | Yesterday 5Y45 | Allerton Depot | |
| 156423 | Northern | Out of Service | 28th August 2026 2J21 | At Wolverton Works |
| 156424 | Northern | Today 5J21 | Manchester Vic. (Rev.Sdg) | |
| 156425 | Northern | Yesterday 5C52 | Barrow CS | |
| 156426 | Northern | Yesterday 5J61 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156427 | Northern | Yesterday 5T17 | Blackburn King Street | |
| 156428 | Northern | Yesterday 5F75 | Springs Branch Stabl Sdg | |
| 156429 | Northern | Yesterday 5S57 | Preston CS | |
| 156430 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A18 | Dumfries Yard | |
| 156431 | ScotRail | Yesterday 1A71 | Kilmarnock | |
| 156432 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L16 | Dumfries Yard | |
| 156433 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A78 | Ayr CSD | |
| 156434 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L64 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156435 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A18 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156436 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A81 | Ayr CSD | |
| 156437 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L16 | Dumfries Yard | |
| 156438 | Northern | Yesterday 5C51 | Carlisle | |
| 156439 | ScotRail | 5th October 2026 5J21 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156440 | Northern | Yesterday 5Y83 | Allerton Depot | |
| 156441 | Northern | Yesterday 5Y83 | Allerton Depot | |
| 156442 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A75 | Ayr CSD | |
| 156443 | Northern | Yesterday 5C56 | Workington HS | |
| 156444 | Northern | Yesterday 5N31 | Carlisle | |
| 156445 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5D39 | Shields TMD (E) | |
| 156446 | ScotRail | Today 5W72 | Eastfield HS | |
| 156447 | Northern | Yesterday 5N60 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156448 | Northern | Yesterday 2D63 | Darlington | |
| 156449 | Northern | 8th November 2026 5D67 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156450 | ScotRail | 8th November 2026 5W72 | Eastfield HS | |
| 156451 | Northern | Yesterday 2D69 | Darlington | |
| 156452 | Northern | Yesterday 2N85 | Preston | |
| 156453 | ScotRail | Out of Service | never seen | Hamilton Steele, corrosion evaluation 20/04. Stopped since 02/03. |
| 156454 | Northern | Yesterday 5A23 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156455 | Northern | Yesterday 5C70 | Barrow CS | |
| 156456 | ScotRail | 8th November 2026 1Y58 | Fort William | |
| 156457 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J33 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156458 | ScotRail | Today 5W72 | Eastfield HS | |
| 156459 | Northern | Today 5H69 | Longsight Car. MD | |
| 156460 | Northern | Yesterday 2O86 | Liverpool Lime Street | |
| 156461 | Northern | Yesterday 5M38 | Longsight Car. MD | |
| 156462 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A20 | Ayr CSD | |
| 156463 | Northern | Yesterday 5C56 | Workington HS | |
| 156464 | Northern | 2nd November 2026 5J71 | Newton Heath TMD | |
| 156465 | Northern | Yesterday 5E34 | Darlington | |
| 156466 | Northern | Yesterday 5Y84 | Allerton Depot | |
| 156467 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5Y27 | Oban | |
| 156468 | Northern | Yesterday 5D72 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156469 | Northern | Yesterday 2D67 | Darlington | |
| 156470 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway | Stored | never seen | At Wolverton Works |
| 156471 | Northern | 7th November 2026 5N60 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156472 | Northern | Yesterday 2D59 | Darlington | |
| 156473 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 156474 | ScotRail | Today 5W72 | Eastfield HS | |
| 156475 | Northern | Yesterday 5B48 | Buxton | |
| 156476 | ScotRail | 6th November 2026 5J21 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156477 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J33 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156478 | Northern | Today 5T69 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156479 | Northern | Yesterday 5C53 | Carlisle | |
| 156480 | Northern | Out of Service | never seen | At Wolverton Works |
| 156481 | Northern | Yesterday 5N28 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156482 | Northern | Yesterday 5T64 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156483 | Northern | Out of Service | 29th September 2026 5D72 | At Wolverton Works |
| 156484 | Northern | Yesterday 5D92 | Darlington | |
| 156485 | Northern | 7th November 2026 5N60 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156486 | Northern | Yesterday 5W31 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156487 | Northern | Yesterday 2W33 | Newcastle | |
| 156488 | Northern | Yesterday 5N70 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156489 | Northern | Yesterday 5N62 | Newcastle | |
| 156490 | Northern | Yesterday 5T64 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156491 | Northern | 7th November 2026 5A29 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156492 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L86 | Dumfries Yard | |
| 156493 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5Y48 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156494 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J33 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156495 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L64 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156496 | Northern | Yesterday 5N28 | Heaton T&RSMD | |
| 156497 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway | Stored | never seen | At Wolverton Works |
| 156498 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway | Stored | never seen | At Ely |
| 156499 | ScotRail | 8th November 2026 1Y47 | Mallaig | |
| 156500 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5Y48 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156501 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L86 | Dumfries Yard | |
| 156502 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5L64 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156503 | ScotRail | Today 5A22 | Ayr CSD | |
| 156504 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J07 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156505 | ScotRail | Out of Service | 5th October 2026 5J21 | At Wolverton Works |
| 156506 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J21 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156507 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5J07 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156508 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A18 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156509 | ScotRail | 8th November 2026 5W52 | Eastfield HS | |
| 156510 | ScotRail | Yesterday 2L75 | Carlisle | |
| 156511 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5A11 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156512 | ScotRail | Out of Service | 27th August 2026 5J21 | At Wolverton Works |
| 156513 | ScotRail | 8th November 2026 5Y48 | Corkerhill CSMD | |
| 156514 | ScotRail | Yesterday 1A84 | Stranraer | |
| 156907 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway | Stored | never seen | Ex 156407 - Spare parts donor, at Heaton |
Subclasses
| Subclass | Units | In traffic | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 156/4 | 98 | 89 | Northern, ScotRail, Off lease - East Midlands Railway |
| Class 156/5 | 15 | 13 | ScotRail |
| Class 156/9 | 1 | 0 | Off lease - East Midlands Railway |
Operators
Liveries
What the class wears, across every operator. Units whose livery the register does not record are left out rather than counted as unliveried.
| Livery | Units |
|---|---|
| Northern White & Blue | 60 |
| ScotRail Saltire | 42 |
| Northern White & Blue (Unbranded) | 7 |
| East Midlands Trains Blue | 4 |
| East Midlands Railway Interim | 1 |