158905

158905 is one of two Class 158 Diesel Multiple Units on Ramsgate (The other being 158768).

History
The Class 158 joined the fleet in August 2007, and is made by Bachmann.

Accidents and Incidents

 * In December 2007, the unit was involved in a collision with 158768, which resulted in the front carriage (52905) being rammed up against a signal, whilst 57905 remained unscathed
 * During testing of the newly opened Whelham line in October 2009, 158905 ran out of control, and ended up smashing up against temporary buffer stops at the bottom of the line, where the line was constructed up to in that time
 * In July 2011, the unit was involved in the fatal Lower Edge crash, which killed 3 and injured many more. The unit has been out of service since the accident, on 11th July 2011. The unit has been deemed economical to repair, and returned to service in October 2011, with new bogies and a new end gangway
 * In April 2012, the unit derailed minorly when passing Ramsgate Car Park on the Up line into Ramsgate after passing over a broken rail. The unit did not sustain any damage, and was back in service a few days after the accident.