Sprinter

Sprinter can refer to:

In sport

Motor vehicles

Trains

Other

See also

Sprinter (album)

Sprinter is the second studio album by Torres (née Mackenzie Scott), released May 5, 2015 on Partisan Records. The album was recorded in England and was influenced by Scott's upbringing in Georgia, United States. The album received mostly positive reviews upon release, with critics praising Scott's lyricism.

Recording

Production

Sprinter was recorded in Bridport with co-producer Rob Ellis and in Bristol with Portishead member Adrian Utley. Scott and Ellis had kept in touch after the first time Torres performed in London, and Scott decided to choose Ellis as her producer when she was looking to make a new album. The album features contributions from Utley, Scanner and PJ Harvey bassist Ian Oliver.

Music and lyrics

The music on Sprinter was inspired by 1990s alternative rock. Artists that have been cited as influence on the album include Nirvana, Funkadelic and PJ Harvey. Scott's upbringing in Macon, Georgia, especially her experiences in the Baptist Church influenced the album's lyrics. The lyrics on Sprinter were also influenced by the writings of John Edward Williams, J. D. Salinger, John Donne and Joan Didion.

Sprinter (train)

The Sprinter is a family of diesel multiple unit trains in use on the British railway system. They were built in the 1980s and early 1990s by BREL, Metro Cammell and Leyland. Most have a Cummins engine with Voith hydraulic transmission, although 47 class 158 units have a Perkins engine instead. Sprinters can be seen operating in almost every part of Great Britain, from rural branch lines to commuter expresses into major cities.

Originally British Rail coined the 'Sprinter' name for the units, mainly to promote the superior acceleration capabilities of the units compared with the First-Generation DMUs they replaced. Ads such as 'The Sprinters are coming' were locally advertised in newspapers when these trains were scheduled to be introduced. Great play was also made of, in many cases, reduced journey times and on many lines timetables were changed to take advantage.

Prototypes

Two companies, BREL and Metro-Cammell, built 2 x three coach prototypes for the first batch of Sprinters, the Class 150/0 and Class 151.