Sprinter
Encyclopedia
Sprinter can refer to:
in sport:
motor vehicles:
trains:
other meanings:
in sport:
- a person who participates in Sprint running
- a cycling sprinterCycling sprinterA cycling sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to a high speed, often using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy.-The road sprinter:...
- Open-wheeled Sprint car racingSprint car racingSprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa....
motor vehicles:
- the Mercedes-Benz SprinterMercedes-Benz SprinterThe Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light and heavy commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model, except in the U.S. where it is built from complete knock down kits and was sold by Freightliner until 2010 when Mercedes...
(or 'Dodge Sprinter', 'Freightliner Sprinter'), a cargo van - the Toyota SprinterToyota SprinterThe Toyota Sprinter was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota as a variation of the Toyota Corolla. Each generation of the Corolla had a corresponding version of the Sprinter....
, a compact car
trains:
- Sprinter (train)Sprinter (train)The Sprinter is a family of diesel multiple unit trains in use on the UK railway system. They were built in the 1980s and early 1990s by BREL, Metro Cammell and Leyland. Most are based around a Cummins engine with Voith hydraulic transmission, although some class 158s have a Perkins engine...
, a diesel multiple unit operated by various British train companies since 1984 - NS Sprinter (Stadsgewestelijk Materieel), a Dutch electric multiple unit in service since 1975
- NS Sprinter LighttrainNS Sprinter LighttrainThe Sprinter Lighttrain or SLT is an Electric Multiple Unit train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in The Netherlands. They were built from 2007 Bombardier and Siemens . For the original type of Sprinter, see NS Stadsgewestelijk Materieel.-General information:The SLT is designed to...
, a Dutch electric multiple unit in service since 2009 - Sprinter (Victorian train)Sprinter (Victorian train)The Sprinter is a high speed diesel railcar train manufactured by Goninan for use on interurban and semi-regional rail services in Victoria, Australia...
, a diesel multiple unit operated by V/Line in Australia - Sprinter (San Diego County), a diesel light rail service in California, United States
other meanings:
- Sprinters London Ltd printing company
- Sprinter (computer)Sprinter (computer)The Sprinter is a microcomputer made by Russian Peters Plus, Ltd.; it is the last model of ZX Spectrum being produced in a factory. It's built using what the company calls a "Flex architecture"...