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British Rail Class 508

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Due to their comfort and ride quality, alongside the lack of toilets and first class facilities, which were felt as a downgrade from the slam-door units they replaced, the Class 508s were unpopular with passengers. In 2005, one unit was refurbished by interim operator
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units replace the 508s on the Sheerness and Medway Valley lines in the December 2006 timetable. Following this timetable change, the fleet's diagrams were reduced to six serviceable units, resulting in five sets being placed in "warm store" at
1011:. Original plans were drawn up for 58 Class 508s to be constructed, although costing issues limited the eventual number to 43. Following planning and building, British Rail diverted the 508s to work alongside much older first-generation 2349: 1226:
In January 2016, Merseytravel announced the short list of companies bidding to build new trains which will replace the Class 507 and Class 508s on the Merseyrail network. In December 2016, Merseytravel announced that
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Silverlink Metro, 2003โ€“2007; purple, green and yellow, applied when they were modified in 2003. Adhesive labels marked "London Overground" were applied when the fleet was transferred to that operator.
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announced that it was beginning a project for replacement of the Class 508 and 507. The lease on the Class 507s and 508s had been extended to 2018. As part of the agreement with
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In the late 1980s under British Rail, the entire class of 43 units operated on the Merseyrail network. By 2010, the number operated by Merseyrail had been reduced to 27 units.
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report cited incompatibility between Class 508 (and 507) EMUs and the Liverpool Loop track as a causal factor, along with maintenance and other track design concerns.
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Specifications as at August 1982 except where otherwise noted. The additional TSO vehicles, removed as part of three-car conversion, were inserted into
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EMUs. They were modified to make them inter-operable with 313s and were reclassified as Class 508/3. These were withdrawn following the delivery of
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trains were to be delivered from summer 2019 with all the old trains replaced by 2021. The first unit entered service late in January 2023.
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EMUs was completed, the Class 508s were sent slowly to their originally intended home on the Merseyrail network. Driver training began at
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Merseyrail – The Beatles Story, October 2011โ€“2023 (508111 only); text and graphics on a blue background advertising
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Merseyrail – Good Communications, January 2014โ€“2024; six different designs on a mix of yellow and grey backgrounds.
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Merseyrail – Capital of Culture, 2008โ€“2009; four units with graphics overlaid on the Merseyrail refurbished livery.
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508103-508104, 508108, 508110-508112, 508114-508115, 508117, 508120, 508122-508128, 508130-508131, 508134, 508136-508141, 508143
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Trailer vehicle 64649 from 508201 and trailer vehicle 74712 from 508209, are at the Emergency Services Training Centre Seacombe.
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Southeastern, 2006โ€“2008; white and grey with a black window band and lilac/blue doors, similar to that carried by the Class
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Merseyrail refurbished, 2003โ€“2015; silver, with vertical curved yellow stripes at the cab ends, and yellow passenger doors.
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leased twelve Class 508s freed up by capacity reductions on Merseyrail services in 1996, for operation on specific
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fleet by the end of March 1985. The fleet was then working in parallel with the already well-established fleet of
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on 17 February 1982 and the first Class 508 began service on the Northern line the following month. The first
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A farewell tour for the Class 508 operated using units 508139 and 508141 took place on 29 October 2023.
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The TSO vehicles transferred into the Class 455/7 fleet were numbered in the range 71526โ€“71568.
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West, L. (26 August โ€“ 8 September 1998). "Connex '508s' go to work on Isle of Sheppey line".
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South Eastern Trains, 2005โ€“2006; white and grey with a black window band and yellow doors.
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The class was developed for Merseyside, following extensive trials and testing of the
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Broadbent, Steve (December 2008). "Merseyside RUS addresses serious growth issues".
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service commenced on 8 June 1984 and the Class 508s had completely displaced the
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EMUs across the River Mersey, which had been working on Merseyside since 1978.
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Russell, David (March 2024). "Final Merseyrail Class 508 withdrawn". Units.
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Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electric Multiple Units (including A.P.T.)
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to improve external appearances, with a black, white and yellow livery.
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Merseyrail's fleet of Class 508 units were primarily maintained at
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Trailer vehicles 64664 and 64707 were converted for use Trains as
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On 21 April 1982, unit 508031 was running the 06:34 service from
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Butlin, Ashley (January 2024). "Multiplie Units". Stock Update.
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The last Class 508 unit was sent for scrap in February 2024.
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The Class 508 was withdrawn from service on 16 January 2024.
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British Railways Pocket Book No. 4: Electric Multiple Units
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Individual vehicles were numbered in the following ranges:
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In 1987, a Class 508 unit collided with the buffer stop at
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on Merseyside, using 313013/063 which were loaned from the
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BDMSO vehicles: 36.61 t (36.03 LT; 40.36 ST)
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DMSO vehicles: 36.15 t (35.58 LT; 39.85 ST)
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TSO vehicles: 26.72 t (26.30 LT; 29.45 ST)
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Class 508 units appeared in a large number of liveries:
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On 6 March 2007, a Class 508/3 unit, forming the 05:00
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network from 1982 until withdrawal on 16 January 2024.
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The interior of a Merseyrail-refurbished Class 508 unit
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Silverlink livery in 2007, with Overground labelling.
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On 26 October 2005, unit 508124, forming 2W43 17:06
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announced that a cascade of rolling stock would see
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stock that was built in the early 1970s. Testing of
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November 2023. pp. 50โ€“53. 1967: 1965: 1963: 1961: 1900:Sherratt, Philip, ed. (2023). "ROSCO Fleets". 1672:At the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh. 635:each 1.288 m (4 ft 2.7 in) wide 3085: 2938: 2060:. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 42. 1778: 1776: 1774: 1772: 1770: 1768: 1766: 1764: 1762: 1760: 1276:, derailed 200 m (660 ft) short of 1096:, with minor maintenance being undertaken at 1081:units, and the 508/3s were scrapped in 2013. 2752:"The Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names" 2558:. RAIB. 11 August 2006. paragraphs 185โ€“195. 2171:"BLS and Merseyrail operate farewell tour". 2150:. London: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 89. 1904:. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp. 18โ€“19. 1867:. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 2825:. Vol. 170, no. 1474. p. 81. 2466: 1958: 955:, in 1979 and 1980. They were a variant of 3092: 3078: 2945: 2931: 2793:. No. 249. November 2023. p. 25. 2611: 2609: 2607: 2177:. No. 262. December 2023. p. 58. 1757: 1245: 2296: 2123:British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1476:A Class 508 in as-delivered BR livery at 1389:508201–508206, 508208–508211 1133:(508201-212). Their main duties included 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 3101:Electric multiple units of Great Britain 2488: 2433: 1971: 1899: 1471: 1306: 1173:for a short period. Units were based at 2870: 2812: 2808:. No. 260. April 2023. p. 63. 2604: 2434:Houghton, Alistair (16 December 2016). 2403:"Best Merseyrail service for two years" 2400: 2321:"North Wales Coast Railway Noticeboard" 2145: 1937: 1935: 1933: 1931: 1929: 1927: 1925: 1923: 1921: 1823: 1782: 1698: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1688: 4697: 2818: 1944:Merseyrail Electrics: The Inside Story 1855: 1853: 1726: 1724: 1722: 1720: 1718: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1121:services that would replace slam-door 1019:area. 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No. 334. p. 22. 1561:Southeastern livery in 2007 1467: 659:75 mph (120 km/h) 580:underframe and body frame, 282:(6 Southeastern units only) 10: 4741: 4634:7: Renumbered as Class 810 4619:3: Renumbered as Class 701 4616:2: Renumbered as Class 325 4613:1: Renumbered as Class 332 339:As built, 4 cars per unit: 270:(27 Merseyrail units only) 4649: 4605: 4499: 4463: 4148: 4127: 4106: 4088:MSJ&AR electric units 4048: 3940: 3637: 3545: 3395: 3107: 3050: 3019: 3003: 2987: 2961: 2853:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 2772:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 1885:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 1423: 1391: 1377: 1374: 1363: 1360: 1025:Wimbledon Traincare Depot 924: 919: 883: 852: 840: 819: 796: 786: 776: 766: 754: 736: 726: 722:656 kW (880 hp) 718: 683: 663: 655: 643: 629: 621: 613: 605: 588: 573: 568: 547: 497: 451: 439: 432:As refurbished: 192 seats 413: 393: 385: 365: 332: 306: 298: 290: 255: 247: 237: 227: 213: 178: 168: 160: 148: 130: 125: 2517:www.villagematters.co.uk 1637: 861:508/3: within subclass, 60:"British Rail Class 508" 4725:750 V DC multiple units 4098:W&CR electric units 2223:Southern Electric Group 2146:Marsden, Colin (2010). 1972:Llewelyn, Hugh (2016). 1824:Marsden, C. 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