Borkyyy
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Any 507s roaming around today?
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Merseyrail legacy fleet updates (Class 507/508)
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harrym508131
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both were trams
PlatformEdgeVT
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I've been told that there's a 507 on the Ellesmere Port line, not entirely sure though.
Borkyyy
Member
Ok I'll have a look for that and is there any on Southports today if anyone knows?
Edit: yes there is
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PlatformEdgeVT
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507010 is on the Chester Circuit
Borkyyy
Member
Looks like 507003 is the only 3 car on Southports today. However a train was cancelled before that so that might have been a 507 running it but not too sure.
12LDA28C
Established Member
Rumours suggest that some 507s will be retained in traffic until December due to poor availability of 777s.
Class15
On Moderation
Great news, thanks very much for passing it on.
MR-507508
Member
How come the 'usual' three booked diagrams on the Southport - Hunts Cross do not appear to be worked by 507s lately, is this just due to poor availability of both fleets at the moment or is this the start of the transition of this line switching the remaining diagrams to 777 operation?
507001 update, it appears an ECS move is currently underway from West Kirby siding 2, can anyone please confirm if this is 507001 running under its own power?
Realtime Trains | 5T63 1300 West Kirby to Birkenhead North E.M.U.D | 25/05/2024
Real-time train running information for 5T63 1300 departure from West Kirby to Birkenhead North E.M.U.D on 25/05/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Borkyyy
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Not that I could see. 507010 is still doing Chester Circuits however Ellesmere Port has seen no sign of a 507 operating on it.
I doubt that they will run past August since the number of 507s that are being put into service is getting lower and lower by the minute.
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Thanks for confirming. Do you know which time service 010 was working when you saw it, please?
Borkyyy
Member
I think it is now working 2C37 15:15 Circuit from Chester
MR-507508
Member
Reports 507007 was working on the Ellesmere Port line this morning, working the 0912 (2Y08) out of Ellesmere Port.
Not sure whether this is still the case?
A unit from Rock Ferry replaced a unit on the Ormskirk line this afternoon, after the unit of the Ormskirk line (I presume a battery unit) replaced a faulty unit on the Headbolt Lane line.
Thanks again. Just trying to keep a record of what works what.
Borkyyy
Member
I suppose 507007 went back to Birkenhead North after doing that circuit since.
507029 was at Kirkdale visible at the siding Southport lines separates from Ormskirk and Headbolt Lane lines. And there is a second 507 running along side 507003 on the Southport line however I couldn't get the number of it. My guesses it is either 507017 or 507018. Not sure whether it was 507023 however I am pretty sure it is still unable to run under power after it's fault from yesterday.
Mongol Empires
New Member
Hi
I don't know anything about trains but my son really wants to see the 507. Are they still running ?
PlatformEdgeVT
Member
A few are still running. I believe the best station to see the 507s would be Liverpool Central.
507001 moved from West Kirby to Birkenhead North for inspection this afternoon under its own power as 5T63, whilst 507023 and 029 went from Kirkdale to New Brighton in the early evening as 5T67. 507007 headed to Kirkdale after its short morning stint on the Ellesmere Port line but I'm not sure if it remained there.
After an unfortunate week for the 507s, hopefully normal service is only a few days away. The three-car situation on the Southport line cannot continue.
After an unfortunate week for the 507s, hopefully normal service is only a few days away. The three-car situation on the Southport line cannot continue.
MR-507508
Member
Thanks for this update. Quite a few 507s on Kirkdale depot today, unusual sight these days.
507001, 017 and 018 all reported as being on North depot early evening.
Which leaves 507016 unaccounted for, I presume working alongside 507003 on the Southport line.
Deepgreen
Established Member
This has appeared on BBC News today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx88nq5jy57o
"A rail enthusiast has bought a 1970s train for £1 in a bid to save it from the scrapheap.
Robert Hampton, 41, now hopes to raise £10,000 to move the Merseyrail Class 507 train to a museum.
The IT consultant said he had fond memories of day trips on the old trains and wanted to "save piece of Merseyside's history".
The Class 507 trains, first introduced in 1978, are being replaced by the Class 777 fleet."
"A rail enthusiast has bought a 1970s train for £1 in a bid to save it from the scrapheap.
Robert Hampton, 41, now hopes to raise £10,000 to move the Merseyrail Class 507 train to a museum.
The IT consultant said he had fond memories of day trips on the old trains and wanted to "save piece of Merseyside's history".
The Class 507 trains, first introduced in 1978, are being replaced by the Class 777 fleet."
Deepgreen
Established Member
'Click and collect'...
Sun Chariot
Established Member
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Northerngirl
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Might ask if I can get another one at that price, it would make a nice garden ornament 
Sun Chariot
Established Member
I was surprised to read it's 507001 that the chap in the article has purchased. I thought that unit was already earmarked to be taken by a preservation movement?
Yes, it’s the same scheme.
Sun Chariot
Established Member
Excellent, I wish them every success.
MR-507508
Member
Any updates on 507 workings for today?