Class 507
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The Class 507 were fleet of 31 3 car 75mph units used by Merseryrail until withdrawal in 2024, having been replaced by the Class 777. The Class 507s were owned by Angle Trains. The class 507s were powered from the 750V DC Third Rail found in Mersey.[1]
History
The Class 507s were built by British Rail for the Merseyrail services, they were part of the PEP family of trains built by British Rail in the 1970s. The Class 507s worked alongside the Class 508. Unlike the 508s the 507s went straight to Merseryside.
In 2023 Angle Trains and Merseyrail repainted 507001 in a modified version of British Rail Blue. The class 507s had two Branch Line Society farewell tours, these were the "507 Sunset" and the "507 Farewell".
Features
The class 507s, featured the safety systems of AWS, TPWS and Tripcocks. The Tripcocks were used in the tunnels through the centre of the Merseyrail network.
Withdrawal
By the end of 2024 there was only 6 diagrams left all on the Southport Line this was due to the platforms at Southport being unable to accommodate a full 8 car 777 set.