British Rail Class 507

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British Rail Class 507
507021 Bidston.jpg
Merseyrail Class 507 at Bidston in 2023
Interior of Merseyrail British Rail Class 507.jpg
The interior of a refurbished Class 507 unit
In service1 November 1978 –3 November 2024 [1]
Manufacturer British Rail Engineering Limited
Order no.
  • 30906 (BDMSO vehicles)
  • 30907 (TSO vehicles)
  • 30908 (DMSO vehicles) [2]
Built at Holgate Road Works, York
Family name BREL 1972
Replaced
Constructed1978–1980 [2]
Refurbished2002–2005 at Alstom Eastleigh
Scrapped2023–present
Number built33
Number scrapped27
Successor Class 777
Formation
  • 3 cars per unit:
  • BDMSO-TSO-DMSO [2]
Diagram
  • BDMSO vehicles: EI202
  • TSO vehicles: EH205
  • DMSO vehicles: EA201 [2]
Fleet numbers507001–507033 [2]
Capacity
  • As built: 234 seats
  • As modified: 222 seats
  • As refurbished: 192 seats
Owners Angel Trains [3]
Operators Merseyrail
Depots
Lines served
Specifications
Car body construction Steel underframe and body frame, aluminium body and roof
Car length
  • DM vehs.: 19.800 m (64 ft 11.5 in)
  • Trailers: 19.920 m (65 ft 4.3 in)
Width
  • Over Body: 2.820 m (9 ft 3.0 in)
  • Over Tread plates: 3.023 m (9 ft 11.0 in) [2]
Height3.582 m (11 ft 9.0 in)
Floor height1.146 m (3 ft 9.1 in)
DoorsDouble-leaf pocket sliding, each 1.288 m (4 ft 2.7 in) wide(2 per side per car)
Wheelbase Over bogie centres:
14.170 m (46 ft 5.9 in)
Maximum speed75 mph (120 km/h)
Weight
  • BDMSO vehs.: 37.06 t (36.47 LT; 40.85 ST)
  • TSO vehs.: 25.60 t (25.20 LT; 28.22 ST)
  • DMSO vehs.: 35.62 t (35.06 LT; 39.26 ST) [2]
Traction motors 8 × GEC G310AZ
(82 kW (110 hp) each,4 per motor car)
Power output656 kW (880 hp)
HVAC Electric heating (ducted warm air)
Electric system(s) 600–750 V DC third rail [2]
Current collector(s) Contact shoe
UIC classification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
Bogies BREL BX1 [2]
Minimum turning radius 70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)
Braking system(s) Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic [2]
Safety system(s)
Coupling system
  • Tightlockfor coupling to other units
  • Bar Coupling for in-between vehicles on a unit
Multiple working Within class, and with Class 508
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Specifications as at August 1982 [5] except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 507 is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Holgate Road carriage works in two batches from 1978 to 1980. They are a variant of British Rail's standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs derived from PEP stock, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles over five classes (313, 314, 315, 507 and 508). [6] They have worked on the Merseyrail network from new until their retirement in November 2024. Between 2002 and 2005, all units were refurbished by Alstom's Eastleigh Works.

Contents

The remaining class 507 units are all now at least 44 years old, and, following the withdrawal of the Class 313 fleet in 2023, were the oldest units operating on the mainline rail network in Great Britain. [7] However, the even older 1972 Stock and 1973 Stock are still in service on London Underground's Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines.

A final farewell tour took place on 3 November 2024. [1]

History

With the Class 502 units life-expired, unable to cope with the demands of the new Link tunnel and approaching 40 years old, by 1977 a replacement was sought. Owing to the success of the Class 313 fleet on suburban services from King's Cross, four sets were temporarily transferred to Merseyside and based at Hall Road TMD. Sets 313013/063 [8] were used for clearance trials on the Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby-Garston lines. The results showed that a similar type of stock would be suitable for the Merseyrail Northern Line.

Initially, 47 sets were ordered (507001–507047) but cost issues forced this number to be reduced to 38 units, then 30 by early 1978 when the first sets were under construction. Ultimately, 33 units were built between September 1978 and October 1979. The first set was delivered to Birkenhead North depot during September 1978, [9] with the first test run taking place on 9 October 1978. [9]

On 25 October 1978, a Royal Special involving units 507001 and 507002 conveyed The Queen and several other VIPs on a special service between Moorfields and Kirkby. Following the journey, she declared the new-look Merseyrail network officially open. [10] The first passenger working occurred on 1 November 1978, with unit 507001 working the 07:39 Southport-Liverpool Central with a commemorative headboard. [9] It worked between Liverpool and Southport for the remainder of the day, while unit 507002 operated between Liverpool and Ormskirk. Further Class 507 units steadily entered service and the Class 502 was, in turn, withdrawn. By mid-1980, Northern Line services were entirely in the hands of the Class 507 and all of the sets were in service by October 1980. [9] A host of new liveries appeared following sectorisation of British Rail.

Following privatisation, the Class 507 units were used interchangeably between both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, working a further four routes regularly. The remaining 32 units were refurbished by Alstom Eastleigh during 2002–2005. They received new interiors, CCTV, light clusters dot matrix displays and the 2+3 seating was replaced with 2+2 seats. [11] Unit 507033 was the last Merseyside set to be refurbished, entering service having been named Cllr George Howard in August 2005. [12] [13]

The first of two Class 507 farewell tours took place on 15 September 2024. The second farewell tour took place on 3 November 2024. [14]

Description

Class 507 units are formed of three cars, and numbered 507001 to 507033. [15] Original plans were drawn up for 47; later 38 Class 507 units to be built, but costs enforced a reduction in the number. Sets are made up of two driving motor cars ('A' DMSO with the compressor; 'B' BDMSO with the battery) and a trailer.

Originally, each three-car set seated 234 passengers, this figure being reduced to 222 following interior modifications during the 1990s. After the introduction of high back seats during refurbishment in 2004/2005 this was reduced to 192 with space for cyclists and disabled people improved.

The Class 507 (and 508) replaced LMS-designed Class 502 EMUs on the Northern Line and Class 503 EMUs on the Wirral Line.

Current operations

From new, all Class 507 units have worked the Merseyrail network. Sets have been used interchangeably between the Northern Line and the Wirral Line since 1997. Since 2023 the class has slowly been withdrawn from service, being replaced by the Class 777. [14]

Replacement

Merseyrail expected that the Class 507 and 508 units would be withdrawn around 2014 and replaced by a new EMU, but this was postponed following a refurbishment. In May 2012, Merseytravel announced that it had formally begun a project for replacement. [16] The fleet received a refresh package including external re-livery, internal enhancements and engineering work. [17]

In January 2016, Merseytravel announced the short list of companies bidding to build new trains which will replace the Class 507 and 508 on the Merseyrail network. [18] In December 2016, Merseytravel announced that Stadler had won the £460 million contract and that the new Class 777 trains would be delivered from summer 2019 with all the old trains replaced by 2021.[ citation needed ] The first unit entered service late in January 2023. [19]

Preservation

In March 2024, the Class 507 Preservation Society reached an agreement to preserve 507001 [20] after the chairman of the society bought the unit for £1 from Angel Trains. [21] A crowdfunding campaign to raise £10,000 to move the train by road to the Nant Mawr visitor centre at the Tanat Valley Light Railway was set up by the society in May 2024. [22]

A DMSO coach from 507028 has been placed in the new Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Training School at Aintree Fire Station. [23]

Accidents and incidents

Fleet details

ClassOperatorStatusQty.Year builtCars per unitUnit nos.Sources
507 Merseyrail Stored61978–19803507001, 507003, 507007, 507018, 507023, 507029 [32]
Non-railway use2 Vehicles507028 [note 1] [32]
Scrapped27507002, 507004, 507005–507006, 507008–507017, 507020–507022, 507024–507028, [note 2] 507030–507033 [24] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [14]

Vehicle numbering

Individual vehicles are numbered in the following ranges: [46]

BDMSOTSODMSO
64367–6439971342–7137464405–64437

Liveries

Class 507 units have appeared in a number of liveries:

Named units

Named units were as follows:

Notes

  1. ↑ vehicles 64432 and 71369. [32]
  2. ↑ 1 vehicle of 507028 only. [32]

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