Class 507 electric multiple units

E935767

The Class 507 electric multiple units are a fleet of third-rail suburban electric trains built in the late 1970s for commuter services around Liverpool, now primarily operating on the Merseyrail network.

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Class 507 electric multiple units canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electric multiple unit ⓘ
suburban train ⓘ
brakeType air brakes ⓘ
builtFor British Rail ⓘ
carBodyConstruction steel ⓘ
constructionPeriodEnd 1979 ⓘ
constructionPeriodStart 1978 ⓘ
countryOfOperation United Kingdom ⓘ
couplingType tightlock coupling ⓘ
designedBy British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
designedFor high-frequency stopping services ⓘ
inner-suburban services ⓘ
doorType sliding plug doors ⓘ
electrificationSystem 750 V DC third rail ⓘ
enteredService 1978 ⓘ
family PEP family ⓘ
formation 3-car unit ⓘ
intendedReplacementBy Stadler Class 777 ⓘ
interiorLayout 2+2 seating ⓘ
introduced 1978 ⓘ
livery British Rail blue and grey (original) ⓘ
Merseyrail yellow and silver (current) ⓘ
manufacturer BREL York ⓘ
British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
maximumSpeed 121 km/h ⓘ
75 mph ⓘ
multipleWorking compatible with Class 313 ⓘ
compatible with Class 508 ⓘ
network Merseyrail network ⓘ
linked to: Merseyrail
numberBuilt 33 units ⓘ
operator British Rail (historical) ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

Merseyrail ⓘ
owner Merseytravel ⓘ
powerCollectionMethod third rail ⓘ
powerOutput approximately 656 kW ⓘ
primaryAreaServed Liverpool urban area ⓘ
Merseyside ⓘ
primaryDepot Kirkdale TMD ⓘ
linked to: Kirkdale
refurbished early 2000s ⓘ
refurbishedBy Alstom (Birkenhead) ⓘ
relatedTo British Rail Class 313 ⓘ
British Rail Class 314 ⓘ
British Rail Class 315 ⓘ
British Rail Class 508 ⓘ
routeUsage Merseyrail Northern Line ⓘ
Merseyrail Wirral Line ⓘ
linked to: Wirral Line
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
suburban rail ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ

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Merseyrail → usesRollingStock → Class 507 electric multiple units ⓘ