A farewell celebration for Merseyrail's old fleet of Class 507 and 508s

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7 ай бұрын

Watch the hard work that has gone into creating the beautiful heritage wrap on Merseyrail's 507 001. You will also hear from Neil Grabham, Merseyrail's Manging Director, and Mark Doughty, Account Manager with Angel Trains.

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@leighbradley6506 7 ай бұрын

Needs to be preserved and kept for special outings in the area.

@nickmelling4238 6 ай бұрын

Merseyrail have done a marvellous job with this unit, a really big well done guys.

@johnUB4478 7 ай бұрын

What a lovely tribute to these fine machines. Let's hope 507.001 gets preserved

@scousertom0388 5 ай бұрын

Same. I was lucky enough to ride on her on my way home from work this evening.

@johnUB4478 5 ай бұрын

@@scousertom0388 I've only ever been on the similar 313s.

@Untitled_DevX 2 ай бұрын

@@johnUB4478same here man, but also the class 315

@johnUB4478 2 ай бұрын

@Untitled_DevX there is a 315 in preservation already I believe

@jcb3259 Ай бұрын

She has been preserved thank God

@sarahharrison3385 6 ай бұрын

I really hope they preserve this train, even if it's just these 3 carriages, they deserve a part of Merseyside history.

@CC-Cobalt-1043 5 ай бұрын

I think this one is being preserved, can't say anything about the others

@gedhoughton9523 5 ай бұрын

It's quite sad to see. These were reliable and they formed memories of us in Liverpool for years. Even though its a machine, Thank you Class 507/508

@DefaultMale_ 4 ай бұрын

Sad to see the 508s gone from service, will look forward to catching the last 507 journey, and will support the 507 conservation group

@DefaultMale_ 4 ай бұрын

Especially given the 777s are a significant step down in reliability.

@jcb3259 Ай бұрын

@@DefaultMale_I know they are really bad. We have constant delays with the 777s

@leonwalsh1978 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic! Well done Merseyrail. Let’s hope 002 now in Merseyrail revised livery 😊 and then preserve at least one set for future generations to appreciate too.

@Hgplayz451 7 ай бұрын

Oh I thought they were taking them out of service

@HSTHoward 6 ай бұрын

@@Hgplayz451they are.

@DefaultMale_ 4 ай бұрын

508s are gone but there is a group of people trying to make conservation efforts for saving 507001

@ET-hm8do 3 ай бұрын

No, 507 002 got scrapped a few days ago, same with 507 030

@DefaultMale_ 3 ай бұрын

@@ET-hm8do You respond to a comment from 2 months ago.

@ashleyjiscool 6 ай бұрын

The 507 new headlights with br blue livery actually go really well together

@chrisgranton 6 ай бұрын

They certainly do! The black surrounds really stand out nice against the yellow. 😊

@somekitten7373 4 ай бұрын

@@chrisgrantonisnt that what the yellow fronts are supposed to do on BR trains?

@jameshardy4354 4 ай бұрын

Looks better than I thought they would

@ChineseTrainGuy 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful job Merseyrail! I hope that this train will enter preservation

@DKS225 7 ай бұрын

So do i to be honest

@TrainsWithRhys 7 ай бұрын

Now that’s a blast from the past

@jcb3259 Ай бұрын

I know innit I am so sad to see these go 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@chrisgranton 7 ай бұрын

I sincerely hope 507001 enters preservation, it HAS to! A very special unit indeed being the first 507 built as well as its Royal connection. It would be such a shame to let all the hard work of this heritage wrap go to waste. 001 is a superb unit and should be kept for future generations.

@BFrostythereal 7 ай бұрын

I hope that one 508 or 507 unit will be saved! Class 508s and 507s are my favourite emu trains🥰

@FrisiaBonn 6 ай бұрын

farewell, 507s/508s! Grew up with them and I will be sad when they all finally go. I've caught 507 001, thankfully! :) Thanks for posting this!

@firetruck1255 6 ай бұрын

certainly sad for them to be going. growing up in North wales during the mid to late 00s, i'd see them at Chester station and they always intrigued me. We never went up the Wirral, always towards Manchester, so the Merseyrail trains had a sense of wonder and adventure about them. First couple of times going on them felt like I was going to a whole new world as a child thanks to that. When you mention Merseyrail to me, I'll always think of a 508 disappearing down the Wirral from Chester's platform 7.

@trainrover 6 ай бұрын

I remember being AMAZED by their cousins' suspension underneath inner London 44 years ago; their rides were cosmically sci-fi 🍸💋

@TheLegoblockstudios 6 ай бұрын

Goodnight sweet Prince

@AaronD_ 7 ай бұрын

Love the whole idea, Merseyrail really have done well to celebrate these trains and hopefully they will be perserved. I remember watching the same video type for the tiger livery to the current one, its nice to see another!

@marksinthehouse1968 7 ай бұрын

Blue/grey looks so good ,these wraps are great ,superb

@Oli_Guy 6 ай бұрын

finally, my ears can work again

@robshorts 6 ай бұрын

My favourite livery. Still remember the 507s brand new, they were so modern compared to other units running in the country at the time!

@junglejack6068 7 ай бұрын

Looks spectacular

@Untitled_DevX 2 ай бұрын

I’m planning to go to Liverpool soon, hopefully I go there before these trains get retired sadly, marking the end of the PEP family of trains

@SpekerIsHere697 4 ай бұрын

Man, the last one goes when im in holiday, so i cant say goodbye :(, this struck me in 2020 when i heard they were going. Thank you 507/8 for the wonderful journey and for making me laugh when the engine makes the humming noise

@limwaik Ай бұрын

I wished be there for last PEP Class’s farewell unless my sister’s family would invited me over. I won’t be missed for 2nd generation train is Class 455 at London Waterloo (keep looking at South Western Railway or WiKi for details under Class 455). Also another 2nd generation classes: 318 and 320 in Scotland but I won’t be there. I’m glad three units received BR livery (313, 507 and 455) for special units.

@buzzukfiftythree 6 ай бұрын

Used the Southern equivalent several times over the years and also when they were used for a while on the Tonbridge-Redhill route in the noughties. They were certainly way ahead of the old slam door stock, although showed their age latterly once newer stock was introduced. A shame to see them disappear from the rails.

@1258-Eckhart 7 ай бұрын

Awww, totally sad to see these go - these and their cousins the 313's and 315's were the first brand new trains I experienced as a lad and I promptly subscribed to Modern Railways (Ian Allen) out of fascination. I hope that many sets will get preserved.

@leighbradley6506 7 ай бұрын

Yes, the 313's were built for the area I lived in at the time. Brilliant trains. Will be sad to see this type disappear.

@Class777 7 ай бұрын

Tuning in to hear this! A beautiful livery!

@Merseyrail2002 7 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

@Class777 7 ай бұрын

@@Merseyrail2002Cheers!

@joelharris1335 3 ай бұрын

507 001 has been saved from scrap!

@mistrustmusic 7 ай бұрын

Wow looks great!

@eddherring4972 6 ай бұрын

The best livery.

@williamwildcat 6 ай бұрын

Please preserve 507001 and any 508

@calvinliu6304 7 ай бұрын

Wow looks amazing

@nedchester 7 ай бұрын

Well done to Merseyrail

@RandomTFLupdates-PEPS_FOR_LIFE 7 ай бұрын

PEPS FOR LIFE

@1eatransportnorthwest 7 ай бұрын

PEPS FOR LIFE

@MWV_Music 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant, can you keep that one as a museum piece, maybe for parties etc

@thedayofthetweenie7196 2 ай бұрын

I think the PEPs have been on time more than the 777s. What has been a tremendously successful period of service for the PEPs will 100% not be the same for the 777.

@petershillito 7 ай бұрын

Trying to remember where I've seen that old logo before while out and about. I'm sure I've seen it on a sign at a station or two on the network that has managed to avoid being replaced with the current logo.

@Ozzy-does-stuff 7 ай бұрын

Y'all ought to at least retain this unit for special events

@shannonmurphy7440 7 ай бұрын

That’s kinda cool😮😊

@christiangraham9347 5 ай бұрын

I’m going on merseyrail for my birthday party

@AIDANBC 6 ай бұрын

I went to Liverpool before this and saw 507s there

@JBS319 6 ай бұрын

Three cheers for the PEPs!

@keithbstar1 2 ай бұрын

I always rememberd the bottom of the doors being blue. Another thing merseyrail can't het right.

@intercity300 6 ай бұрын

Where are they still running and for how long will they stay in service?

@Danthecool332 7 ай бұрын

Ive always wanted to ride a class 507/508 now realising that i wont be able to its quite sad

@gwrydd 6 ай бұрын

You have till sometime January to ride one

@lesleyhobbs2527 7 ай бұрын

When are 507’s and 508’s completed off the line because i will miss them :(

@talaus1gaming972 7 ай бұрын

507 farewell tour when?

@Mersey2 25 күн бұрын

Build a memorial for class 508 if you can (make it unit 508119) I think that's the unit I'm talking about

@jameshardy4354 7 ай бұрын

What was the reason the lights where changed

@AndrewG1989 7 ай бұрын

Both the Class 507 and Class 508 will be missed entirely as the Class 777 are in service.

@GameMaster23044 7 ай бұрын

I probably sat on that train

@fishfish7177 6 ай бұрын

Will this one actually run or do we have to wait 6 years like the new trains , getting worse by the day misery fail

@Jakegriffin2006 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know why the front lights on the 507/508s changed? stupid i know but i honestly dont know why

@jameshardy4354 4 ай бұрын

I think dont qote me on this i think they had to be a certan brighness fore working in the tunnels the original lights whernt very bright also i think to meet modern standards

@Jakegriffin2006 4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate appreciate it always been curious haha@@jameshardy4354

@MerseyrailTrainspotter 7 ай бұрын

Have all of them been withdrawn expect for 507001 ?

@Class777 7 ай бұрын

Nearly all the 508’s have been withdrawn. The 507’s aren’t being withdrawn just yet: this is just a special heritage livery.

@talaus1gaming972 7 ай бұрын

No. They are still in service

@MerseyrailTrainspotter 7 ай бұрын

So is there going to be some 507s to be kept as spare ?@@Class777

@Class777 7 ай бұрын

@@talaus1gaming972 Like I said, the 507s are in service but nearly all 508s aren’t

@Class777 7 ай бұрын

@@MerseyrailTrainspotter at the moment there isn’t but there’s a group online called the Class 507 Preservation Society who are trying to preserve 507001

@melvin_eats 3 ай бұрын

Would have been better with the double arrows

@MattForbes 7 ай бұрын

A shame that a bit of yellow vinyl wasn't applied on the cab ends to cover the black "eyebrows" surrounding the head/tail/marker lights to make it look a little more authentic. I'll be nice though - it's a nice sendoff (I bet the 777s won't last as long as the 507/8s have) - and not mention the fact that Southern did the same a few years ago with 313201 🙃

@jameshardy4354 7 ай бұрын

The door should be black and the cab ends should have more yellow on them

@SuttonTransportHub 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes the liveries have to be changed slightly due to PRM standards. Still did a great job of it though

@nigelkthomas9501 7 ай бұрын

I agree. The doors are not as they were either. That daft rule came in around twenty years ago and it still boils my piss!

@nigelkthomas9501 7 ай бұрын

@@SuttonTransportHubWhat on earth is PRM? I’m guessing it’s something I probably won’t like.

@SuttonTransportHub 7 ай бұрын

@@nigelkthomas9501 Persons of reduced mobility. They sometimes have to slightly change colours or textures for a few reasons, one of them making sure passengers can find the disabled access door and toilet etc. I guess they didn’t really care about that kinda stuff in the early 80’s 🤣

@VladimirPutinIsGood 6 ай бұрын

I'm Telling You Now Those Class 777s Will Struggle To Surpass Unlike The Class 507s and 8s

@brickleyyard4966 6 ай бұрын

How to say good bye non stop to the scrapyard

@idontknow12383 3 ай бұрын

The same thing is happening with the class 455

@MinecraftCheating 2 ай бұрын

hoepfully the same happens with the 318s

@507fan 7 ай бұрын

Don't take 011 out of service

@nigelkthomas9501 7 ай бұрын

That livery is NOT original. The doors are not accurate. The old BR livery was uniform with no hideously different coloured doors.

@cedarcam 7 ай бұрын

Thats because EU regulations require train doors to be a contrasting colour to aid visibly impaired people who can see bus doors OK so they can be the same colour as the rest of the vehicle

@jameshardy4354 7 ай бұрын

It's not just the doors the cab fronts are wrong the door at the front should be black not yellow and there should be more yellow on the front

@nigelkthomas9501 7 ай бұрын

@@cedarcam Isn’t that damn annoying! Managed for a century and a half now suddenly that’s no good. 😖 And in any case we’re no longer in the hideous EU!

@cedarcam 7 ай бұрын

@@jameshardy4354 Yes at 3:30 I see that and the old lights surrounded in yellow. Hopefully it is preserved and given a real coat of paint with the correct livery over all the unit as I think heritage stock is exempt from livery regulations at the moment.

@cedarcam 7 ай бұрын

@@nigelkthomas9501 We should help our less able population but what bugs me is how inconsistent these regulations are. Some like painting doors on trains in a contrasting colour make no sense to me when busses, taxies can be in a uniform colour. The one that really bugs me is the stand back behind the yellow line. It is obvious it is dangerous to stand near the edge of a platform where a train may pass at 125 mph so why do we put the tactile paving telling the visually impaired they are close to the edge of the platform on the dangerous side of the yellow line, surely it should be on the safe side of it. These regulations were brought in by the EU but I guess are here to stay now. These days it is all about paper work not common sense. Can't even move a train 5 yards to get a disabled passenger on because it is not written in the train management rules What a crazy railway it is today. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdqDpL2dsr-sc4U.html

@atakd 7 ай бұрын

The new trains are a disgraceful waste of money, as is this grandstanding. Maybe the money could have been invested in e-ticketing technology for the only train operator in the country without it. But that wouldn't look so good on KZfaq, would it? So screw the passengers.

@simplesimon2802 7 ай бұрын

boo - the old trains are being (have been) withdrawn throughout the UK as they are life expired - the new trains are worth the money as they bring the fleet in to the present era.

@atakd 7 ай бұрын

Life expired in what way? No cancellations from failed rolling stock - ever. Just a case of let's spend other people's money on shiny shiny whilst we charge rip off fares: £3.40 to cross the Mersey one way. It's cheaper for a single person to drive, including tunnel toll and HMRC mileage allowance, for the trip than for me to travel on Merseyrail with my bike. A fucking disgrace and waste of public money.

@gwrydd 6 ай бұрын

It’s honestly a disgrace that they don’t accept etickets in the 21st century. This is exactly why I travel with tfw instead of Merseyrail to Chester

@simplesimon2802 6 ай бұрын

@@gwrydd only to an extent. I use Oyster in London but primarily for simple station to station travel. If travelling all day its better to use 'pay once, ride at will' paper tickets as these do not have time limits on journeys and work better with complex journeys.

@mjcats2011 6 ай бұрын

@@atakd Wow. There is no way you would allow nearly 50 year old buses on the roads and yet some like you want 50 year old trains. Give it another 5 - 8 years they would need another overhaul and with parts being scarce to source, Merseyrail made the right decision. The 507's are a fine train, for the 1980's - 1990's. No tfor the 21st Century.