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508130

Class 508

Videos featuring 508130

This video captures train movements in North Wales and surrounding areas during July 2022. It features several diesel multiple units (DMUs) and electric multiple units (EMUs), including Transport for Wales' Class 150, 153, and 158 Sprinter DMUs, a withdrawn Class 175 DMU, and Merseyrail's Class 508 EMU. The footage includes locations such as Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction, Bangor, and Llandudno. No headcodes are provided in the current record.
It includes footage of Merseyrail class 507 and 508 electric multiple units, as well as locomotive-hauled services between Crewe, Holyhead, and V.V. The content provides a nostalgic look at railway activity from that era, highlighting both passenger services and the variety of traction types in use.
A locomotive identified as 37884 is seen towing two Merseyrail units, 507009 and 508130, during a scrap operation at Newport in South Wales. The movement was part of ongoing efforts to dispose of the declining Merseyrail 507/508 fleet, with regular scrap runs taking place from Liverpool to South Wales. The train worked service 5Q76 between Kirkdale and Newport Docks. Additional units, including 508138, are also mentioned in relation to the event.
It also includes Northern Class 156 SuperSprinter and 195 units, as well as East Midlands Trains Class 158 DMUs passing through Hunts Cross on services to and from Liverpool Lime Street. The footage highlights various train types operating in the region during that time.
This video captures train movements at Southport in November 2022, featuring a variety of British Railways stock. It includes Class 150 and 156 Sprinter DMUs, Class 507 and 508 PEP units, and a Class 769 diesel multiple unit. The footage also shows newer Class 777 EMUs stored in a siding, indicating upcoming changes to the fleet. Trains operated by Merseyrail and Northern are present, with activity noted at Southport, Chester, and Waterfront. Some details such as headcodes are not included in the record.
This video discusses the continued operation of Class 507 and 508 electric multiple units on the Liverpool Metro network, highlighting their age and the delay in replacing them with the newer Class 777 units. The units have been in service for over four decades and were originally operated by Southern before being transferred to Merseyrail. The footage includes scenes from several locations across the Liverpool area, including Bidston, Chester, Hoylake, Liverpool Central, Moorfields, New Brighton, University, and West Kirby. Headcode 0O10 is also noted in the metadata.
This video features Merseyrail Class 507 and 508 electric multiple units, along with First Great Western Class 150 diesel multiple units, at Southport. Additional locations mentioned include Chester and Waterfront. The footage includes train number 150107 and 150122, which are still painted in FGW blue. No headcodes are identified in the metadata.