British Rail Merseyrail 1994-Semaphores & Class 507+508 EMUs at Birkenhead Nth, West Kirby & Hoylake

[@EM-yk1dw]

Excellent Soi soon to be history. I can remember when the 508s were new on the South Western, showing my age now!

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Yes, i remember them on the Southern. I have a pic of one next to a District Line CO/CP stock at Wimbledon back in 1981. Of course, some of the 508 trailers are still running on the SR, formed into 455 units!

[@OlafProt]

I remember those PEP coming into service in London. They felt space age 😂

[@PEPEMUFAN]

Cracking Footage Mate, Exactly as remembered again a part from the Semaphore Signals the BR Blue & Grey Livery and Merseytravel Regional Railways Liveries was something that I use to see a lot of when I grew up👌😉

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Thank you.... i went in order to get the semaphores and signal boxes on film... amazing to think the 507s & 508s are still with us!

[@roberthill6216]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Not for much longer now unfortunately.

[@peterharvey1762]

Ain’t many crossings like that hoylake one left , imagine trying to shut one nowadays 🤣🤣

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

No, they are being replaced all over.....

[@Andrewjg_89]

The Class 507 and Class 508 trains are pretty much identical to the Class 313, Class 314 and Class 315. But soon Merseyrail are replacing them with the Class 777 Metro that some have entered service. And some of the Class 508 were used on Connex Southeastern before they were replaced by the Class 376 in the early 2000s. And some were used on the East Coastway Line and West Coastway Line and on the Silverlink Metro North London Line and West London Line. Before they were replaced by the Class 378 when London Overground took over in 2007.

[@SteamboatWilley]

The semaphore signals and manual crossing gates look oddly antiquated next to the very modern looking Class 507s and 508s.

[@johnchurch4705]

Miss the noises of these and the sister locos, the new Lizzy line locos are too quiet 🤐.

[@roberthill6216]

Did you ever see the Merseyrail 73's in action? Also, why do 3rd rail units need a cant rail warning stripe, when the power source is on the ground?

[@djtrainspotter]

OHL around Allerton area.

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

Never got any MR 73s although i did have a couple for haulage on a Pathfinder railtour. All BR stock get the electric flashes, stock can be hauled away to works ect and ended up sitting in a siding under the wires......

[@roberthill6216]

@@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus Ok, thank you for the resonse.

[@Sarahbryson321]

They were still in BR blue up until the 90s??

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

This video proves it!.....

[@Keithbarber]

Not 1 For the second time in a row Not good 😊

[@SoiBuakhaoRoutemasterbus]

You'll have to set your alarm for a few minutes earlier.... lol