British Rail Class 507
British Rail Class 507 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works from 1978 to 1979. They were the third variety of British Rail's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles and five Classes (Class 313/314/315/507/508). The 507s were the first variant to be 750V DC third rail only. They have worked on the Merseyrail network from new, and continue to do so, now refurbished by Alstom's Eastleigh Works.
| British Rail Class 507 | |
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 Merseyrail Class 507 at Bidston in 2023  The interior of a refurbished Class 507 unit | |
| In service | 1 November 1978 – 28 November 2024 |
| Manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited |
| Built at | Holgate Road Works, York |
| Family name | BREL 1972 |
| Replaced | |
| Constructed | 1978–1980[1] |
| Refurbishment | 2002–2005 at Alstom Eastleigh |
| Scrapped | 2023-present |
| Number built | 33 |
| Number in service | 0 |
| Number preserved | 1 |
| Number scrapped | 31 |
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| Operator | Merseyrail |
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| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel underframe and body frame, aluminium body and roof |
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| Width | 2.820 m (9 ft 3.0 in) |
| Height | 3.582 m (11 ft 9.0 in) |
| Floor height | 1.146 m (3 ft 9.1 in) |
| Doors | Double-leaf pocket sliding, each 1.288 m (4 ft 2.7 in) wide (2 per side per car) |
| Maximum speed | 75 mph (120 km/h) |
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| Train heating | Electric heating (ducted warm air) |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ |
| Bogies | BREL BX1[1] |
| Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic[1] |
| Safety system(s) | |
| Coupling system | Tightlock |
| Multiple working | Within class, and with Class 508 |
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References
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