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(12/04/2023 18:31)507022 Wrote: [ -> ]Once the Ormskirk service goes over to 777s, they will be 4 cars all day until 8 car operation has been given the go ahead. Swapping with 507/8s is not an option unfortunately due to lack of stabling. As more 777s come into service then roughly a corresponding number of 507/8 will have to go for scrap.
About 15 507/8 will be retained for the Southport to Hunts Cross line until the platform and signalling work is complete. This line will be the last to convert to 777
I guess 8 cars will need to be operational for Aintree next year.
It seems capacity is going to be reduced by quite a bit if the three peak 6 cars are removed from the Ormskirk line in the coming weeks.

Does Ormskirk require platform work to accommodate 8 cars, it seems quite tight with an 6 car against the signal at the south end of the station currently.
First day in service yesterday for 777001. However it failed and was replaced by 777003 also on is first day in passenger service.
(13/04/2023 06:59)childwallblues Wrote: [ -> ]First day in service yesterday for 777001. However it failed and was replaced by 777003 also on is first day in passenger service.

It replaced the failed 777008 on 11th April on Kirkbys
Has anyone seen / heard how the Merseyrail operation for Aintree has gone the last few days?
According to usually reliable sources on Facebook:

507024 was taken out of Service following peak time Southports this morning

507025 will be taken out of Service after its duty today:

1325 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1406 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1440 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1521 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1555 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1636 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1710 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1751 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
(18/04/2023 12:14)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]According to usually reliable sources on Facebook:

507024 was taken out of Service following peak time Southports this morning

507025 will be taken out of Service after its duty today:

1325 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1406 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1440 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1521 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1555 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1636 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
1710 Liverpool Central to West Kirby
1751 West Kirby to Liverpool Central
Both going for scrap this Sunday evening, no more slots left for a classified overhaul
777144/146 coming up from Warrington next Wednesday, hopefully.
507024 & 507025 passed through Birkenhead North coupled together, ECS from Kirkdale, around 21.00 on Tuesday evening.
024 was at the front
507024 had its last hurrah yesterday evening on the Ormskirk line. Its last passenger service was the 1916 Liverpool Central - Ormskirk, trailing 508104.

I'll miss both this and 507025. Plenty of good memories riding these and both were still in fine fettle over recent days. Some of the withdrawn units so far looked and sounded particularly run down in their final weeks, 508123 and 508143 being two, but 024 and 025 bow out as good riders. I suppose they all have to go at some stage.
One more overhaul to be done after 507003 and 507007 which are both in Birkenhead North at the moment, then any unit which reaches its maximum permitted mileage will be going for scrap
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