Merseyrail

[childwallblues]

RE: Merseyrail
507001 has been loaded on to trailers at Newport and taken to Derby.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Merseyrail
I am due to ride a 777 on February 8th in the Chester area. Details are fluid, but it may be Ellesmere Port - Hooton - Chester or even Chester - Birkenhead and back, depending on what buses I feel like riding.

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Merseyrail
Now that all but 1 777 is in service when will 8 cars appear on HNX services?

[507022]

RE: Merseyrail

(02/02/2025 16:39)Y458 KNF Wrote:  Now that all but 1 777 is in service when will 8 cars appear on HNX services?

When selective door operation has been tested and signed off.
With Cressington platforms under the road bridge with limited platform width, the doors under the bridge can’t be opened so have to be kept closed by the driver.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Merseyrail
I did indeed ride some 777s yesterday. I liked the smooth ride but preferred the seating in the 507/08 classes.

I shall post my itin shortly, which unusually featured more trains than buses.

[NathanR]

RE: Merseyrail
Recently, with news that Serco-Abellio may potenially be able to extend their 25 year term (initially awarded in 2003 and due to expire in 2028), the RMT union has made a call for Merseyrail to be brought into public control, considering the fact that is what the Metro Mayor technically wants to do in the future.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...c-31137267

[508134]

RE: Merseyrail
The final Class 777 (777035) yet to enter service has started its fault-free running tests in the past few days between Sandhills and Southport, ahead of it being accepted.

[507022]

RE: Merseyrail
That’s happened earlier than I thought, as it required new wheel sets

[508134]

RE: Merseyrail

(08/03/2025 19:11)507022 Wrote:  That’s happened earlier than I thought, as it required new wheel sets

I was surprised to see it out testing this week. Perhaps they used the wheel sets from 777004 or 777008 since they both appear to be out of action long-term. Did 008 have a fire incident sometime last year? I think both are now being used as spare parts donors for the other units.

[507022]

RE: Merseyrail

(08/03/2025 20:01)508134 Wrote:  I was surprised to see it out testing this week. Perhaps they used the wheel sets from 777004 or 777008 since they both appear to be out of action long-term. Did 008 have a fire incident sometime last year? I think both are now being used as spare parts donors for the other units.

I think it was 777008 that ran into the “buffers at Rock Ferry never heard about a fire, though.