Merseyrail legacy fleet updates (Class 507/508)

[pokemonsuper9]

Just wondered. Some trains don’t seem to. For example the noisy thing that cleans the lines at night doesn’t seem to. Although I could have just missed it I suppose.

Leaf fall and examination trains will show on RTT and signal maps, but things that happen under a possession (e.g. tampers) don't.

 

[Neil Polo]

What does under a possession mean?

 

[43096]

What does under a possession mean?

When the line is blocked so that the engineers can do track maintenance. Hence it is said to be under the possession of the engineers.

 

[Neil Polo]

Ah ok. Always learning . Im
Looking at signalbox.io at the moment and the examination train has just passed my train at Birkenhead but is not showing in the live map.

 

[Tynwald]

as i uderstand it. the sms for these units, will expire this weekend

 

[prod_pep]

as i uderstand it. the sms for these units, will expire this weekend

Pardon?

 

[Neil Polo]

Does anyone happen to know where 003 is? I’m thinking of trying to catch her home.

 

[prod_pep]

Does anyone happen to know where 003 is? I’m thinking of trying to catch her home.

Yes, I'm on it now. We've just left Bootle Oriel Road and it will next form the 20.47 Liverpool Central to Southport.

 

[Neil Polo]

Great. Thanks.

 

[sharpinf]

as i uderstand it. the sms for these units, will expire this weekend

Pardon?

Apologies if I'm adding 2+2 and getting 5 but a guard told me yesterday that the 507s aren't allowed to run in service beyond Sunday
Take with a pinch of salt but that may be what @Tynwald was referring to?

 

[DaventryRabbit]

I was under the impression that the Lease actually expires at Midnight Sunday....

 

[prod_pep]

They are on lease to December according to multiple sources.

 

[Neil Polo]

If anyone else boards 003 watch out. There’s a puddle of piddle from some drunk bloke at the after most doors on the yellow side.

 

[zain_031]

Apologies if I'm adding 2+2 and getting 5 but a guard told me yesterday that the 507s aren't allowed to run in service beyond Sunday
Take with a pinch of salt but that may be what @Tynwald was referring to?

I believe they were meant to be withdrawn on Monday, however with the amount of 777 faults and the time and money it takes to fix them this will most definitely no longer be happening. 507s will be kept until the faults are fixed, most likely December

 

[sharpinf]

I believe they were meant to be withdrawn on Monday, however with the amount of 777 faults and the time and money it takes to fix them this will most definitely no longer be happening. 507s will be kept until the faults are fixed, most likely December

Thanks for the info

 

[PointA Rail]

I know this is slightly unrelated but what is the name of the siding beside platform 1 at Southport?

 

[Neil Polo]

I think it’s just called Wall Siding.

 

[Borkyyy]

Is anyone else worried about 507001 tomorrow. This is not my video but it sounds dodgy. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdLr7886/

Edit: Sounds a plane preparing for takeoff. Motor alternators are cooked.

 

[prod_pep]

That sounds more like the resistor fan to me. Doesn't sound overly healthy but 508136 went around in its final few weeks making a similar sound with no problem.

 

[PointA Rail]

I think it’s just called Wall Siding.

Thank you

 

[WirralLine]

That sounds more like the resistor fan to me. Doesn't sound overly healthy but 508136 went around in its final few weeks making a similar sound with no problem.

Dodgy MA can cause these symptoms, 136 was the same. In its final weeks 136 kept losing saloon lighting and stuff intermittently having only the emergency lighting,with the good old "MA fault" light illuminated occasionally on the dashboard.

I'm sure 001 will be fine for 1 day however!

 

[Borkyyy]

Anyone know why these are showing up on RTT trains at Hall Road. Are they ECS moves or a RTT error? They are down at the same headcode as the tour.

 

[zain_031]

Anyone know why these are showing up on RTT trains at Hall Road. Are they ECS moves or a RTT error? They are down at the same headcode as the tour.
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Your looking at the wrong time! The tour only gets back to Southport at 17:43, then leaves on ECS at 18:28

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Oh sorry wait i read it wrong, its showing up twice as the tour stops at Hall Road, goes into the sidings, and then reverses at Hall Road again

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The Kirkdale - Southport one im not sure about, its showing up this morning as well

 

[cjbirkett]

It is showing running under both paths but the original one (southport to southport) has more detailed running information

 

[Borkyyy]

It is showing running under both paths but the original one (southport to southport) has more detailed running information

Ah right. Just confused me a bit because I was wondering when one of the services was arriving to get me to southport

 

[Josh01]

777006 declared failure at southport

 

[zain_031]

Info boards at Moorfields showing it as cancelled

 

[cjbirkett]

777006 declared failure at southport

Have to say that's put a spanner in the works as the plan was to get this train from Hightown after the tour went through then get up to Rice Lane for it which now I can't do

Best laid plans and all that. Hightown nice and peaceful though about from thousands of geese overhead!

 

[Borkyyy]

Just saw it pass Aigburth with the sound of about 20 crows fighting in a tree.

 

[kw12]

I know this is slightly unrelated but what is the name of the siding beside platform 1 at Southport?

I think it’s just called Wall Siding.

RTT shows it as Southport Wall Sidings (plural). Quail (Trackmaps) Railway Track Diagrams (Fifth Edition) shows it as Wallside Sdg.