With the Class 502 units now life-expired, unable to cope with the demands of the new "Link" tunnel and approaching 40 years old, by 1977 a replacement was sought. Owing to the success of the Class 313 fleet on suburban services from Kings Cross, two sets were temporarily transferred to Merseyside and based at Hall Road TMD. Sets 313003/013 were used for over 250 miles of extensive testing on the Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby-Garston lines. The results revealed a similar version of PEP-derived stock would be suitable for the Merseyrail Northern Line. Initially, 47 sets were ordered (507001-507047) but cost issues forced this number to be reduced to 38 units, then as low as 30 by early 1978 when the first sets were under construction. Ultimately, 33 units were built between 1978 and Octobe
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| - With the Class 502 units now life-expired, unable to cope with the demands of the new "Link" tunnel and approaching 40 years old, by 1977 a replacement was sought. Owing to the success of the Class 313 fleet on suburban services from Kings Cross, two sets were temporarily transferred to Merseyside and based at Hall Road TMD. Sets 313003/013 were used for over 250 miles of extensive testing on the Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby-Garston lines. The results revealed a similar version of PEP-derived stock would be suitable for the Merseyrail Northern Line. Initially, 47 sets were ordered (507001-507047) but cost issues forced this number to be reduced to 38 units, then as low as 30 by early 1978 when the first sets were under construction. Ultimately, 33 units were built between 1978 and Octobe
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| - Pioneer set no. 507001 at Hunts Cross illustrated in the new post-refurbishment Merseyrail livery.
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| - With the Class 502 units now life-expired, unable to cope with the demands of the new "Link" tunnel and approaching 40 years old, by 1977 a replacement was sought. Owing to the success of the Class 313 fleet on suburban services from Kings Cross, two sets were temporarily transferred to Merseyside and based at Hall Road TMD. Sets 313003/013 were used for over 250 miles of extensive testing on the Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby-Garston lines. The results revealed a similar version of PEP-derived stock would be suitable for the Merseyrail Northern Line. Initially, 47 sets were ordered (507001-507047) but cost issues forced this number to be reduced to 38 units, then as low as 30 by early 1978 when the first sets were under construction. Ultimately, 33 units were built between 1978 and October 1979. On 25 October 1978, a Class 507 conveyed the HM the Queen and several other VIPs on a special service between Moorfields and Kirkby. Following the journey, she declared the new-look Merseyrail network officially open. The first passenger working occurred on 1 November 1978 with pioneer set 507001 working the 0739 Southport-Liverpool Central service wearing a unique commemorative headboard. This set worked services between Liverpool and Southport for the remainder of the day, while 507002 operated services between Liverpool and Ormskirk the same day. From then on, further 507s steadily entered service and the 502s were in turn withdrawn. By mid-1980, Northern Line services were entirely in the hands of the 507s. Following privatisation, the 507s were used interchangeably between both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, working a further four routes regularly. A host of new liveries appeared following sectorisation of British Rail. The remaining 32 units were refurbished by Alstom Eastleigh during the period 2002-2005. They received a new interiors, CCTV, light clusters and dot matrix displays. Unit 507033 was the last Merseyside set to be refurbished, entering service having been named "Cllr George Howard" in August 2005.
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