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Merseyrail Electrics was the franchise holder of the Merseyrail
Merseyrail

Merseyrail is the name given to the Railway electrification in Great Britain Commuter rail in the United Kingdom centred on Liverpool in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in northern England....
 service from 19 January 1997. The company was owned by MTL, who were also awarded the Northern Spirit
Northern Spirit

This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. For the Australian football club of the same name, see Northern Spirit FC.Northern Spirit was a train operating company in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, running trains in the north of England....
 franchise. MTL became bankrupt in 1999, and the franchise was handed to Arriva Trains Merseyside
Arriva Trains Merseyside

Arriva Trains Merseyside was a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating passenger trains in Merseyside . The previous franchise holder was Merseyrail Electrics....
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Merseyrail Electrics was the franchise holder of the Merseyrail
Merseyrail

Merseyrail is the name given to the Railway electrification in Great Britain Commuter rail in the United Kingdom centred on Liverpool in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in northern England....
 service from 19 January 1997. The company was owned by MTL, who were also awarded the Northern Spirit
Northern Spirit

This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. For the Australian football club of the same name, see Northern Spirit FC.Northern Spirit was a train operating company in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, running trains in the north of England....
 franchise. MTL became bankrupt in 1999, and the franchise was handed to Arriva Trains Merseyside
Arriva Trains Merseyside

Arriva Trains Merseyside was a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating passenger trains in Merseyside . The previous franchise holder was Merseyrail Electrics....
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ClassImageTypeTop speedNumberRoutes operatedUnit numbersBuilt
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Class 507
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 ....
507026 Centralb
electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
7512032Northern Line
Northern Line (Merseyrail)

The Northern Line is one of the two Commuter rail in the United Kingdom operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Wirral Line ....

Wirral Line
Wirral Line

The Wirral Line is one of the two Commuter rail in the United Kingdom operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern Line ....
507001-021, 023-0331978 - 1979
Class 508/1
British Rail Class 508

The British Rail Class 508 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works in 1979-80. They were the fourth variety of BR's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, eventually encompassing 755 vehicles and five classes ....
508138 Newbrighton
electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of many carriages using electricity as the motive power....
7512031Northern Line
Northern Line (Merseyrail)

The Northern Line is one of the two Commuter rail in the United Kingdom operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Wirral Line ....

Wirral Line
Wirral Line

The Wirral Line is one of the two Commuter rail in the United Kingdom operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern Line ....
508102, 103, 104, 108, 110-112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 122-128, 130, 131, 134-1431979 - 1980


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