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    UKP: BR Multiple Units: 508

    Electric Unit

    Class 508 4PER Merseyside EMU

    The British Rail Class 508 (4PER) was a class of electric multiple unit passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited, at Holgate Road carriage works, York, in 1979 and 1980. They were a variant of British Rail's standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, eventually encompassing 755 vehicles and five classes (313/314/315/507/508).

    They mostly worked on the Merseyrail network from 1982 until withdrawal on 16 January 2024.

    Formation DMSO-TSO-TSO-BDMSO
    System 750-850V DC Third Rail
    Length 19.80m (19.92m trailers)
    Width 2.82m
    Height 3.582m
    Introduced 1979
    Withdrawn 2024
    Builder BREL Holgate
    Power 656 kW
    Max Speed 75 mph
    Wheelbase 14.17m
    Brakes Electro Pneumatic Discs & Rheostatic
    Bogies BREL BX1
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