The Railway Magazine

MULTIPLE UNITS

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Allocation­s

150269/70 CF/HLHQ-NL/EDHQ 153358/63 sent for disposal 156416 NH-HT

170206/07 CF/HLQ-DY/EMHQ 196112 HQ-TS

197005/45 HQ-CH

197122 newly delivered HQ/HLHQ

319217/19 sent for disposal 319367/75/78/84 sent for

disposal

331001-09 AN-NL 331102-05/08-11 NL-AN 398013 newly delivered HQ/HLHQ

508103/36/39/41 sent for

disposal

555013/15 newly delivered GF/PXGG

701523/24/25 newly delivered HQ/HYHQ

720608 HQ-EM 730012/13/14/16/18/19/21

HQ-BY

730045/47 newly delivered

HQ/EJHQ 756116/17 newly delivered HQ/HLHQ 777024/26/28/30 HQ-KD 777140 HQ-KD

805008/09 newly delivered HQ/HFHQ

Liveries

Blue and grey: 507001 EMR Purple: 170422 SWR: 444026, 458424

Named

185113 Hull Paragon 175 years

197049 Castell Caeriw Cyflym/ Carew Castle Express

802210 Hailes Castle

Names removed 508136 Wilfred Owen MC

Now in passenger traffic 196112

197005/45

321419

720608 730012/13/14/16/18/19/21 777024/26/28/30

777140

Renumbered 458524-458424

Formations

458424: 67624+74024+ 74124+67724

Sold

Great Central Railway: 153371

To industrial use

Greater Manchester Fire Training Centre: 144010

Stored/stopped locations Bournemout­h: 458424

Canton: 175101/09, 756116/17

Castle Donington: 768001

Central Rivers: 730101

Crewe: 197117/18/20

Crewe Gresty Green: 175006, 175116

Derby: 701002/05

Eastleigh: 701523/24/25

Ilford: 175108

Kirkdale: 777025/27

Landore: 175104

Long Marston: 701517/19

Loughborou­gh: 730103

MoD Bicester: 701507/11/15/16

Northampto­n: 319214

Old Dalby: 730101

Oxley: 730004/27/45/47, 730206

Walton Old Junc.: 777022

Willesden: 720509

Disposals

Sims Metals, Beeston: Arrival date: December 8: 153358 Sims Metals, Newport: Arrival dates: November 6: 508112/37 (corrected date); November

20: 319375; November 27: 153363; 508139/41; November 29: 319378; December 6: 319217/19; December 11: 508103/36; December 13: 319367/84

 ?? CHRIS GEE ?? Right: First-built Class 507 EMU No. 507001 has been given a retro BR blue and grey livery as the remaining fleet heads into its final months in use on Merseyside, and is seen at Birkenhead Hamilton Square on December 9. When new, this unit and No. 507002 had royal patronage on October 25, 1978 as they carried Queen Elizabeth II from Moorfields to Kirkby to officially open the upgraded Merseyrail network.
CHRIS GEE Right: First-built Class 507 EMU No. 507001 has been given a retro BR blue and grey livery as the remaining fleet heads into its final months in use on Merseyside, and is seen at Birkenhead Hamilton Square on December 9. When new, this unit and No. 507002 had royal patronage on October 25, 1978 as they carried Queen Elizabeth II from Moorfields to Kirkby to officially open the upgraded Merseyrail network.

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