Class 508 EMU

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Class_508_EMU
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:brakeType electro-pneumatic
gptkbp:carBodyMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:couplingType tightlock
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Birkenhead_North_TMD
gptkbp:enteredService 1979
gptkbp:family gptkb:British_Rail_1972_Standard
gptkbp:form 3 cars per trainset
gptkbp:height 3.58 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Class 508 EMU
gptkbp:length 19.80 m per car
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 75 mph
gptkbp:numberBuilt 43
gptkbp:numberOfDoors sliding pocket
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Merseyrail
gptkbp:originalOperator gptkb:British_Rail
gptkbp:powerSource 750 V DC third rail
gptkbp:preservedIn 1
gptkbp:renovated 2003
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Merseyrail_network
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Class_777_EMU
gptkbp:trackGauge 1435 mm
gptkbp:UICClassification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Northern_Line
gptkb:Wirral_Line
gptkbp:weight 104 tonnes per trainset
gptkbp:width 2.82 m
gptkbp:withdrawn 2023
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Merseyrail_Wirral_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6