Class 508 EMU

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Class_508_EMU

GPTKB entity

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
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gptkbp:withdrawn	2023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_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Class 508 EMU