Can anyone please describe in layman's terms what the differences are between a 507 and a 508 ?
Are they owned by a Rosco ? If so would they be subject to the usual Rosco handback in working order ?
Or maybe accepted as being hauled away for scrap.
Thanks
The main difference between the two classes is that they have different compressors, the 507’s have one and the 508’s have two. The 508’s were originally 5080XX, but were renumbered to 5081XX to avoid confusion with the 507’s.
The 507’s (built 1978-80) have always been three cars long and have spent their entire lives in Merseyside, whereas the 508’s (built 1979-80) were originally four carriages and were reduced into three, with the spare trailer carriages being inserted into Class 455/7 units for extra capacity. The 508’s spent their lives initially in London, but the units gradually came up to Merseyside in the early 80’s, replacing the Class 503s.
All class 507/508’s are owned by Angel Trains and are expected to be towed away by ROG loco’s for scrap when they’re made redundant.