Just a note with the colours on the opening post, I'm aware that the text for 4062 is the wrong colour, I've attempted to fix this but when I save the post it automatically reverts back to orange. Is this a glitch with the forum software?
I noticed a couple of days ago that 4042 is currently running round with a single door leaf that is unpainted internally, in the condition that the doors were on unrefurbished units. The door hasn't been taken from 4040 or 4083 as both of those had the doors painted in recent years. If I had to guess, the door leaf was likely in storage for several years before finding its way onto 4042 recently.
4090 ran a normal green line service today. Should it be marked as operational? Its also had the graffiti removed
Just returned to service. List now updated.
I thought Merseyrail had one of the highest percentages in terms of reliability? The introduction of the 777s has been a caused of many issues which had lead to the short formed or cancelled services? Of course maybe the reliability of the older fleet has gone down as they have to manage two fleets and sending units for scrap can't help either in terms of availability.
It's something I fear for here aswell, units will be sent for scrap even if there is not many 555s available, the first unit is no where near ready to be introduced for passenger service yet looking at the OP list, almost a 1/3 of the fleet is not available for various reasons.
Merseyrail can keep services running when they're short of working 507s/508s by shortforming diagrams. Metrocars aren't allowed to run in passenger service solo anymore so a shortage of working units automatically leads to cancellations.
Any unit that's already dead and provided as many usable parts as possible may as well go for scrap now as its only taking up space that could be used for more 555s to be delivered. It's only if units were to start going for scrap in operational condition without enough operational 555s to replace them that it would actually be an issue.
It isn’t quite as much of a mess as Nexus have managed, who seem to be trying to emulate what happened on the Isle of Wight, but Merseyrail is something of a mess as well.
The Nexus way of doing things is to do nothing for as long as they possibly can. It's showing in many aspects of the Metro network currently, not just the fleet.