Farewell Faithful 503. Birkenhead Docks, July 1984.
With class 508 units cascaded from the BR Southern Region the venerable Mersey Rail class 503 units were progressively being taken out of service on the Mersey Rail Wirral Lines during 1984. Withdrawn sets were moved the short distance from Birkenhead North Depot to Cavendish Yard in Birkenhead Docks. Being something of a rough neighbourhood it wasn't long before the recently withdrawn sets were reduced to wrecks. Here a LMSR 1938 built original no.M29283M stands alongside a BR 1956 built vehicle M28374M. The augmentation of the class by BR was to the basic LMSR design.
Farewell Faithful 503. Birkenhead Docks, July 1984.
With class 508 units cascaded from the BR Southern Region the venerable Mersey Rail class 503 units were progressively being taken out of service on the Mersey Rail Wirral Lines during 1984. Withdrawn sets were moved the short distance from Birkenhead North Depot to Cavendish Yard in Birkenhead Docks. Being something of a rough neighbourhood it wasn't long before the recently withdrawn sets were reduced to wrecks. Here a LMSR 1938 built original no.M29283M stands alongside a BR 1956 built vehicle M28374M. The augmentation of the class by BR was to the basic LMSR design.