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British Rail Class 508
| British Rail Class 508 (4PER) | |
 508108 in Ōrākei. 508108 in Southport. |
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| Real-live Overview | |
| In service | 17th December, 1979 - 16th January, 2024 |
| Manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited |
| Order Number | 30979 (DMSO) |
| 30980 (TSO) | |
| 30981 (BDMSO) | |
| Built at | Holgate Road, York |
| Family Name | BREL 1972 (PEP) |
| Constructed | 1979-1980 |
| Refurbished | 2002-2004 by Alstom for Merseyrail units |
| 2007-2008 by Wabtec for Southern units | |
| Number Built | 43 |
| Number in service | 0 |
| Number scrapped | 42 |
| Formation | As built: DMSO-TSO-TSO-BDMSO |
| 3-car conversion: DMSO-TSO-BDMSO | |
| Southern Design Code | 4PER |
| Fleet numbers | 508/0: 508001-508043 |
| 508/1: 508101-508143 | |
| 508/2: 508201-508212 | |
| Capacity | As built: 320 |
| As 3-car: 234 | |
| As 3-car (modified) : 222 | |
| 508/2 units: 219 | |
| As refurbished: 192 | |
| Rolling Stock Owner | Angel Trains |
| Operator(s) | Former: |
| Merseyrail | |
| British Rail | |
| Connex South Eastern | |
| Southeastern | |
| Silverlink | |
| London Overground | |
| Car body construction | Steel and Aluminium |
| Car Length | DM cars: 19800mm |
| TSO cars: 19920mm | |
| Width | 2820mm |
| Height | 3582mm |
| Floor Height | 1146mm |
| Doors | Double-leaf pocket sliding, pneumatic doors |
| Wheelbase | 14170mm |
| Maximum Speed | 121km/h (75mph) |
| Weight | DMSO: 36.15 tonnes |
| TSO: 26.72 tonnes | |
| BDMSO: 36.61 tonnes | |
| Traction motors | 8 × GEC G310AZ |
| Or 8 × Brush TM61-53 | |
| Electric system(s) | 750-850V Direct current Third Rail |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| Bogies | BREL BX1 |
| Minimum turning radius | 70400mm |
| Braking system(s) | Electro-Pneumatic and rheostatic |
| Safety System(s) | AWS |
| TPWS | |
| Coupling system | Tightlock |
| Multiple working | 508/3: within subclass and British Rail Class 313 |
| 508/1: Within class and British Rail Class 507 | |
| Others: Within class | |
| Track gauge | 1435mm |
| Information above are from Wikipedia with addition of the editor(Navi)'s understanding. | |
| MTR (and Let's Play Server) Overview | |
| Available from | 17th September, 2022-Present |
| Creator | Navi |
| Latest stable release | 1.4 (11th February, 2023) |
| Cube Count | 732 (As of version 1.4) |
| Order Number | 30981 (BDMSO) |
| Built at | Cheshire |
| Family Name | N/A |
| Constructed | 2022 |
| Formation | DMSO-[TSO]-BDMSO |
| Fleet numbers | 508108 (64656-71490-64699) |
| Capacity | As refurbished: 192 |
| Operator(s) in Let's Play Server | Current: |
| Wilds Railway | |
| Auckland Transport | |
| WildLily Overground | |
| Electrostar Rail | |
| Line(s) served in Let's Play Server | WR Yanyu Line |
| AT Metro | |
| AT Regional | |
| WildLily Overground | |
| Electrostar Rail | |
| MTR (and Let's Play Server) Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel and Aluminium |
| Car Length | 20000mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
| Floor Height | 1000mm |
| Doors | Double-leaf pocket sliding, R179 doors |
| Wheelbase | ? |
| Maximum Speed | 300km/h (186.41mph) |
| Weight | N/A |
| Traction motors | BVE GEC G310AZ (As of version 1.4) |
| Wilds Railway Units: | |
| Ezlo Traction G310AZ | |
| Electric system(s) | 750-850V Direct current Third Rail |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| Bogies | FZEOFO BX1 |
| Minimum turning radius | ? |
| Braking system(s) | ? |
| Safety System(s) | Jon's Signalling |
| Coupling system | Tightlock |
| Multiple working | N/A |
| Track gauge | MTR Standard |
The British Rail Class 508 or 4PER in Southern Railway, was a class of Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1979 and 1980. They are one of the the BERL 1972 suburban train designs, others being Classes 313, 314, 315, and 507. This train is designed and worked for Merseyside since 1983 and continue to do so. They are all retired from passenger service and are replaced by Class 777.
In Minecraft Transit Railway
Navi made the Class 508/1 for Minecraft Transit Railway since September. In 17th September the pack started to be available for public downloads.
Starting form version 1.3 the train is one of the train that uses the new BVE sound system.
In Let's Play server
Class 508/1
An unknown number of Class 508/1 are currently serving AT Metro Circle Line.
Class 508/4
The Class 508/4 is a modified version of Class 508/1, and is used for WR Yanyu Line. A total of 5 trains are produced by Navi in Late September.
Some of the Class 508/4s are used for AT Metro Circle Line until the Merseyrail Livery is uploaded early October, 2022.
Class 508/5
the Class 508/5 are used for the Lilypad Rail-Wilds Railway Overground services.
A total of 10 trains are used. There are 5 trains which are refurbished again by Bombardier and equipped with a new VVVF inverter.
The refurbished units also used in AT Metro as well since 30th December, 2022.