British Rail Class 508 (English Wikipedia)

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raib.gov.uk

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railnews.co.uk

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"New Southeastern timetable begins in December". 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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"Farewell Class 508s - The Final Months - Introduction". Southern Electric Group. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

stewartsigns.co.uk

"Stewart Signs wrap The Beatles Story train for Merseytravel's ultimate Ticket to Ride!". Stewart Signs. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

villagematters.co.uk

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web.archive.org

"Class 508". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electric Multiple Units (including A.P.T.) (PDF). Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. August 1982. EA208, EH218, EI203 (in work pp. 18–19, 290–291, 390–391). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2023 – via Barrowmore MRG.
"Class 508". Kent Rail. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
"New Southeastern timetable begins in December". 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
"Another step towards new Merseyrail trains as bidder shortlist announced". Merseytravel. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
"Merseyrail trains to be replaced". BBC News. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
Hodgson, Neil (1 May 2014). "Best Merseyrail service for two years". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
Houghton, Alistair (16 December 2016). "Merseytravel reveals new £460m train fleet plans - with no train guards". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
"Derailment near Liverpool Central underground station 26 October 2005". RAIB. 11 August 2006. paragraphs 185–195. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
"Train derails after hitting tree". BBC News. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
"Trains take fast track to Capital of Culture". Wirral Globe. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
"Stewart Signs wrap The Beatles Story train for Merseytravel's ultimate Ticket to Ride!". Stewart Signs. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
"New Look Trains". Merseyrail. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
"Good Communications designs new-look Merseyrail trains". Prolific North. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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