Date: 15/11/2023

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram is seeking compensation from train manufacturer Stadler following poor performance of Merseyrail's fleet of Class 777 electric multiple-units.

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One of Merseyrails new Stadler Class 777s is seen in platform 1 at Southport whilst out on the afternoon test run from Sandhills on 28 September 2021. The units are 4 car however the inner two cars are shorter than the driving cars resulting in the Class 777 being only slightly longer than the Class 507s and 508s that they will replace. See image [[78431]] for the interior of these units.
Location: Southport
Company: Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
28/09/2021 John McIntyre

The new Merseyrail Class 777s were introduced onto Wirral Line services from September 2023. The process is a gradual one and on 16th September two 777s and three 507s were operating the West Kirby diagram. 777010 enters the terminus island platform.
Location: West Kirby
Company: West Kirkby Branch (Birkenhead Joint Railway (Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway Joint))
16/09/2023 Mark Bartlett

One of the design features of the Class 777s, which will be introduced on Merseyside, is the step and gap free access. Unfortunately the doors were closed here but the step can be seen in the extended position below the doors being level with the platform and filling the gap. The shape of the bodyside is also designed to help prevent someone falling between the train and platform edge.
Location: Southport
Company: Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
28/09/2021 John McIntyre

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