Picture courtesy of Richard Hargreaves
Picture courtesy of Richard Hargreaves
The Friends of the 502 Group was founded in November 2007, with the aim of restoring and preserving the last surviving LMS-designed Class 502 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU). This unit was one of a class of trains which provided sterling service to passengers, on the lines from Liverpool to Southport and Ormskirk, for nearly forty years.
Find out more about the history of this train, and the Merseyside rail network, at our history page.
If you want to support our work, we would be grateful for your donations. If you want to get even more ‘hands-on’, find out about becoming a member.
Our online shop has plenty of items to buy, with all proceeds going to group funds.
If you have any questions about us, please contact us.
Finally, if you'd like to know more about 3rd rail preservation, we have some links to other useful sites.
Some brief progress pictures to share with you, these pictures were taken at Burscough on Sunday as we were preparing for our AGM. The pictures show the new cab of 29896 taking shape rapidly, the badly corroded metal having been stripped out and new panels welded in place. Compare to the photo of 29896 at […]
If you have picked up the October 2018 issue of The Railway Magazine, you may have spotted that our humble Class 502 is featured in a special four-page report, written by one of our members, Martyn Hilbert. A small taster of the article can be found online at www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/class-502-back-from-the-brink, but for the full story, with […]
Recently posted to our Facebook page, the image below shows the amazing progress on the cab exterior which has been completely rebuilt. You will have your chance to see the completed work up close at the MTT Open Day on 8th July! Hope to see you there.
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