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.
We are delighted to announce that we have reached our fundraising target of £4,000 which will cover the costs of the move from Tebay to Burscough. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of donations from well-wishers over the past few months, some of which came from as far away as the USA and Australia. [...]
With fundraising well under way for the forthcoming move of the 502, members of the Friends of the 502 Group travelled to the unit’s soon-to-be-former home at Tebay on Sunday to begin making preparations. The new owners of the site have already started development, with the area surrounding the 502 currently being used to store [...]
The Friends of the 502 Group and the Merseyside Transport Trust have provisionally agreed that the 502 can move to the MTT’s new base in Burscough, Lancashire. Further discussions between the two groups are still taking place, but it is hoped that the unit will move in February 2012. This move will provide the Group [...]
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