bury 504 emu
 

does anyone know if the bury electric 504 is running on the east lancs?remember this train running through crumpsall before closure to metrolink-would be nice to go on it again.

At the moment, the EMU is out of use, but it's being overhauled at the moment. I believe one carriage is now complete internally, and the other one is coming along well. I shall keep my ear to the ground for you, and report back once I find out something more.

cheers adam for the info,much appreciated.

Does the ELR have any electrified track?

No, but we used to have two 504, and in the early days of the society apparently they could rig up a class 25 between the two, which would form a train which could be driven from any of the six cabs. I believe they used to refer to that particular set up as a DEXTREMU (Diesel EX Third Rail Electric Multiple Unit). Unfortunately, one of the 504s was owned by a private individual and has since been scrapped.