Backdated Train Sim releases new liveries for Merseyrail units

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Backdated Train Sim Class 507/508 Pack
Backdated Train Sim Class 507/508 Pack // Credit: Backdated Train Sim

Backdated Train Sim has released reskins for Dovetail Games’ Train Simulator of the Class 313 and units combined to create different years’ variants of the Class 507 and 508 units.

The Merseyrail Class 507-508 pack includes the following new liveries:

  • Original British Rail blue and grey livery with Merseyrail logos;
  • Regional Railways livery;
  • Regional Railways Merseyside livery as updated by ;
  • Experimental Arriva Trains Mersey livery;
  • Merseyrail / yellow and silver livery;
  • Merseyrail / Merseytravel yellow and silver livery with more pronounced yellow cab fronts;
  • Class 507 No. 507001 in a special 2023 blue & grey livery.

Before their final withdrawal most Class 507 and 508 units had a double-vinyled Merseyrail livery. However, that particular livery has not been not included as the necessary photographic reference wasn’t available.

Class 508 Merseyrail & Merseytravel yellow and silver livery. // Credit: Backdated Train Sim
Class 508 Merseyrail & Merseytravel yellow and silver livery. // Credit: Backdated Train Sim

In order to make to use of this reskin, gameplayers will require both the AP/Waggonz Class 313 pack and the AP/Waggonz class 314/315 pack from Armstrong Powerhouse.

Class 507 Regional Railways Merseyside livery as updated by Arriva
Class 507 Regional Railways Merseyside livery as updated by Arriva. // Credit: Backdated Train Sim

Each Merseyrail Class 507-508 Pack includes both three-car and six-car QuickDrive consists for each livery, except for 507001 which comes with its special Blue and Grey livery.

Class 508 in Regional Railways Merseyside livery; // Credit: Backdated Train Sim
Class 508 in Regional Railways Merseyside livery; // Credit: Backdated Train Sim

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