The British Rail Class 777 METRO is a class of electric multiple unit passenger trains currently being delivered by the Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail, being used on the Merseyrail network in the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. The trains have the ability to operate on the third rail-powered sections of the network, with some units, 777/1, carrying onboard batteries to allow use on unpowered track. Ordered in 2016, construction of the units began in 2018. The first unit entered service on 23/01/2023 following delays to the deployment programme. By now the Class 777s have replaced Merseyrail's Class 508 units, with just a few of the Class 507s remaining. They were built between 1978 and 1980. Seven units of the total 53 Class 777s ordered are being configured as battery electric multiple units (BEMUs) for use on non-electrified lines, being designated subclass 777/1.

This photo was taken having departed from Headbolt Lane, on the Northern Line, when heading for Liverpool Central, on 17/04/2024. © Peter Steel 2024.

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