b9273m wrote:
The Kent 508's are rumoured to be wanted back by
Merseytravel.................anyone know any more?

Merseytravel are reported to be short of 508s but they have no claim on the
ones that they previously discarded. If they want them back then they are
going to have to enter into some delicate negotiation with both the ROSCO
and South Eastern Trains. It's possible that some of them may become surplus
to requirements at SET and that they may make their way back north but
nothing is confirmed. SET have a lease on them and if they say they cannot
release them then Merseytravel can do nothing about it.

BTW, as a courtesy to the *majority* of readers and posters who use these
newsgroups using newsreaders (rather than Google Groups) could you please
post, in future, by NOT using the obvious 'Reply' button but by going to the
'Show Options' function and then using the 'Reply' button from there,
quoting some of the text that you are replying to. This is a fault of Google
Groups, which seems to assume that the entire world uses it for reading and
contributing to newsgroups!