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		<title>NOTICE: Woodvale Rally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Friends of the 502 Group will now NOT be attending the Woodvale Rally this weekend as previously announced. Unfortunately we have a shortage of volunteers who are able to attend the event. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/08/05/notice-woodvale-rally/</link>
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		<title>502 Group at Woodvale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Due to a shortage of volunteers we regret the Friends of the 502 Group will now not be able to attending this year&#8217;s Woodvale Rally. Following our successful attendance at the Woodvale Rally last year, we are pleased to announce that the Friends of the 502 Group will be at the event again this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/07/17/502-group-at-woodvale/</link>
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		<title>June Work Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 26th June the monthly work party took place. The stripping out of the interior of the trailer car, 29896, continues. Many of the seats, luggage racks, light fittings and wall and ceiling panels have been removed, allowing direct access to the structure of the coach for examination. Work parties take place approximately once a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/07/04/june-work-party/</link>
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		<title>May Work Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next visit to Tebay to work on the 502 will take place on Saturday 29th May. Details of arrangements for the day will be provided to group members. If you are a member and have not received any notification, please contact us. If you are not a member and wish to take part, now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/05/16/may-work-party/</link>
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		<title>502s in the 1970s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the modern 507 and 508 stock now past their 30th anniversary, it&#8217;s easy to forget that the 502s spent the final years of their working lives in the late 1970s in BR blue livery working the Merseyrail network. Photographer Martyn Hilbert has captured some shots of the units (and their sister Wirral 503 sets) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/05/09/502s-in-the-1970s/</link>
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		<title>February Work Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest work party took place at Tebay earlier today. Despite only a few people being in attendance, a lot of useful progress was made. Work focused on the interior of the driving trailer coach (29896), the interior of which is being steadily stripped. Today was spent removing seat cushions and other internal fittings. Also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/02/27/february-work-party/</link>
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		<title>New Book: Merseyside Electrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just released from Ian Allan Publishing is the excellent new book, Merseyside Electrics, by Jonathan Cadwallader and Martin Jenkins, now available to buy from our shop page. This 80-page photographic album documents the rich heritage of the routes of the Mersey Railway, the Lancashire &#038; Yorkshire and London &#038; North Western Railway which make up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/02/13/new-book-merseyside-electrics/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let the Class 502 go the way of the Royal Iris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Merseysiders will have woken to the sad news, reported in today&#8217;s Liverpool Echo, of the former Mersey Ferry, Royal Iris, which has ended her days half-sunken and derelict in the River Thames after falling into disrepair. The Iris, like the 502, is an important part of Merseyside&#8217;s transport history and deserved to be saved. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2010/02/06/dont-let-the-class-502-go-the-way-of-the-royal-iris/</link>
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		<title>Shop &#8217;til you drop!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you needed reminding, Christmas is coming, and the thoughts of many people will undoubtedly be turning to the giving of gifts. For train-minded family and friends, you could do worse than look at our new shop page, brought to you in association with Amazon.co.uk. For any items bought from the links on our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2009/11/19/shop-til-you-drop/</link>
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		<title>Work Party 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our third work party took place on Saturday. As a result of the work carried out, the unit is now almost completely sheeted over, which will hopefully protect it from the worst of the winter weather. As winter approaches, poor weather and short daylight hours may prevent any substantial work taking place on the 502 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.class502.org.uk/news-blog/2009/10/11/work-party-3/</link>
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