West Midlands Railway

[Trident 4194]

Do they sell child daytripper plus? If anyone knows if they do or what price it is much appreciated. Can only find adult or family ones

[Sh4318]

So no Walsall to London till later?

Lurking on Rail UK Forums, I came across this:
http://www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info/News%20-%20December%202018%20Postponement.pdf

Hope it helps

[Bob]

All West Midlands Railway timetable improvements planned for December 2018 have been postponed until May 2019 by the Rail Delivery Group after the fiascos at GTR and Northern.

Chase Line will have another crap winter then!

[mikestone]

To my mind it's a good opportunity to rethink the ridiculous through running to and from Euston.

[Bob]

To my mind it's a good opportunity to rethink the ridiculous through running to and from Euston.

On the Chase line? Why is it ridiculous? Just asking as a regular user of chase line . Likely to cause any issues?

[Kevin]

To my mind it's a good opportunity to rethink the ridiculous through running to and from Euston.

It's something I genuinely don't understand this, why does everywhere need a direct service to everywhere else? It makes the service confusing

[Tony]

It's something I genuinely don't understand this, why does everywhere need a direct service to everywhere else? It makes the service confusing

Direct services attract a lot of extra passengers. A lot of people don't like or are scared of changing trains

[Bob]

Are there issues on Chase line today? Several cancellations incl 2 consecutive ones a couple of hrs ago and one that ran really late

[mikestone]

Direct services attract a lot of extra passengers. A lot of people don't like or are scared of changing trains

A handfull, at the cost of inconveniencing many more people when the job goes tits up - and no TOC will provide sufficient resources to prevent that.

[Bob]

Do they really need to postpone the electfication by another 6 mths? Notice Cannocks Tory MP hasnt mentioned it....no publicity in it for her

[BK63 YWP]

At tyseley there is an 172/0 (172002) LO train being assessed by angel trains and wmr.

Article in the rail mag and a thread on the rail forums

[Sh4318]

At tyseley there is an 172/0 (172002) LO train being assessed by angel trains and wmr.

Article in the rail mag and a thread on the rail forums

I heard it's being fitted with a toilet. Will the cab be converted to include gangways?

[Roy]

I heard it's being fitted with a toilet. Will the cab be converted to include gangways?

They are being fitted with toilets.  I don't think that the cabs will be converted.  The intention is to use them as 2-car units on NUCKLE services, plus as 2 x 2-car units on Snow Hill line services.

[BK63 YWP]

After Thursday's blue trams and red buses.... ladies and gentlemen the ORANGE TRAIN!!

[Sh4318]

After Thursday's blue trams and red buses.... ladies and gentlemen the ORANGE TRAIN!!

West Midlands Railway currently have 4 class 172s in different liveries, what a time to be alive ;D