London Northwestern Railway

[Jay71]

If you want to criticise any operator, then please provide some details and evidence to back up your opinion, because a blanket "shambolic" snipe is insufficient.

I'm not going to provide any idea evidence. You can do that.
Just look at the number of trains that are being cancelled on a daily basis by this company.  What's being done to improve things?  The answer is zilch. 

[Tony]

I'm not going to provide any idea evidence. You can do that.
Just look at the number of trains that are being cancelled on a daily basis by this company.  What's being done to improve things?  The answer is zilch.

I use their trains nearly every day, and haven't had a cancellation or delay for ages other than 10 days ago when someone was threatening to jump of a bridge between Rugby and Nuneaton 

[Jay71]

I use their trains nearly every day, and haven't had a cancellation or delay for ages other than 10 days ago when someone was threatening to jump of a bridge between Rugby and Nun

Try taking a look at the Euston services for three days ago. I know you won't do that 

[Tony]

Try taking a look at the Euston services for three days ago. I know you won't do that

My daughter used the Rugeley-Euston on Sunday which was spot on time, looking at real-time trains every other train that day and they all ran except one due to a points failure

[LiamsTransport1]

I'm not going to provide any idea evidence. You can do that.
Just look at the number of trains that are being cancelled on a daily basis by this company.  What's being done to improve things?  The answer is zilch.

Here a useful website which shows how each rail company is preforming every day https://trains.im/ppm/WM

As it shows today, That 4% (around 33 out of 840) are in red of WMT services were either delayed by 30+ mins or cancelled today. Sadly the stats don't show how many of the 33 were cancelled but gives a good indication of how things have performed so far.

[Tony]

Well I'm currently sat in Belfast Airport,  so will be happy if my plane to Birmingham is on time, along with the 2121 Birmingham International to Rugeley 

[Wba_lad]

Does anyone have a confirmed date on when the 730/2 will start running on Birmingham services please? I've heard when they do they will be the Birmingham new street to Liverpool lime street service. i would of thought they would of put them on the Birmingham new street to London Euston services first or even the London Euston to Crewe service. 

[Tony]

Does anyone have a confirmed date on when the 730/2 will start running on Birmingham services please? I've heard when they do they will be the Birmingham new street to Liverpool lime street service. i would of thought they would of put them on the Birmingham new street to London Euston services first or even the London Euston to Crewe service.

Whatever date you've heard for the Liverpool it's been delayed. I'm waiting to find out the new date 

[twbc99]

Does anyone have a confirmed date on when the 730/2 will start running on Birmingham services please? I've heard when they do they will be the Birmingham new street to Liverpool lime street service. i would of thought they would of put them on the Birmingham new street to London Euston services first or even the London Euston to Crewe service.

They may not end up on any of the Birmingham routes according to reports on the rail forums. At the moment there is one or two diagrams south of Northampton for the 730/2. 
(2) Class 730 LNR & WMR Delivery/test Updates | Page 103 | RailUK Forums

With the plan supposedly being thus:

Euston-Tring/MKC: 730
Euston-Brum: 350
Euston-Crewe: 730
Brum-Liv: 350/730 depending on who you ask

...by service groups I meant those - i.e. are you going to have a problem keeping 730s and 350s apart if there is interworking between unit diagrams of Euston-Brum and other services.

[Tony]

They may not end up on any of the Birmingham routes according to reports on the rail forums. At the moment there is one or two diagrams south of Northampton for the 730/2.
(2) Class 730 LNR & WMR Delivery/test Updates | Page 103 | RailUK Forums

The quote in the previous comment is correct.  The Birmingham to Liverpool  is going to be both types to keep crew knowledge up