Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway

[mikestone]

£100 company, with no obvious connection to Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone, still a live Arriva company, has applied for a track access agreement for services between Wrexham and Euston calling at Darlaston and Walsall using cl.222s.
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https://sacuksprodnrdigital0001.blob.core.windows.net/sale-of-access-rights/Consultations/Current%20Track%20Access%20Consultations/20.11.2023%20-%20WSMR%20Company%20limited%20-%20Section%2017%20-%20Closes%2020.12.2023/passenger-access-application-form-p_WSMR_S17_Final%20Draft%20FOR%20ISSUE.pdf
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I don't think there has ever been a passenger service between Park Lane and Water Orton.

[the trainbasher]

Smells like a nice lovely ORCATS raid

[Rachvince53]

£100 company, with no obvious connection to Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone, still a live Arriva company, has applied for a track access agreement for services between Wrexham and Euston calling at Darlaston and Walsall using cl.222s.
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https://sacuksprodnrdigital0001.blob.core.windows.net/sale-of-access-rights/Consultations/Current%20Track%20Access%20Consultations/20.11.2023%20-%20WSMR%20Company%20limited%20-%20Section%2017%20-%20Closes%2020.12.2023/passenger-access-application-form-p_WSMR_S17_Final%20Draft%20FOR%20ISSUE.pdf
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I don't think there has ever been a passenger service between Park Lane and Water Orton.

Be interesting to see how this would effect the proposed long-term reinstatement of direct services between Wolverhampton and Walsall calling at a new Willenhall station. As mentioned in the comments,   this application would cause pathing issues should WMR reactivate its dormant direct service.  

[Stu]

Be interesting to see how this would effect the proposed long-term reinstatement of direct services between Wolverhampton and Walsall calling at a new Willenhall station. As mentioned in the comments,  this application would cause pathing issues should WMR reactivate its dormant direct service. 

Having read through the linked document, it all looks very interesting.

The timetable is only five journeys a day (four on Sundays), so I don't see this having a major impact, and it looks like this has all been taken into consideration.

The aim is to have this service running from 2025, so it could be the case that there could be direct Wolverhampton to Walsall service (albeit at a lower frequency) before WMR get their act together.