The next West Midlands franchise

[Tony]

What spare units have they magically found to run these services then?

They won't be starting until at least February

[Tony]

What spare units have they magically found to run these services then?

One of the ways they have found a 153 is by diagrammed the 150s for 100% availability (except on Mondays when one is having an inspection).

By putting 2 x 150s on the Bedford Bletchley line and having the third one on the Worcester Digram from Tuesday Lunchtime to Friday that has freed a 153. On a Monday and Tuesday morining the Worcester duty is a class 170 as one less of those is in for inspection then.

[Bob]

Ive bought a ticket fir 20th Jan 18.46 Euston to Stafford, it says LM on it...it will still be valid with the new firm? And they will still run that journey?

[Ian Hardy]

Yes it will be and if you have been able to book yes the train should run.

[mikestone]

https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/kenilworth-railway-station-opening-delayed-until-february/