West Midlands Railway

[mikestone]

In addition, some of the Chase line diagrams involve journeys to Shrewsbury and back.  Therefore, these diagrams cannot utilise electric units.

Unit diagrams can always be altered - in fact it is quite probably so that the unit that overnights at Wolverhampton gets fuelled, so that would no longer be necessary.

[Kevin]

Impressive number of Walsall trains cancelled due to "train crew unavailability" this evening

[Sh4318]

Impressive number of Walsall trains cancelled due to "train crew unavailability" this evening

Had the same issue in the New Street - Wolverhampton's last night

[Bob]

The 19.22 and 21.17 are not running. Pathetic service!

[mikestone]

Four trips next week from Northampton to Crewe South Yard, presumably with cl.365s

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K91460/2018/08/21/advanced

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K93000/2018/08/21/advanced


I noticed they had been fettling the yard a few days ago - assuming they were moved to Northampton for WMT, does this mean they have been rejected, or are LNWR going to prepare them for service?

[BusMan Greg]

LNWR are having some class 365s????

[Tony]

LNWR are having some class 365s????

No

[BusMan Greg]

Have the class 230's started yet

[mikestone]

The 'new' class 230s for the Bedford-Bletchley line are due to be released from Long Marston to Bletchley on the 29th or 30th of August

No sign of any movement - there were test runs to Moreton showing as well as the timetabled ones to Worcester but none appear to have run.

[Bob]

Might help if the companies they use for rail replacement trained their drivers on the route. 11.14 from Cannock was late , took 3 wrong turns after landywood, weve ended up in the middle of some country lane heading toward landywood again with bus getting stuck trying to do a 3 point turn

[Kevin]

Might help if the companies they use for rail replacement trained their drivers on the route. 11.14 from Cannock was late , took 3 wrong turns after landywood, weve ended up in the middle of some country lane heading toward landywood again with bus getting stuck trying to do a 3 point turn

I've queried this with LM in the past. They say the routes of rail reps are entirely down to the bus company, and the bus company said that LM dictate the route.
It's a farce if I'm honest, needs some sort of organisation between the two

[Solo1]

What operators   was running the rail  replacements services
It would help if someone put a link to what operator is running each trip thanks

[Bob]

What operators   was running the rail  replacements services
It would help if someone put a link to what operator is running each trip thanks

Cannocks Sapphire Merc was on

[Westy]

Midland Classic is normally on these.
(The rail replacements normally come down my road in Leamore!)

[WMT3000]

Midland Classic is normally on these.
(The rail replacements normally come down my road in Leamore!)

I've seen Midland Classic, Arriva and one Coastal Liner bus this afternoon.