West Midlands Railway

[Trident 4194]

But from Hednesford, where I live the prices are exactly the same, but I can get to London Euston in 2 hours 8 minutes on LNWR, but it takes 2 hours 15 minutes using Virgin!

Well you would obviously use the cheaper and quicker journey. I was basing my opinion on Birmingham to London.

[Stuharris 6360]

 Details are starting to appear re the May timetable change.

On the Chase Line from Rugeley Trent Valley, Cannock, Hednesford, all morning departures bar one early departure are electric class 350 timed
.
The 06:22 Rugeley to Shrewsbury is booked a class 158.

During the day it looks like a half hour service, one service terminating at Birmingham International, the other at London Euston.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/CAO/to/BHM/2019/05/20/0000-2359?stp=WVSC&show=all&order=wtt

[BK63 YWP]

Details are starting to appear re the May timetable change.

On the Chase Line from Rugeley Trent Valley, Cannock, Hednesford, all morning departures bar one early departure are electric class 350 timed
.
The 06:22 Rugeley to Shrewsbury is booked a class 158.

During the day it looks like a half hour service, one service terminating at Birmingham International, the other at London Euston.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/CAO/to/BHM/2019/05/20/0000-2359?stp=WVSC&show=all&order=wtt

That could possibly be a mistake it's a 170

[Tony]

That could possibly be a mistake it's a 170

It's not a mistake. It is the class timings not what it will be operated by.
If you look at the current timetable they are all timed for 150/153/156.
Once the 153s have gone off lease they can be timed to the faster 158

[the trainbasher]

Takes the path of the current 13 past New Street to Euston and 39 past New Street to international.

Noticed that the international shorts will no longer call all stations

[mikestone]

May TT now on RTT - all the promised cross-Birmingham links, plus it would seem the second Birmingham-Rugeley detaches off the back of the Euston-Birmingham-Stoke-Crewe, and leaves via Aston.
Both Birmingham-Salops are via the Stour, not Bescot, except for odd trains. A number of morning peak trains to/from Walsall remain diesel and some are to/from Salop. 

[DJ]

May TT now on RTT - all the promised cross-Birmingham links, plus it would seem the second Birmingham-Rugeley detaches off the back of the Euston-Birmingham-Stoke-Crewe, and leaves via Aston.
Both Birmingham-Salops are via the Stour, not Bescot, except for odd trains. A number of morning peak trains to/from Walsall remain diesel and some are to/from Salop.

Where is Salop?

[Dom]

Where is Salop?

Shrewsbury

[Tony]

Where is Salop?

It is the abbreviation for Shropshire

[DJ]

It is the abbreviation for Shropshire

Ah, TIL. Thanks.

[Bob]

It's not a mistake. It is the class timings not what it will be operated by.
If you look at the current timetable they are all timed for 150/153/156.
Once the 153s have gone off lease they can be timed to the faster 158

So will a diesel train actually operate that particular journey? Ie the early ome from rugelry through cannock to shrewsbury via brum? As they dont have 158s do they WMT?

[Tony]

So will a diesel train actually operate that particular journey? Ie the early ome from rugelry through cannock to shrewsbury via brum? As they dont have 158s do they WMT?

Well it's not going to be electric to Shrewsbury is it?
see my earlier reply re:158

[Bob]

Well it's not going to be electric to Shrewsbury is it?
see my earlier reply re:158

Yes but WMT dont have any 158s? Thats what i meant. So will it be a 170?

[Tony]

Yes but WMT dont have any 158s? Thats what i meant. So will it be a 170?

As I said, see my note above
"It's not a mistake. It is the class timings not what it will be operated by.
If you look at the current timetable they are all timed for 150/153/156.
Once the 153s have gone off lease they can be timed to the faster 158"

[Stuharris 6360]

Yes but WMT dont have any 158s? Thats what i meant. So will it be a 170?

My mistake @Bob, it appears that they have no timing band for a class 170, so therefore trains to be operated by a 170 will be timed as for a class 158, therefore more than likely (although subject to change before May), the service will be a 170.