West Midlands Railway

[Stuharris 6360]

utter bullsh!t & Andy 'Photo-op' Street in the same paragraph, there's a shock.

- Said no one ever...

A photo shoot that was planned before they cancelled the elections this May no doubt.

[midlandred2003]

First passenger train in 80 years!! I have travelled along thereseveral times on diverted trains.

[B61 ANDREW]

Thanks for the info folks , that explains everything. They must have jumped off the train quickly , assembled the backdrop and then jumped straight back on as I only saw the guy with the flash tie talking to train staff on the platform by the time I got there. Is the mayor vertically challenged ? Or are the other two stood on boxes ??   

[Stu]

First passenger train in 80 years!! I have travelled along thereseveral times on diverted trains.

In the ten years I've been working in Sparkbrook, there hasn't been a day when I haven't seen a passenger train going over the Stratford Road near Camp Hill.

So its a bit deceptive and misleading to insinuate that passenger trains haven't gone along that line for 80 years.

[D10]

Think there was meant to be a feature on this on Central News this evening, but it was dropped due to the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak.

[Solo1]

Weds 18/03 07:45 SHUTTLE UPDATE: service between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town remains suspended due to a vehicle fault. Engineers are on site working to fix the issue. Taxi replacement is operating from outside ticket offices at both stations, free to tkt holders.
Just read normal service now

[Roy]

Revised timetables to start on Monday 6 April.

https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/coronavirus-travel-advice

[Jack6101]

Looks like one of the class 196 has arrived in uk

[Tony]

196101 in Tyseley yesterday

Photo taken by an employee there, I haven't broken rules!
http://wmbusphotos.com/Trains/Class196/196101.html

[RW]

Just out of interest how did it arrive at Tyseley?  Under its own power or loco hauled?

[Tony]

Just out of interest how did it arrive at Tyseley?  Under its own power or loco hauled?

On the back of 4 lorries!

[Jack6101]

196101 in Tyseley yesterday

Photo taken by an employee there, I haven't broken rules!
http://wmbusphotos.com/Trains/Class196/196101.html

Wow there nice , are these for the snow hill line and cross city ?

[mikestone]

Not quite sure how you can say they are nice from an outside view, but to answer your question they are for New Street-Shrewsbury/Hereford although presumably they will have some work on Snow Hill services as the 170s do now.

[Tony]

Wow there nice , are these for the snow hill line and cross city ?

Not for the Cross-City - they are diesel units

[Steveminor]

Looks very orange at the front like its had an accident with an easyjet plane lol