London Midland Trains

[Cheese]

Wouldn't know, every time I see that line, it's a 323, so I assumed a 150 was rare, and that the 153 was to make it a 3 car.
Cheers for the info, though, mate

The 150 isn't working a X-City service to/from Longbridge or Redditch, that will always be a 323.  They still have 150105/107/109 I believe, one of which should be on the Bedford to Bletchley service.

[Alex]

The 150 isn't working a X-City service to/from Longbridge or Redditch, that will always be a 323.  They still have 150105/107/109 I believe, one of which should be on the Bedford to Bletchley service.

Had my doubts about it going to Lichfield, as it had ''Birmingham New St via Bromsgrove'' on the blind.

Here's the photo I got (Sorry for the poor quality, my camera is a pain to use under low light!)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127701512@N04/20227992374/in/dateposted-public/

[Tony]

Wouldn't know, every time I see that line, it's a 323, so I assumed a 150 was rare, and that the 153 was to make it a 3 car.
Cheers for the info, though, mate

You won't see many 323s on the Worcester line

[Alex]

You won't see many 323s on the Worcester line

I meant the Lichfield-Birmingham-Redditch line @Tony

[T840MAK]

LM are getting Northern's 323223-323239 from April 2016 when the Northern franchise is passed over, surprise surprise with no replacements mentioned for the north as per usual...

[Tony]

LM are getting Northern's 323223-323239 from April 2016 when the Northern franchise is passed over, surprise surprise with no replacements mentioned for the north as per usual...

I suspect they will be sub-leased back until more 319s are available as the Chase Line electrification won't happen until 2017

[T840MAK]

I suspect they will be sub-leased back until more 319s are available as the Chase Line electrification won't happen until 2017

I suspect they won't be, 319s aren't suitable on all but one of the lines that the 323s operate on and would also need for the entire timetables to be rewritten due to lesser characteristics. Chances are if that was the case then Porterbrook wouldn't be moving them all at the end of the current franchise, they'd leave them as they are for a while longer yet, but that's just my view on it. Let's not forget that there's not been any replacement for the 323s mentioned - the only possibility would be 313s from Great Northern without having to extend quite a lot of the platforms on lines that 323s operate on.

If the TPX 170 fiasco is anything to go by, it'll be left for the existing fleet to cover the loss of 17 units - which isn't ideal considering they're already 6 units down which are in use by TPE on a daily basis. Before you mention the 319s, thats nothing to do with it, otherwise there wouldn't be the 37 diagrams on the Cumbrian Coast.

[Sh4318]

Are 150+153's rare on the Birmingham New St-Redditch line?

As I saw a 153 and 150107 arriving, coupled up, in Birmingham New St from the direction of Longbridge/Bromsgrove & Redditch at 0907 this morning. Is this scheduled or is it rare?

Cheers for any answers

Hereford-New St Class 150s:
0734 HFD - BHM (with a 153)
1049 BHM - HFD
1240 HFD - BHM
1449 BHM - HFD
1640 HFD - BHM
1819 BHM - WOS

[Alex]

Hereford-New St Class 150s:
0734 HFD - BHM (with a 153)
1049 BHM - HFD
1240 HFD - BHM
1449 BHM - HFD
1640 HFD - BHM
1819 BHM - WOS

Ah, cheers for clearing that up @Sh4318

[T840MAK]

Hereford-New St Class 150s:
0734 HFD - BHM (with a 153)
1049 BHM - HFD
1240 HFD - BHM
1449 BHM - HFD
1640 HFD - BHM
1819 BHM - WOS

Comes with the usual Ts & Cs when stating diagrams that it can be swapped at a short notice.

[AV4248]

Hope this is the right place... Don't normally post train news:
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/london-midland-trains-graffiti-suspects-9877081

[trident4370]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-34183935
I'm amazed nobody has posted this, 172 fire this morning.

[Tony]

This coming Sunday at around 17:00 the Watford Junction St Albans branch will swap units with the last London Midland class 321 operating finishing its last duty and the first London Midland 319 going into passenger service

[Sh4318]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-34183935
I'm amazed nobody has posted this, 172 fire this morning.

I hope no-one was hurt. What was the fleet number of the train?

[trident4370]

I hope no-one was hurt. What was the fleet number of the train?

I'm told it was 172338.