London Midland Trains

[D10]

Details of new timetables from December on the Stourbridge Line are new available on the S.L.U.G website:

Highlights include more trains for Hartlebury and more through to Stratford.  :)

Lowlights if you like are still no earlier Sunday trains and still no co-ordination on evening trains between LM and Chiltern.  :(

http://www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info/news%20and%20comment.html

[mikestone]

Blakedown and Hagley will be served by trains that start/terminate at Kidderminster off peak instead of Worcester trains.
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The Walsall line services are changing to give a regular 15-minute interval from New St.  Most of the semi-fasts are going to run the opposite way round, in via Aston and out via Soho Road.

[Tony]

Blakedown and Hagley will be served by trains that start/terminate at Kidderminster off peak instead of Worcester trains.
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The Walsall line services are changing to give a regular 15-minute interval from New St.  Most of the semi-fasts are going to run the opposite way round, in via Aston and out via Soho Road.

Supposed to be bringing Platform 3 into full use at Walsall so trains can depart northbound as well. Semi fasts will leave New Street at xx12 and xx42 instead of xx07 and xx39

[Sh4318]

Journey times between Birmingham Snow Hill/Moor Street & Worcester are slightly improved now omitting Hagley & Blakedown. Langley Green, Old Hill & Lye are now served by Stourbridge Junction terminators/departures. Hagley & Blakedown are now served by Kidderminster terminators/departures, but additional Worcester terminators/departures at peaks. but no earlier Sunday journeys, Stourbridge to Dorridge stopper finishes service at 17:22, and there's still that odd 12:39 Whitlock's End to Stourbridge Junction working Mon-Fri, meaning an hourly gap in services between Hagley/Blakedown in both directions

[mikestone]

Platform 3 at Walsall has been available for northbound departures from Walsall since August, but currently, and in the new TT, almost all  departures towards Cannock clash with a departure towards Birmingham or a train waiting to form a Birmingham service.  I've not seen a train run through 3 yet but real time trains suggests the occasional freight  has done so.
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[Roy]

Details of new timetables from December on the Stourbridge Line are new available on the S.L.U.G website:

Highlights include more trains for Hartlebury and more through to Stratford.  :)

Lowlights if you like are still no earlier Sunday trains and still no co-ordination on evening trains between LM and Chiltern.  :(

http://www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info/news%20and%20comment.html

There's some useful information on the SLUG website, especially under the Timetables and Stations tabs - for instance, connecting bus services at each station. 

I have also been told that SLUG are talking to the TOC's about earlier Sunday services, better spacing of evening services, through services from Marylebone on Saturday evenings, and evening and Sunday services for Hartlebury.

[Sh4318]

Details of new timetables from December on the Stourbridge Line are new available on the S.L.U.G website:

Highlights include more trains for Hartlebury and more through to Stratford.  :)

Lowlights if you like are still no earlier Sunday trains and still no co-ordination on evening trains between LM and Chiltern.  :(

http://www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info/news%20and%20comment.html

There's some useful information on the SLUG website, especially under the Timetables and Stations tabs - for instance, connecting bus services at each station. 

I have also been told that SLUG are talking to the TOC's about earlier Sunday services, better spacing of evening services, through services from Marylebone on Saturday evenings, and evening and Sunday services for Hartlebury.

Some later services to Dorridge/Stratford as well as smaller stations (Langley Green, Old Hill, Lye) on Sunday would be welcomed  ;)

[Roy]

Some later services to Dorridge/Stratford as well as smaller stations (Langley Green, Old Hill, Lye) on Sunday would be welcomed  ;)

I agree with you and have asked a friend on SLUG if they could add Sunday evening services at Lye, Old Hill and Langley Green to their wish list for discussing with London Midland. 

Services east of Birmingham are represented by other user groups (SALRUA and Shakespeare Line Promotion Group).

[Bob]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

[Sh4318]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

They would've provided a road transport alternative, they have to, if it's the last train. LM were poor last night

[Tony]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

They would've provided a road transport alternative, they have to, if it's the last train. LM were poor last night

It wasn't cancelled!
The 2217 from New Street was cancelled, passenger put on the 2247 to Walsall with a coach onward, the 2318 left 17 minutes late at 23:35

[andy]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

They would've provided a road transport alternative, they have to, if it's the last train. LM were poor last night

It wasn't cancelled!
The 2217 from New Street was cancelled, passenger put on the 2247 to Walsall with a coach onward, the 2318 left 17 minutes late at 23:35

Tony please don't let the facts get in the way of a good witch hunt.

[Kevin]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

They would've provided a road transport alternative, they have to, if it's the last train. LM were poor last night

It wasn't cancelled!
The 2217 from New Street was cancelled, passenger put on the 2247 to Walsall with a coach onward, the 2318 left 17 minutes late at 23:35

...also had one carriage less than it should and a fight broke out on board....
Me dad gave up on it at Perry Barr and walked home from there

[Tony]

Apparently people were sat on the last train from new st to cannock/Hednesford last night to be told it was cancelled. ....good service from LM again not lol

They would've provided a road transport alternative, they have to, if it's the last train. LM were poor last night

It wasn't cancelled!
The 2217 from New Street was cancelled, passenger put on the 2247 to Walsall with a coach onward, the 2318 left 17 minutes late at 23:35

...also had one carriage less than it should and a fight broke out on board....
Me dad gave up on it at Perry Barr and walked home from there

It's only meant ot be a 2car 170

[Bob]

Ive seen a gang of lads absolutely batter a man on the late train back from brum to cannock. I remember thinking where the hell are the train staff?? Why havent they pulled the cord? Why havent the police been called? It wasnt just a scuffle it was horrendous a full on battering. The conductor was nowhere to be seen