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Toilet on 172001 out of order
ECS Worcs LMD - Sbj then 07:09 Stourbridge-Whitlocks & Rtn to Stourbridge. Then works a semi fast (stops Cradley,Rowley & Smethwick only) to Snow Hill. Goes ECS to Tys & the. Comes out again in the evening rush hour for the 16:32 Bsw - Whitlocks,17:06 to Stourbridge,18:07 to Whitlocks then ECS to Worcs LMD
As predicted though, the new through service is suffering from delays on the Cov - Leam stretch.
The single track sections I expect don't help, although 2026(or was it 2027?) it'll be redoubled, although might there be a chance it'll happen sooner?.
Just out of interest, how come is there no through service on a Sunday between NUN and LMS?.
Looks like they're removing one of the 6 car diagramsWest Midlands Railway said:Changes will be made to of some of West Midlands Railway’s busiest commuter trains to and from Birmingham from next week, following feedback from passengers.
The biggest timetable shake-up in over 10 years has been good news for many rail passengers with direct services to more destinations, faster journeys on many routes and more seats to and from Birmingham everyday. Further changes to be introduced from Tuesday 9 July will see additional carriages operating some of the busiest peak time services to and from Birmingham Snow Hill.
West Midlands Railway will be reallocating the number of carriages on the 1713 departure from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Shrub Hill from Tuesdays to Fridays. A five carriage train will be used to operate this service – an increase from the four carriage train used since the timetable change in May.
The 1703 and 1723 departures either side of this service saw an increase in carriages with the new timetable, meaning that an additional four carriages now operate between Birmingham and Stourbridge between 1700 and 1730 on weekdays, compared to before the timetable change.
Another improvement comes with the reintroduction of five carriages on the 0708 departure from Leamington Spa to Birmingham from Tuesdays to Fridays.
The train operator will be providing the additional capacity by reallocating carriages from other services, based on passenger counts and demand elsewhere on the Snow Hill lines.*
Richard Brooks, customer experience director for West Midlands Railway, said: “The new timetable introduced in May represented the biggest change for over a decade. While passengers have been adjusting to the new timetable, we appreciate that some services have been incredibly busy. We have been working hard to see what further improvements could be made and we are confident we now have a solution for our passengers.
“In response to particular feedback about the 0708 service from Leamington Spa to Birmingham and the 1713 service from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester, we didn’t want to make any rushed decisions that may have had unintended consequences elsewhere on the network. We have therefore spent a number of weeks assessing what could be done to reallocate some carriages and we believe our solution will deliver consistent performance and benefit passengers on some of our busiest evening services.
“We want to thank all our passengers for their patience while the new timetable has been bedding in and we will continue to look at making further refinements to improve our timetable going forward.”
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For further information on this release, call our press office on 03300 955150 or email [email protected]
Notes to editors
*The following changes will be made to train formations from Tuesdays to Fridays from Tuesday 9 July onwards to accommodate additional carriages some of the busiest West Midlands Railway commuter services to and from Birmingham Snow Hill:
Morning peak: Tuesday – Friday
Evening peak: Tuesday – Friday
- 0708 Leamington Spa to Kidderminster: 5 carriages (previously 4 carriages)
- 0741 Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham Snow Hill: 3 carriages (previously 6 carriages)
- 0749 Kidderminster to Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 carriages (previously 3 carriages)
- 0807 Whitlocks End to Kidderminster: 5 carriages (previously 4 carriages)
- 1623 Kidderminster to Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 carriages (previously 3 carriages)
- 1627 Stourbridge Junction to Dorridge: 3 carriages (previously 6 carriages)
- 1646 Dorridge to Worcester Shrub Hill: 5 carriages (previously 4 carriages)
- 1657 Stourbridge Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 carriages (previously 3 carriages)
- 1728 Dorridge to Worcester shrub Hill: 3 carriages (previously 6 carriages)
That’ll be 172214 returning after its refurbishment.Looks like a 172 on its way back from Ilford
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K01127/2019/07/13/advanced
Looks like 172221 is next on the list.Looks like another 172 is off to Ilford, not seen if 214 has come back.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K00034/2019/06/29/advanced
By refurbishment you mean, inside??That’ll be 172214 returning after its refurbishment.
CorrectBy refurbishment you mean, inside??
Well at least WMR is ahead of the refurbishment gameCorrect
Looks like the /0's! Although the gearboxes are so much smoother on the 2/3 subclass.
Video here:
It was 172214 funnily enough!One of the 172s (don't know the number) did have Bullring vinyls on the toilet before the refurb. Can't help but think it might be the same train.
Thank goodness they didn't reconfigure the seats to like they are on the /0s! I can finally sleep!! Still plenty of airline style seats... Phew!
Why could that be...?