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What does the anniversary part mean?

North Warwick Line (Whitlocks End line) currently closed (since 7am) due to Spring Road flooded and Wood End is now a canal. Olton has been reopened since half 2

New street normally has 350s stored over night. Sometimes due to different circumstances diesel trains maybe left at Snow Hill overnight

Thought only 68014 was HVO fuelled?

No it is a rumour

Chiltern have put out a tender for refurbished and new 250 units (same time as Northerns tender) plus there's the rumour of West Midlands railway starting Banbury services

There are two there I think usually nearest the shed

How many 197s are in service now?

Tonight, tomorrow night's and Thursdays night 2U88, usually Birmingham Snow Hill to Banbury will run under headcode 2A88 Birmingham Snow Hill to Aylesbury

196005 was in service on Sunday between Birmingham Snow Hill and Hereford

Herefords were 172s and a 170 505 attached to a 172 today

The 196 departures that happened today from Snow Hill were the 0836 and 1236. Not sure if the 196s would return again as I don't know the diagram its on.

Tbh 2 tph is just about right, loadings are consistent throughout the day. There are usually a 6 car, couple of 5 cars and couple of 4 cars running (better than LM days where only 2 cars and 3 cars came out). I feel that the east side of the line (Dorridge (less so as Chiltern do run til 10pm)...

Cross city first

172s are due to be all 5 cars and some 4 car from May on Snow Hill, No more 6 car services.

There's an issue with the platform making it unsafe to call at (Birmingham bound platform only)

He was the last steam train driver in Worcester

Is the 1200 to Shrewsbury from BHM most likely to be a 196?

I think I read somewhere that the new engines are more eco friendly than what is installed on the 800/802s so I am thinking that's why they have to tested more, I could be wrong.

These 805s have new MTU engines that differ from the 800/802s