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There’s at least 1 M-F diagram on the Wolves to Walsall line that is operated by the new class 730s. My opinion on them? BANG average, they suffer from the same poor ride quality, lighting and poor seat width negatives that its greater anglia sister (the class 720) had, and doesn’t offer...

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Sorry if this thread has already been made, but a lot of CAF stock has joined the network recently, and I haven’t seen this thread around. Rank all of the modern CAF stock from best to worst. I’ll go first: 1. 196 - to me, this isn’t even a conversation, I was really nervous after riding my...

I could honestly wax lyrical about the class 196s - I use them very frequently since TfW/WMR swapped their calling points of Sandwell and Dudley/Smethwick Galton Bridge. Comfortable seating, reasonable sized tables, decent enough ride quality, perfect ambiance and lighting, the only slight...

153 are admittedly not great, but like the pacers, I feel like they have character and are different to other stock on the network For me, the class 195/331s, I can’t stand them, for a modern train, they’re so underwhelming and lacking in key areas, I’m lucky that in the midlands we have the...

I’m of the opinion that the class 150s are largely overhated. I agree, the northern examples are terrible, but the GWR and TfW examples are pretty good for what they are The pacers were bumpy and uncomfortable, and I’m extremely happy that they’re not around anymore

153323 for me. I have some good memories on that train, and the engine sounds great getting up to speed. Another one would b 172338, my favourite 172 by far

The ones (all the voith ones and some ZF) that meet the Birmingham's clean air zone still enter the city centre on routes operated out of West Bromwich garage (12/A, 13/A, 74, 80) I love the platinum spec ones, the seats are extremely comfortable and the extra legroom is very welcomed Majestic...

Perry Barr to Birmingham has the 33, 51, 52, 907, 934, 935, 936, 937(A), 997, as well as two trains per hour. The X51 also passes without stopping

As someone who is trans and gay, I find that the pride liveries on buses do make me feel a bit more welcome, it’s not necessarily about making the LGBTQ community, want to catch the bus, but more about promoting equality

You’re not at all alone. I’ve been feeling the same recently with all of the rail strikes, sheer amount of delays and shortformed stock. The bus is far more convenient, affordable, frequent and (in terms of NXWM platinum buses) much more comfortable. In my area, I can get the 87 to Birmingham...

The 2 (Bushbury Hill to Waterstones via Wolverhampton) was converted to double decks (using E400Hs and Tridents) back when it was reduced to every 12 minutes. Now it’s back to single deck operation (using B7RLE bodied Wright Eclipse Urban 2s), still double deck on Sundays though

So on the 28th April, this is the journey I intended to take Operator Time of Journey Departing station Arriving station Ticket type Ticket Vendor CrossCountry (XC) 0622 Birmingham New Street (BHM) Melton Mowbray (MMO) Anytime day single Trainline East Midlands Railway (EM) 0815 Melton...

I think I owe an apology to the 195/331s, while they do ride horrifically, I’ve found a train that has worse ride quality - the 720* *this is the first time I’m riding them intensively

The first train of the day southbound from Stourbridge doesn’t leave until 0958. Do WMT stable any 172s at Stourbridge overnight?

I still can’t get over the fact that there’s no changes at all on Sunday. Still no train into Birmingham till after 10 from the north side

Spoke to soon, 196103 (which was 10 minutes late arriving) was held at New Street for almost 20 minutes, as there was an issue with the doors not opening :lol:

The last 331 I caught between Leeds and Frizinghall was really poor, it was shaking about all over the place. The 195 between Sheffield and Lincoln I caught yesterday was appalling too Seems to be a CAF thing. Though the 196s I regularly ride in the midlands are far better in this regard

And Sundays ;)

I boarded 196104 today (1540 SHR-BHM 1651), I got on at Smethwick Galton Bridge, and I can confirm, it was a great journey The more I ride these 196s, the more and more I really like them, still can’t believe these are built by CAF