Direct service from Warwick Parkway and Solihull to Newcastle today!

[scouseyb123]

The 08:44 from Leamington Spa will be calling at the above two stations on its way to Newcastle! I presume this is related to the landslip?

 

[The Planner]

Must be some sort of special arrangement as XC dont have rights to stop there currently.

 

[Daz28]

According to NRE that train is providing a direct route from Solihull to Birmingham New Street. Is that possible?

I can't find it on Real Time Trains.

Found it - but no indication it is stopping at Solihull

 

[scouseyb123]

Yes it is possible, the Newcastle trains do that route anyway between Leamington and Birmimgham New Street but they never usually call at those stations. They go non-stop between Leamington and New Street. There is a line that veers off at Tyseley that brings you around past Birmingam City's football ground that takes you to New Street.

 

[PHILIPE]

According to NRE that train is providing a direct route from Solihull to Birmingham New Street. Is that possible?

I can't find it on Real Time Trains.

Found it - but no indication it is stopping at Solihull

As it's a VSTP arrangement, perhaps, they would not have been input to the system. If that is so, nothing would appear in RTT.

 

[route:oxford]

Yes it is possible, the Newcastle trains do that route anyway between Leamington and Birmimgham New Street but they never usually call at those stations. They go non-stop between Leamington and New Street. There is a line that veers off at Tyseley that brings you around past Birmingam City's football ground that takes you to New Street.

Indeed. In the olden days, there was a direct service from Oxford to Solihull.

 

[Poss Planner]

Due to the Harbury issue, XC will call additionally Warwick PW & Solihull, as Chilterns have fewer trains north of Leamington than would ideally be the case.

 

[TSR :D]

Will XC still call at Solihull next week?