Rugby-Cosford via Tamworth

[nat67]

I'm planning to go to RAF Cosford next week from Rugby and I wasn't sure if it's valid via Tamworth.

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

I'm planning to go to RAF Cosford next week from Rugby and I wasn't sure if it's valid via Tamworth.

Unfortunately it's not, as far as I can tell. Maps EB and WM are your lot, and neither of those cover Nuneaton-Tamworth. Seems a bit stingy to me, but not a surprise with the current RDG policy of "simplification" (i.e. continuous elimination of legitimate rights!).

 

[30907]

Unfortunately it's not, as far as I can tell. Maps EB and WM are your lot, and neither of those cover Nuneaton-Tamworth. Seems a bit stingy to me, but not a surprise with the current RDG policy of "simplification" (i.e. continuous elimination of legitimate rights!).

Was it previously a permitted route? It's about 10 miles further than the obvious route.

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

Was it previously a permitted route? It's about 10 miles further than the obvious route.

In the first iteration of the Routeing Guide at the time of privatisation, it was permitted via Stafford (then Wolverhampton) or direct, but not via any of the Trent Valley-Birmingham connecting lines.

This remained so until the maps you could use were changed, to prevent usage via Stafford, some time between 11th November 2003 and 26th September 2005.

But you are correct that it doesn't appear ever to have been a "permitted" (i.e. mapped) route, although I would be surprised if it wasn't deemed a "reasonable" route in BR days.

 

[Silverdale]

[QUOTE="ForTheLoveOf, post: 3878814, member: 57932"continuous elimination of legitimate rights!).[/QUOT

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

@Silverdale What are you trying to say?

 

[nat67]

Unfortunately it's not, as far as I can tell. Maps EB and WM are your lot, and neither of those cover Nuneaton-Tamworth. Seems a bit stingy to me, but not a surprise with the current RDG policy of "simplification" (i.e. continuous elimination of legitimate rights!).

Cheers I wasn't sure but as you say it's not reasonable that you couldn't use it. Was intending to do it only one way. The 1603 Taunton-Glasgow Central obviously from New Street to Tamworth only if the the Crewe-Rugby was running a couple late.

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

Cheers I wasn't sure but as you say it's not reasonable that you couldn't use it. Was intending to do it only one way. The 1603 Taunton-Glasgow Central obviously from New Street to Tamworth only if the the Crewe-Rugby was running a couple late.

You could always ask station staff on the day!

 

[nat67]

You could always ask station staff on the day!

True. I will say that the train coming back from Shrewsbury is diabolical as it misses the 50 VT service from New Street by 5 mins .

 

[Kite159]

True. I will say that the train coming back from Shrewsbury is diabolical as it misses the 50 VT service from New Street by 5 mins .

Then do what other passengers do and catch the 350...

 

[nat67]

Then do what other passengers do and catch the 350...

They would have to catch the 1633 1W22 as the one before which is the 1554 the same time the Ex Shrewsbury comes in.