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RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - 507022 - 30/06/2025 14:44
Sorry for going off thread, but the Euston to Man Vic idea takes me back to the 1990s when Regional Railways were planning a similar service using pairs of 158s, but it never got off the ground
RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - knutstransport - 30/06/2025 16:53
(30/06/2025 14:44)507022 Wrote: Sorry for going off thread, but the Euston to Man Vic idea takes me back to the 1990s when Regional Railways were planning a similar service using pairs of 158s, but it never got off the ground
North Western Trains did run a Rochdale to London service (using 158s), as well as a Manchester Airport to Euston service (using 322s). Neither lasted long. There's also been some track applications from Alliance Rail regarding running services from Huddersfield/Victoria to London via Warrington, but they failed to get approved.
I think at one point Central Trains extended a service to Manchester Airport, while London Midland did attempt to start an hourly stopping Preston to Birmingham service. At a timetable change they introduced one northbound afternoon service to Preston that didn't stop between Crewe and Warrington and ran back ECS to Crewe - which defeated the point of it!
RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - childwallblues - 16/07/2025 17:50
From next Monday Class 730/2 units are due to start in service on the Liverpool to Birmingham route. There will be two diagrams at first.
RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - knutstransport - 17/07/2025 19:33
(16/07/2025 17:50)childwallblues Wrote: From next Monday Class 730/2 units are due to start in service on the Liverpool to Birmingham route. There will be two diagrams at first.
Any news on the exact diagrams?
RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - childwallblues - 19/07/2025 16:57
No yet. I am assuming the first two of the day and then every for hours.
RE: West Midlands Trains - WMR & LNR - knutstransport - Today 12:22
Looks like there's just the one 730/2 unit out today on Liverpool-Birmingham. It is on a diagram which includes Winsford calls, so that issue with the union must have been resolved (at least enough for them to stop the units there on a temporary basis).
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:LIV/2025-07-21/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=passenger&order=wtt&toc=LM