London Northwestern Railway, West Midlands Railway
Nov 14, 2023 13:35:20 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 14, 2023 13:35:20 GMT
These two companies are subsidiaries of parent company West Midlands Trains. They don't have their own dedicated thread yet - so I have created one!
London Northwestern is starting to operate new class 730 units on services to and from London Euston. Initially they are using the 3-car 730/0 variant, coupled together as six-car trains. These are eventually destined for services in the West Midlands once the 5-car 730/2 trains enter service. Interim use of the 730/0s will enable LNR to stand down its last five class 319 units by the end of this year.
The next route to utilise 730/0s will be Walsall-Wolverhampton, followed by the Cross-City Line across Birmingham. Class 323s displaced will transfer to Northern.
It has also been reported elsewhere that LNR has acquired three class 150 2-car diesel units for the Marston Vale Line (Bletchley-Bedford), which is constrained by short platforms at some intermediate stations. Following staff training, a partial train service will be restored to this route at peak times from Monday 20th November, concentrating on services which carry large numbers of students. A full train service is expected to resume in early 2024 once further staff training has been completed. Train services were suspended from 1st December 2022 after Vivarail, which supplied and maintained the class 230 trains that were converted from District Line carriages, went into administration. Rail replacement buses have been in operation.
London Northwestern is starting to operate new class 730 units on services to and from London Euston. Initially they are using the 3-car 730/0 variant, coupled together as six-car trains. These are eventually destined for services in the West Midlands once the 5-car 730/2 trains enter service. Interim use of the 730/0s will enable LNR to stand down its last five class 319 units by the end of this year.
The next route to utilise 730/0s will be Walsall-Wolverhampton, followed by the Cross-City Line across Birmingham. Class 323s displaced will transfer to Northern.
It has also been reported elsewhere that LNR has acquired three class 150 2-car diesel units for the Marston Vale Line (Bletchley-Bedford), which is constrained by short platforms at some intermediate stations. Following staff training, a partial train service will be restored to this route at peak times from Monday 20th November, concentrating on services which carry large numbers of students. A full train service is expected to resume in early 2024 once further staff training has been completed. Train services were suspended from 1st December 2022 after Vivarail, which supplied and maintained the class 230 trains that were converted from District Line carriages, went into administration. Rail replacement buses have been in operation.
