Shrewsbury-birmingham International And Walsall

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  1. HamioSamio098

    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    The Line
    This 62.76 mile main line runs from the town of Shrewsbury to England's second city, Birmingham and onward to the airport, with another line heading off to Walsall.

    Stations
    Major stations will be in Bold
    Shrewsbury-Birmingham International
    Shrewsbury
    Wellington

    Oakengates
    Telford Central
    Shifnal
    Cosford
    Albrighton
    Codsall
    Billbrook
    Wolverhampton
    Coseley
    Tipton
    Dudley Port
    Sandwell & Dudley
    Smethwick Galton Bridge

    Smethwick Rolfe Street
    Birmingham New Street
    Adderley Park
    Stetchford
    Lea Hall
    Marston Green
    Birmingham International

    Wolverhampton-Walsall
    Wolverhampton
    Coseley
    Tipton
    Dudley Port
    Sandwell & Dudley
    Smethwick Galton Bridge

    Smethwick Rolfe Street
    Birmingham New Street
    Duddeston
    Aston
    Witton
    Perry Barr
    Hamstead
    Tame Bridge Parkway
    Bescot Stadium
    Walsall

    Rolling Stock, Operators and Services

    3 trains will be included on this route, those being the Class 323, Class 170 and Class 158.
    The Class 323 will provide all electric services between Wolverhampton and Walsall and Birmingham-Walsall
    The Class 158 and 170 will provide the diesel services from Birmingham to Shrewsbury
    The operators featured on this route are: Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway
    The services are quite varied with some trains providing all stops and some doing limited stop services. So lets take a look...


    West Midlands Railway
    Wolverhampton-Walsall: All stops with 1tph
    Wolverhampton-B'ham NS: All stops with 1tph
    B'ham NS-Walsall: All stops with 1tph
    B'ham Int-B'ham NS: All stops with 1tph
    B'ham Int-Rugeley Trent Valley: All stops with 1tph (ends at Walsall)
    B'ham NS-Shrewsbury: All stops with 1tph
    B'ham NS-Shrewsbury: Limited stops with 1tph

    Transport for Wales
    B'ham Int-Holyhead: Limited stops with 1tp2h (ends at Shrewsbury)
    B'ham-Aberystwyth and Pwllheli : Limited stops with 1tp2h (ends at Shrewsbury)


    Pictures

    [​IMG] Birmingham International


    [​IMG] Birmingham New Street


    [​IMG] Wolverhampton


    [​IMG] Shrewsbury


    [​IMG] Class 158


    [​IMG] Class 170


    [​IMG] Class 323

    Final Words
    Well then, all I can really say is that this route does offer plenty of services for those wanting express or stoppers. And there are lots of stations to explore and see from the small suburban stations of Aston and Duddeston to the grander Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury and the small village stations which, to be honest, are still equally as interesting. So, hopefully you enjoyed this proposal!

    Edit: Just a quickie! Future DLC could include the Class 350 for extra services between B'ham Int and B'ham NS and the Class 221 for extra trains between B'ham and Shrewsbury.
     
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  2. trainsimplayer

    trainsimplayer Well-Known Member

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    I don't know if it would but would the Coradia (Class 175) fit on this route? Even as a DLC
     
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  3. HamioSamio098

    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    Possibly, Im pretty sure it has done some runs to Brum International. But I'm not entirely sure.
     
  4. formulabee#1362

    formulabee#1362 Well-Known Member

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    Are there any freight services on this line? If so dtg could reskin their old 66
     
  5. HamioSamio098

    HamioSamio098 Well-Known Member

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    formulabee#1362 Yes there are, if you were to set the route to pre 2015, where you would find biomass trains delivering biomass to Ironbridge.
     
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  6. james64

    james64 Well-Known Member

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    They appear on the route once in a blue moon, but it's generally the domain of 158s. 175s would be much better suited to a Welsh Marches or South Wales Mainline route.
     
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  7. DandyesloveRailworks

    DandyesloveRailworks New Member

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    i want that happen
     
  8. tardisgaming07

    tardisgaming07 Well-Known Member

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    Bescot Yard. That's all I'll say
     
  9. tardisgaming07

    tardisgaming07 Well-Known Member

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    I think that while the route itself is a nice proposal, it may be a tad un-realistic. What I'd do is bin off both the 323 and 158 and replace them with a Class 350, as they operate all the services to Walsall nowadays, not Class 323s, and would also provide a lot of AI services at New Street
     
  10. matthewgoddard510

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    Really do love your threat. Just to let you know Avanti work One service per day from Shrewsbury to New street (Terminates at Euston) Which is the 07:04 service. and then 1 Service from Euston to Shrewsbury which is the 18:15 service from Euston. But To have my local station would be great. ( would rather the 196 as 170's don't run the route anymore) but I wouldn't mind. WE got the 158 which is great. Done Shrewsbury to new street a lot and it be a stunning route the scenery is stunning.
     
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