Birmingham Commuter: Bromsgrove/redditch-four Oaks+wolverhampton-b'ham Int'l & Camp Hill Line

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    tardisgaming07 Well-Known Member

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    This route would cover 55-60 miles and would feature 3 new pieces of rolling stock as well as a Class 66 (I'm aware that more stock operates over the route, it's just that it would be too much to include in one route). This route would include busy stations such as Birmingham International, New Street, Wolverhampton, Bromsgrove & Smethwick Galton Bridge as well as the outer edges of Birmingham & the West Midlands in places such as Redditch, Barnt Green & Sutton Coldfield.

    Proposed Rolling Stock
    • Class 323 in West Midlands Railway livery[​IMG]
    Operates all services on the Cross City between Redditch, Bromsgrove, Four Oaks and Lichfield Trent Valley (not included) as well as a service to Coventry late at night so that a set can be stored in the yard there.
    • Class 350 in London North Western Railway livery[​IMG]
    Operates all LNWR services excluding the Marston Vale line and a couple of services between Northampton and Euston that the 319s are clinging on to. Also operates services out to Walsall & Rugeley
    • Class 220/221 in Avanti West Coast & Cross Country livery[​IMG][​IMG]
    'Why are you not including a 390?'. The 390 isn't included because it only operates over less than half of the route (21 miles) whereas the Voyagers appear on quite a significant sector of it (37 miles). Whilst the Avanti Voyagers aren't as widespread they do appear occasionally with them currently operating around 15 services over the route.

    Potential DLC
    • Turbostar Pack: Class 170+172 in West Midlands Railway livery + 170 in CrossCountry livery[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    These units currently ply their trade on services to Hereford as well as services on the higher level of Smethwick Galton Bridge (172)
    • Class 158 in Transport for Wales Rail livery[​IMG]
    Operates TfW services between the Cambrian Coast and Birmingham International
    • Class 390 in Avanti West Coast livery[​IMG]
    Operates the majority of Avanti West Coast services over this route (although Voyagers would still deputise for them on services from Blackpool North, Edinburgh & New Street).
     
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