1992 was the final planned use of 1st Generation DMUs on the Birmingham Cross City line, although ultimately the units ended up continuing until September 1993 due to issues with the 323s and sourcing spare electric units wherever they could be found. The northern section of the Cross City electrification was energised in November 1992 whereas the southern section wasn't energised until June 1993, but this timetable would be set in the summer of 1992. Proposed Rolling Stock Class 117 in Regional Railways + Chocolate and Cream liveries 10 Class 117 units were refurbished and reclassified as 117/3s, with 9 of these units ending up in Regional Railways livery. The 10th unit, 117305, was painted in a Chocolate and Cream livery as part of the GWR150 celebrations in 1985. These units would all be operating on their own. Class 118 in BR Blue/Grey livery A total of 9 Class 118 vehicles were based at Tyseley, with 3 full 3car sets and the remaining 6 carriages forming 2car sets. 2 of the 2car sets would be coupled to each other to make a 4car, whilst the 3rd 2car set would be attached to one of the 3car 118s for the day. Class 150/1 in Centro livery 22 of these units were based at Tyseley in the early 1990s, with them finding use on services to Hednesford & Hereford as well as occasionally working some diagrams on Cross City services running in pairs. Layers Preston - Carlisle: The Intercity liveried Class 87 and Mk3s would feature on the majority of WCML services through Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley, with services that terminate at New Street being top and tailed due to lack of DVT. The Intercity Class 47s would also appear on CrossCountry services (Cl86 DLC required for Mk2s). The FFA wagons would also provide lots of AI traffic at Lichfield Trent Valley, hauled by the upcoming 86/4 Preston - Crewe: Class 86/4 for AI freight traffic at Lichfield Trent Valley Class 86/2+Mk2f: The Mk2f would appear on all the loco hauled CrossCountry services, mostly with a InterCity 47 but some services were either 86 hauled through New Street or had a loco swap from 47 to 86 and vice versa when heading to/from the WCML. These loco swaps at New St would be drivable, but the CrossCountry services would not be. Tees Valley Line: The Class 37/5 would layer in with steel and coal wagons for freight services on the south section of the route, as well as AI traffic at Lichfield Trent Valley.
