WMTrains livery and station branding

[Borninbrum]

Is there a reason why no X City line stations appear to have been re branded? No chance of a dedicated branding I suppose?

 

[DavidGrain]

Was at Selly Oak on Saturday. It looked like the station benches, hand rails etc had been freshly painted in green and black.

 

[59CosG95]

Who knows? Perhaps WMR are trying to make the most of all the green/black paint they still have...

 

[XCTurbostar]

Who knows? Perhaps WMR are trying to make the most of all the green/black paint they still have...

Either that or just the fact that they havent got round to it yet..

 

[Borninbrum]

Not sure what part the colours of green and black play in the new West Midlands Railways livery and branding. None whatsoever as far as I can see. Pointless waste of time and money at Selly Oak!

 

[Chris172]

@59CosG95 you have stated the 172/3s as in out going WMR livery when it’s the final one

 

[59CosG95]

@59CosG95 you have stated the 172/3s as in out going WMR livery when it’s the final one

Yep, I certainly did! My bad - I've edited the post now.

 

[sufian123]

Hi does anyone know when 350/1s livery change or what’s happening with it? The state of those seats are unbearable.

 

[pt_mad]

Hi does anyone know when 350/1s livery change or what’s happening with it? The state of those seats are unbearable.

Could it possibly be after the franchise has acquired the 350/4s? Total speculation.

 

[sufian123]

Could it possibly be after the franchise has acquired the 350/4s? Total speculation.

Maybe does anyone know when they coming into the franchise?

 

[507021]

Hi does anyone know when 350/1s livery change or what’s happening with it? The state of those seats are unbearable.

There's additional 319s joining the franchise in the near future, so maybe once they've all entered service.

 

[sufian123]

There's additional 319s joining the franchise in the near future, so maybe once they've all entered service.

Thanks

 

[E_Reeves]

I thought it's after their next overhaul due to corrosion repairs, or am I completely wrong?

 

[sufian123]

I thought it's after their next overhaul due to corrosion repairs, or am I completely wrong?

That’s what I heard as well. They taking long. I’m thinking someone knows when likely it’ll happen?

 

[sprinterguy]

Maybe does anyone know when they coming into the franchise?

By December 2019, subject to the class 397s entering service with TPE in time.

 

[sufian123]

By December 2019, subject to the class 397s entering service with TPE in time.

If class 397s entry does to plan. TPE is planning spring start for them. Thanks

 

[jonesy3001]

Have the 150s had PRM work done to them before they go to northern?
Read somewhere that the WMT 323s could also be going to northern, is this speculation?

 

[sufian123]

Have the 150s had PRM work done to them before they go to northern?
Read somewhere that the WMT 323s could also be going to northern, is this speculation?

Class 323s retiring in 2020/2021.

 

[sprinterguy]

Have the 150s had PRM work done to them before they go to northern?

Not at this stage, guess they'll have to join the queue with the rest of Northern's units.

Read somewhere that the WMT 323s could also be going to northern, is this speculation?

Just speculation publically, but as noted above the first WMT unit has gone for PRM mods now, whether that's to make them more attractive to any potential leasee or whether Porterbrook have already agreed a future home for them remains to be seen.

 

[sd0733]

Just speculation publically, but as noted above the first WMT unit has gone for PRM mods now, whether that's to make them more attractive to any potential leasee or whether Porterbrook have already agreed a future home for them remains to be seen.

The WM 323s were always going to have to be PRM modded. There was never any timescale possible to get all the 730s in by the end of 2019 so a mod programme to make them 2020 compatible was always going to have to happen just to get through to the 730 introduction

 

[sd0733]

The WM livery spread it's wings today with the first working I believe of a unit off patch. 323216 currently on 10:42 bhm-liverpool and return.

 

[XCTurbostar]

The WM livery spread it's wings today with the first working I believe of a unit off patch. 323216 currently on 10:42 bhm-liverpool and return.

They'll all be kicking off because of no first class

 

[driver_m]

The WM livery spread it's wings today with the first working I believe of a unit off patch. 323216 currently on 10:42 bhm-liverpool and return.

That's a blast from the past from Central days! Must have been worked throughout by a New St/Wolves crew unless Crewe have started signing them...?

 

[sd0733]

That's a blast from the past from Central days! Must have been worked throughout by a New St/Wolves crew unless Crewe have started signing them...?

No we still don't sign them at Crewe, just a 350 depot for us.. Almost all Liv work on a sunday morning is wolves and bhm. It's only getting one trip, coupling upto a friend to carry onto Lichfield when it gets back.

 

[Bletchleyite]

They'll all be kicking off because of no first class

There's no First Class worth speaking of on a 350 anyway.

 

[507021]

Have the 150s had PRM work done to them before they go to northern?

No, not yet.

 

[59CosG95]

170635 now has the "Trump Complexion" i.e. the "outgoing/interim" WMR livery, leaving only 630 and 631 to be done of the 170/6s.

 

[Chiltern006]

What has happened to the refurbishment of the 350/2s. The last was 239 which was over a month ago??

 

[59CosG95]

What has happened to the refurbishment of the 350/2s. The last was 239 which was over a month ago??

I suspect the lack of new LNWR vinyls being rolled out is that WMT need all the capacity they can get at this busy time of year, particularly at weekends with people going Christmas shopping and visiting the various Christmas Markets (particularly Birmingham's excellent one) - so units that would normally be spare have been tacked on to other services to bolster capacity.

 

[E_Reeves]

I suspect the lack of new LNWR vinyls being rolled out is that WMT need all the capacity they can get at this busy time of year, particularly at weekends with people going Christmas shopping and visiting the various Christmas Markets (particularly Birmingham's excellent one) - so units that would normally be spare have been tacked on to other services to bolster capacity.

Was the 323 recently on Birmingham - Liverpool due to 350 unavailability?