Camp Hill Line Reopening

[Stephen Lee]

i wondered what rolling stock they will use for the Birmingham MS-Kings Norton Camp Hill Line Shuttle......But will Class 230s be a good idea......Or they will use 196s instead?

 

[30907]

I imagine it will depend on the eventual service pattern, but (NOT a criticism of 230s) I can't see WMT wanting a microfleet of any sort.

 

[gazthomas]

I imagine it will depend on the eventual service pattern, but (NOT a criticism of 230s) I can't see WMT wanting a microfleet of any sort.

But they have that already on Bedford to Bletchley?

 

[Stephen Lee]

But they have that already on Bedford to Bletchley?

Yes i know they already have that in Bletchley to Bedford, but looks like you misunderstood what i mean, what i mean is that WMT can order extra 230s for Camp Hill Line as well as NUneaton-Coventry-Kenilworth-LEamington line to free up 172s from the latter to SHL for extra capacity

 

[gazthomas]

Yes i know they already have that in Bletchley to Bedford, but looks like you misunderstood what i mean, what i mean is that WMT can order extra 230s for Camp Hill Line as well as NUneaton-Coventry-Kenilworth-LEamington line to free up 172s from the latter to SHL for extra capacity

That makes more sense

 

[The Planner]

Yes i know they already have that in Bletchley to Bedford, but looks like you misunderstood what i mean, what i mean is that WMT can order extra 230s for Camp Hill Line as well as NUneaton-Coventry-Kenilworth-LEamington line to free up 172s from the latter to SHL for extra capacity

Camp Hill services won't be self contained, they will likely be extensions of Shrewsbury services so 230s would be useless.

 

[cle]

Camp Hill services won't be self contained, they will likely be extensions of Shrewsbury services so 230s would be useless.

Shrewsbury? I thought these would begin at Moor St?

Would this line be wired? Or pointless given it ends at Bromsgrove?

And the chords towards Nuneaton don't need wires either, which I know is mentioned for relocating services from New St.

 

[JN114]

I can't see how you'd get from Moor Street to the Camp Hill lines?

 

[The Planner]

Shrewsbury? I thought these would begin at Moor St?

Would this line be wired? Or pointless given it ends at Bromsgrove?

And the chords towards Nuneaton don't need wires either, which I know is mentioned for relocating services from New St.

How can they get to Moor St? The Camp Hill line doesnt connect to it, the proposed chords are years away. The line isnt electrified either.

 

[30907]

I can't see how you'd get from Moor Street to the Camp Hill lines?

Proposed new junctions in the Bordesley area.

 

[anthony263]

Divert Hereford to New Street services into Moor street and perhaps extend TFWs maesteg to Cheltenham service through to Birmingham moor street

 

[The Planner]

The chords arent off the drawing board but the stations are no more than 2 or 3 years away, therefore whatever serves them is going to come from and end up at New St.

 

[Whistler40145]

Have the Class 230s been tested on inclines to check their suitability?

 

[cle]

Ahh, my bad then, I thought the chords were in package with the new stations. Shrewsbury makes sense of course.