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The 2007 Transport for Wales service from Birmingham International to Aberystwyth arrives Shrewsbury at 2120 and departs at 2151 - one reason being waiting for connecting passengers on the 2142 arrival from Cardiff Central.

I'm not experienced but looking at RealTimeTrains, I think the culprit is 6Q61 which left Crewe 10 minutes early using the Slow Up (through Platform 4 at Stafford) "forcing" 1A82 from Liverpool onto the Fast Up and consequently stopping at Stafford using Platform 1 (scheduled for platform 4) -...

If the sign is blank, then unless there are other signs to the left or right of the sign indicating otherwise, then the appropriate national speed limit applies. The situation you describe can arise when traffic conditions have improved and the length of the temporary speed limit is adjusted...

IH98 Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly (Transport for Wales) via Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester and Warrington Bank Quay. Departs 2109 arrives Manchester 0025. 2138 Crosscountry service from Birmingham International arrives Manchester Piccadilly 2324 - journey time 1 hr 46...

Thanks - this is what I was anticipating. Another query to help me understand delay repay and the National conditions: If I made the same journey as before but the tickets were Euston - Stockport and Stockport - Carlisle (not advance) and I broke the journey in Manchester for lunch at the...

Posted this on thread “TPE split ticket delay repay problems” but advised I should open a new thread. Thanks for everyone correcting my error so may I tap into the knowledge that this forum provides. Using the example of the journey the OP on the “TPE split ticket delay repay problems“ thread...

Thanks for everyone correcting my error so may I tap into the knowledge that this forum provides. Using the example of the journey the OP made but in a slightly different way - If I was to travel from London to Carlisle on two tickets London - Manchester and Manchester - Carlisle and stopped...

I'm not an expert on this matter but a keen user of split ticketing. I believe one disadvantage with split ticketing is that you turn one contract to get you from A to Z, into two or more contracts - e.g. A to B and B to Z. If the first contract (Euston - Manchester) is fulfilled within the...

As a passenger, I agree - I’d rather be given a time that is perhaps “optimistic” even “impossible” when other factors are taken into account - this will ensure I’m on the platform when the train does arrive rather than an “estimate” that might be improved on, which as takno suggests might...

London Midland services from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street both depart Wellington (Shropshire) at xx00 each hour 0900 - 2100 Mon - Sat.

On the LM services on the Birmingham - Shrewsbury route trains do stop short at either Wellington (on services to Shrewsbury) or Wolverhampton (on route to Birmingham) in order to get later services back on schedule. Similarly late running trains on the ATW services from Holyhead to Birmingham...

0524 Shrewsbury to Rugeley Trent Valley, effectively combining a Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street service with a Birmingham New Street to Rugeley Trent Valley service.

Don't disagree but if this plan ever got off the ground then even a connection at Stafford (75 minutes from London at times) might be a quicker alternative than via BHM.

Don't forget the [long-term] proposal to reopen the line between Wellington, Shropshire and Stafford which could provide a direct route from Shrewsbury to London without having to go anywhere near Birmingham...

I too was very disappointed to see WSMR closed down so suddenly. It was a great service and it was great having employees ask to use WSMR (TFC > MYB) in preference to VT - even though the journey time was slightly longer. Every time they reported "fantastic journey" even on days where they...