Recent content by wulfruna

I presume you must have been watching this clip? 5 locos on one train. WR Panniers were used as bankers on the Lickey after regional boundary changes in 1958. OP mentioned 37x3 could be found on Port Talbot and Llanwern Iron Ore trains. Three locos could also be found working Hunterston to...

That Birmingham Mail article also mentions: tornadobookshop.co.uk According to their Facebook page, if all goes to plan, the shop will be opening on 31st Oct 2019.

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And I would not be surprised if by Thursday the route booked for 2J02 on 28 May will also be changed. As it was for 21 May. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P64183/2016/05/21/advanced On 21 May, 2J02 departed 2 min late, but arrived in Walsall 16 mins early. How many passenger trains...

Wolverhampton and Walsall are two towns whose centres are 6.5 miles apart. Journey times from centre to centre. 20-30 mins* by car 37-45 mins* by bus (529) 64 mins by rail (via New Street - was 55mins in 2008) * depending how bad traffic is at M6/J10 So which mode would you choose to...

Yes there could be some truth in that Bald Rick. :lol: I used to love catching that train to work each morning. Oh happy days. Now this is interesting Techniquest. When I checked the new LM public timetable and saw the journey time for this service had increased from 12 to 30 mins, I...

A "direct" Wolverhampton and Walsall service, via Crane Street, Portobello, Darlaston and Pleck Junctions, 6m 55c, in 12mins, was introduced in 1998. Poor patronage due to many reasons, all of which could have been solved, saw the service "unoffically" withdrawn in Dec 2008, reduced from...

Today (17th July 2014) is the 30th Anniversary of "Operation Smash Hit" - a public demonstration organised by the Atomic Industry to reassure a sceptical public about the safely of transporting nuclear waste by rail. What memories do you have of that fateful day? The day 46009 took her last...

What Wolverhampton is missing most, other than a station with 6 through platforms with 1 bay north, and two south bays - is a 4 track exit along the Stour Valley. Two tracks on the right form the UP/DOWN Stour Valley. Two tracks on left, UP/DOWN Didcot & Chester (D&C). The new lines placed...

Lack of City Centre destinations £15m Wolverhampton Metro extension to the Bus & Rail Station, with two years of road works and inconvenience? Why are we wasting money on this? Can someone please explain? £5m can pay for 10 UK built electric minibus and the facilities required to operate...

Les welcome to the forum. Also have a look at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ Simply enter the name of the nearest town or village you wish to locate in the search field. If you click on the above link, and enter the following co-ordinates into the two boxes next to COORDS: 412410 , 244476...

Mark, thanks for the info. Most useful to know. RichmondCommu, there is still a lot of component industry in these parts. This is helped by Jaguar who are building their new engine plant between Penderford and Coven Heath – north of Wolverhampton on the Staffordshire border. Contentious...

Many thanks for that Planner. When you know the codes – the trains appear as if by magic! Many thanks.

Can anyone list the trains booked to work to/from Wolverhampton Steel Terminal for each day of the week? My main interest is where these trains come from, and where they go when leaving the terminal. I assume the terminal takes delivery of steel bars and rolls, and returns empty trains...

The slowest service I know of is Wolverhampton to Walsall. By rail these two stations are only 7 miles apart yet the journey takes 55 mins. Making the average speed a shade under 8mph. It takes so long, because these trains are fired away from Wolverhampton Station using an oxbow trajectory...