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Well 150106+105 back out today on 07.09 Dorridge - Stourbridge. They then do some round trips to Whitlocks End then end up on 18.38 Kidderminster - Dorridge and 20.29 return.
150001 is also out on 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge again (5th day running now) and 150124 is on it's own stabled at Tyseley.
150124 stabled with 150109 on Tyseley this morning (16th) so it hasn't left yet!
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150001 out again today with 153354 on same diagram as the previous 2 days.
Seems LM still need 106 as it's out with 105 again today on the 07.09 Dorridge - Kidderminster. Also, 150001 out with 153354 on same diagram as yesterday , the 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge etc.
50s were also frequent visitors to B'ham New Street from Paddington throughout the 80's via Coventry and Solihull. Before refurbishment you could hear them "hoovering" a mile or so away! Typical turn was 1M11 from Padd (around 9ish departure) returning on 13.25 from New street. There was a...
The farewell is premature for 150001 it seems, as it is out this morning on the 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge etc with 153354 and should finish with the 17.28 from Dorridge tonight all being well.
The farewell is premature for 150001 it seems as it out this morning on the 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge etc with 153354 and should finish with the 17.28 from Dorridge tonight all being well.
I lst saw 150001 in service on Monday and with just one diagram being a 150 yesterday (Thursday) I'd say its very unlikely it will work a scheduled service train for LM again!
Incidently, 106 was out with 109 on Wednesday and I assume that will be its last scheduled turn for LM as well...
The 172 switchover is almost complete now. The 07.09 Dorridge - Stourbridge Jn was 172214+218 this morning so that turn has gone now.
But 150109+105 on 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge (former 150/0 +153 diagram) so that should be the only 150 operated diagram today. It finishes up on 17.28 from...
Regarding 106+107, yes they did, I saw them depart Moor Street on the 17.28 Dorridge - Worcester Shrub Hill, which was the end of the 150/0 + 153 diagram.
Getting very near the end on the Snow Hill lines now. Tonight, the regular 17.45 Moor Street - Dorridge and 18.23 return to Snow Hill was a 172 along with the other turn that had a 150 on Monday and Tuesday the 17.42 Whitlocks End - Kidderminster. By my observations I only saw 2 diagrams...
150s out this morning:
150106+109 on 07.09 Dorridge - Stourbridge Junc
150105+107 on 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge etc
Seems the 150/0 + 153 combo has stopped?
150103 still in the usual place at TS.
I was on the UK Railtours "Mine of Serpents" tour on Saturday and the gen I overheard from people on board (who are going on the Farewell tour and have conatcted LM apparently) said that at Tyseley it will traverse one of the running sidings from the Birmingham end right through and onto and...
Well, 150s still hanging on. This mornings obs:
150105+124 on 07.09 Dorridge - Kidderminster etc
150109+107 on 06.45 Worcester Shrub Hill - Dortidge etc in place of normal 150/0+153 combo.
124 was a nice change from one of the "safe" LM ones (107 or 109). Although viewing the 06.45 from...
I caught the later train today so didn't manage to see what was on it but it's been out with 153364 on that diagram since Tuesday so I would say it is but don't blame me if Tyseley have swapped it :-)
150019 on the 06.15 Worcester - Stratford-on-Avon etc this morning.
150103 still at TS but had lights on and engine running when I passed at 8am.
150124 and 150107 were stabled on the same line next to it.
LM 150s out today:
150105+107 07.09 Dorridge - Stourbridge Jn
150001+153364 06.45 Worcester - Dorridge etc
UID green 3-car 150 on 06.15 Worcester - Stratford etc
Also 150103 and 150109 stabled at Tyseley when I passed at 07.20
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