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No Coventry is having the 2 tone blue as their livery which is on some of their single deckers and doubles at the mo blue and white and the red and white are going
They are around 10 years old and the bogies are the part of the train that will corrode the earliest as they are exposed to the elements, shock of bouncing around and general wear and tear. So like tyres they need to be change and corrosion proof for a good number of years.
Found this on...
I travelled on an XC service 2 weeks ago. The 16.23 to Plymouth to Wakefield and it was running 15 late when it arrived. After we departed WKF en route to Sheffield and the train suddenly stopped in Swinton and it was stuck at a red signal for 60 mins as there was a signal failure at Sheffield...
I was in West Yorkshire all day yesterday and every train I boarded the Northern Guard would do all the customer service part and none of them were depressed but they were happy. I spoke to a young lad around early 20s and he felt that he provided more customer service and helped customers more...
There are a few 24 hour routes (74 Birmingham to West Bromwich, 63 Birmingham to Selly Oak and X1 Birmingham to airport which you have mentioned) these run 7 days a week whilst there are some weekend exclusives (50 Birmingham to Maypole and 9 Birmingham to Halesowen).
I agree there is a...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventra
According to Wikipedia (which I normally take with a pinch of salt) it states that the aventras to be but purchased by West Midlands Railway are to be designated class 730
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