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Technically the former Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield is now part of Birmingham but it is also connected to the City of Lichfield. (Sorry, just being a pedant:-) )

Actually the canal is being restored. On the Lichfield side of the aqueduct the old canal bed has been dug out and the towpath reinstated. The aqueduct was built at the same time as the road to save money as it would have been more expensive to construct it later on. Edit : It appears others...

In Brownhills, West Midlands, there was a road bridge over the South Staffs line from Walsall to Lichfield. Because of extra traffic a second bridge was built alongside to create a roundabout on top. The bridge was constructed with the help of a crane sitting on the (recently closed) railway...

The original New Street station opened in 1854 by the London and North Western Railway and was also used by the Midland Railway. With the opening of the West Suburban line through Selly Oak more room was needed and an extension was built on the other side of Queens Drive which opened in 1885...

The obvious one is Birmingham New Street. It is because there is a right of way through it that there are so many confusing (to non regular passengers) gate lines/lounges. one for platforms 1A-5A, one for 6A to 12A and one for 1B to 12B.

Regarding April Fool. It might be worth noting that Railway Magazine is published on the first Wednesday of every month and that this year that was the first. (the last time it happened was 2015)

Yes the first Birmingham - Cardiff (1V01) runs via Galton Junction, Stourbridge, Worcester, Ashchurch. The second Birmingham - Cardiff (1V02) runs via University, Bromsgrove, then Droitwich, Worcester, Ashchurch.

Cas Newydd (Cas new-uth)?

Sorry - not thinking straight. I blame old age and the fact I live south of Crewe and when I see WCML... (let's just say I don't immediately think that far north - even when reading a TPE post)

To replace Voyagers on Holyhead and Shrewsbury services, eliminating "diesel under the wires"

Cross City line north now clear. 1S49 Birmingham to Edinburgh (ostensibly) passing Shenstone heading north, 1V83 York - New Street just passing Lichfield southbound. XC website said tree on line. No cross city yet, possibly OHLE not yet fixed?

Looking at Traksy, 1M52 York- Biringham ran via Tamworth & Kingsbury to Coleshill Parkway, is now starting as 1S45 1230 Birmingham - Dundee (good luck with that :-) ) There may be a queue for the buses as only the 170s were planned to terminate there (Leicester/Cambridge/Stanstead & Nottingham)...

Looks like a problem on Cross City North. 2P06 0927 Redditch - Lichfield Trent Valley arrived Sutton Coldfield at 1026 (on time) and it is still there. No other Cross City trains north of New Street. XC trains (Birmingham-York) which were diverted this way now appearing as cancelled between...

Many years ago in the days of Rail Riders (my children are now in their 40s, which shows how long ago). We had just renewed our annual subscription, which included a voucher offer, and the children had got their vouchers as well. We boarded a single unit rail car at Looe and asked for two adult...

There are several XC trains early morning and late night using different routes e.g. 1O04 0511 Manchester - Bournemouth runs via Crewe 1V43 0600 Manchester - Bristol also runs via Crewe 1V01 0500 Birmingham - Cardiff runs via Stourbridge Junction and Worcester 1V02 0537 Birmingham - Cardiff runs...

Lichfield-Walsall (would like to continue to Dudley and Stourbridge, but the Midland Metro has already laid claim to Wednesbury-Dudley!) 1) Access for freight from the North-East to Bescot Yard avoiding Sutton Park line. 2) XC Newcastle-Reading trains do not stop at Tamworth so could call at...

Better to change at Stafford than Birmingham, saves about an hour. To Euston - Stoke train arr xx45, London via Trent Valley dep xx55 From Euston - Trent Valley train arr xx35 Stoke dep xx55 Always assuming they are on time:-)

I see also that a stop was made at Worcestershire Parkway, first train to call?

The 1657 Euston-Glasgow and the 1757 Euston-Lancaster are both first stop Tamworth 110 miles in 62 minutes - 106 mph

Also on Traksy -inventive signallers.