Are there any odd workings for trains in the West Midlands?

[TSR :D]

I'm looking to try some of them out soon. Here's a list of odd workings I'm willing to try:

17:15 from Marylebone to Moor St. This service runs fast to Leamington Spa without stopping at Banbury. Is there a working like this one but in opposite direction? Wasn't there a Chiltern advert stating there was a fast service to Marylebone in 1 hour 25-30 minutes in morning peak?

06:38 from Wolverhampton to Walsall. This is parliamentary train service direct to Walsall avoiding New St. Is there another train service like it? Preferably later in the day?

07:30 virgin trains service from BHM non-stop to Euston in 1 hour 13 minutes. I could try this one assuming it's possible to get a cheap advance ticket for this service. If what I'm reading is true, I could buy an off peak ticket (£50.50) to be used for this service with disabled persons railcard.

10:42 LM service from BHM to Bromsgrove non-stop using Camp Hill chord.

23:30 ex stratford upon avon service non-stop to Moor St. Again, is there any other services like or similar to this one but earlier?

I remember hearing about the XC service that goes via aston, to Stechford then stopping at Birmingham International. Does anyone know if this service (or similar) exists?

That's all I can think of right now. Is there anything I've missed?

Thanks

 

[MidnightFlyer]

There are 3 southbound AM and 2 northbound PM services non-stop through Banbury (there used to be some non-stop through Leamington too, but they didn't last long!):
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C90099/2014/01/21/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C90110/2014/01/21/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C90123/2014/01/21/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C90060/2014/01/21/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C90243/2014/01/21/advanced

The XC via Aston actually runs the other way:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C10649/2014/01/21/advanced

The 0638 Wolves-Walsall is Saturdays only, and I can only see that Stratford service as running non-stop via Solihull.
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This may help also, check the West Midlands entry. It's a list of all train services over rare pieces of track

http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/2014.htm

 

[Crossover]

There are also workings over the 'Sutton Park' line for a week in February. Not been used for passenger services for some years I don't believe

 

[Class172]

There are a couple of late night/early morning XC services that run via Worcester and Stourbidge in stead of up the Lickey - don't know their times from CNM/BHM though.

 

[12CSVT]

Are there any booked workings between Whitacre Jct and Kingsbury Jct in the current timetable ?

 

[causton]

There are a couple of late night/early morning XC services that run via Worcester and Stourbidge in stead of up the Lickey - don't know their times from CNM/BHM though.

For tomorrow:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/sea...0/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=XC

 

[Eagle]

Are there any booked workings between Whitacre Jct and Kingsbury Jct in the current timetable ?

As the link in post 2 says:

Kingsbury Junction - Whitacre Junction (57) CC01
Mondays to Fridays:
1G90 2139 Nottingham - Birmingham New Street
1D85 2203 Birmingham New Street - Nottingham
1E68 1746 Southampton Central - York
Saturdays:
1G90 2139 Nottingham - Birmingham New Street
Sundays:
1V50 0900 Leeds - Plymouth

 

[rdeez]

The XC via Aston actually runs the other way:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C10649/2014/01/21/advanced

I remember boarding this earlier in the month at BHI and thinking "this is taking a while..." to look out the window and see Perry Barr...

 

[causton]

Are there any better maps of the West Midlands area that show these sorts of routes? I just try to look at the National Rail maps of the area and get really confused trying to join up a line between Stechford, Aston, Perry Barr, then back to Birmingham New Street without reversing

 

[tractakid]

I find the trackmaps trackatlas very useful for tracing all of these odd services throughout the country.

 

[Welshman]

Also the Ian Allan Pregrouping Atlas & Gazetteer is very comprehensive, although it does need a magnifying glass to read occasionally!

 

[Ebore]

Are there any better maps of the West Midlands area that show these sorts of routes? I just try to look at the National Rail maps of the area and get really confused trying to join up a line between Stechford, Aston, Perry Barr, then back to Birmingham New Street without reversing

I find the geographical map on OTT to be very useful.

 

[6Gman]

There are also workings over the 'Sutton Park' line for a week in February. Not been used for passenger services for some years I don't believe

The last time I went over the Sutton Park line was 19th August 1978 (!) behind 47486. Left New Street 1424, Walsall 1444/1445, Burton 1529/1530, Derby 1540. Engineering diversion.

I had previously used the line on an overnight train to the West Country from Manchester (Class 45 I think), which was its booked route.

Which gives me both chords at the southern end!

 

[TSR :D]

Thanks for helpful and informative replies. It's quite disappointing that most of them are at unsociable hours. Can anyone confirm that I'll be allowed to use an off peak ticket with disabled persons railcard from BHM to EUS in peak time?