Hourly or more services only...

[Ivo]

On to Birmingham New Street on an LM 170.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By XC to Reading

 

[Eagle]

XC again, this time to Derby

 

[Ivo]

From Derby south to Leicester (with EM).

 

[Eagle]

And then to Collingham on an EMT 15whatever-they-had-in-the-depot-that-day.

 

[Ivo]

That's not hourly is it?

 

[Eagle]

No, sorry (to be fair it's not far off hourly, just rather irregular as to whether the LEI–LCN stops there).

Pretend I said Newark Castle.

 

[Ivo]

That's the same route! It's still not hourly...

You might have to change your trajectory from Leicester.

 

[Eagle]

That's the same route! It's still not hourly...

You might have to change your trajectory from Leicester.

Leicester–Lincoln is hourly and it always stops in Newark...

 

[Ivo]

Whichever No prizes here: Next stop, Lincoln.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well, that was an enjoyable exchange of views and we have finally decided upon a station for the next leg..


From Lincoln Central, the next leg is by Northern to Sheffield

 

[Class172]

To Leeds on a XC 220.

 

[MCR247]

To Nottingham by NOrthern 158

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By EMT to Liverpool Lime Street

 

[Nym]

Onwards (back in the other direction) to Earlstown by Northern.

 

[Class172]

To Chester on a ATW 158.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By Merseyrail to Birkenhead Hamilton Square

 

[Class172]

To Bidston on a Merseyrail 507.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By ATW (on the Borderlands Line) to Wrexham Central

 

[Class172]

To Wrexham General on a ATW 150.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By ATW to Shrewsbury

 

[Ivo]

Have we been here before? :roll:

To Hereford with ATW.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Also here, but both Shrewsbury and Hereford are (with York), my wife's favourite places to visit.....However, to see if we can spot our young friend Class 172, we go by London Midland to Droitwich Spa.

 

[Class172]

Which way shall I go…?

To Dorridge on 150001.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By London Midland to Birmingham Snow Hill

 

[Class172]

To Birmingham Moor Street on a LM 172.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By LM to Shirley

 

[Class172]

To Stratford-upon-Avon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By LM to Great Malvern

 

[Class172]

Passing through Droitwich Spa to University.