London Midland Great Escape Ideas?

[olivergeorget]

Excuse any dumb questions i'm new here!

I have been considering purchasing one of London Midlands Great Escape tickets for a while now. There's just one problem, due to me being new to all this I don't now which stations to visit! I would be grateful for some ideas of where I can see a good variety of both freight and passenger workings.

Any suggestions?

 

[Lrd]

The Trent Valley (Rugeley and Lichfield), or even Stafford is alright, has plenty of Pendolino's blasting through. Or perhaps closer to London, then Watford Junction is good for fast trains or Wembley for the depot. Depends what you want to see.

 

[Eagle]

Nuneaton will have all sorts of freight too from all five directions. Passenger-wise there's a load of 221s and 390s passing through nonstop, but other than that there are four 170s, two 350s and a 153 per hour that actually stop there.

Here's a sampling: this is everything passing through tomorrow lunchtime. (If the freight isn't showing click Settings > Advanced mode.)

 

[olivergeorget]

Thanks for the ideas. Those stations definitely sound like a visit