XC Trains New St - South West Help

[xtradj]

just a quick question that ive been pondering for weeks but as yet im unsure

do all XC voyager services between New St and Temple Meads/Plymouth services leave new street via the cross city line.. ie five ways university selly oak etc... but obviously not calling at them? or via a different route?

thanks

 

[Hyperen]

Yes, the CrossCountry Voyagers heading to the south-west will go along the south Cross-City line as well as the Class 170s to Cardiff Central. I have been on a few trains that have been diverted along the Camp Hill line but this is usually when there is a problem/engineering works on the Cross-City line.

 

[clagmonster]

Some services are booked via Camp Hill, as detailed below:

Birmingham Grand Junction - St Andrew's Junction - Bordesley Junction - Lifford East Junction - Kings Norton Junction (51,57) CC [partly common with adjacent entries]
0642 SuX Birmingham New Street - Paignton / Plymouth
1819 SSuX Birmingham New Street - Worcester Shrub Hill
D 2000 SuO, 2000 SSuX Bristol Temple Meads - Birmingham New Street
2100 SSuX Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street
2008 SuX Paignton - Birmingham New Street
D 1555 SuO Penzance - Birmingham New Street
D1 1825 SO, 1825 SSuX Plymouth - Birmingham New Street [D1 = from 28 March 2009]
D 1905 SuO Plymouth / D 2200 SuO Bristol Temple Meads - Birmingham New Street
CrossCountry trains from Manchester Piccadilly to the Cheltenham line (except Sundays 1 February until 22 March 2009)
CrossCountry SSuO trains from the Cheltenham line to Manchester Piccadilly (except Sundays 1 February until 22 March 2009)

The above information is from this page: http://www.avoe05.dsl.pipex.com/2009.htm on the PSUL website: http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/intro.htm. Remaining services travel via Selly Oak.

 

[The Planner]

I think the first and last of the day go via Stourbridge and Kidderminster, at least they used to.

 

[clagmonster]

Ah yes, forgot about those. From the same PSUL links:

Galton Junction - Smethwick West (57) CG
0500 SuX Birmingham New Street - Cardiff Central
2150 SSuX Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street

 

[Mojo]

M-S, all of the xx42 departures, normally the ex-Manchester services depart from platform 1a and go out via Camp Hill.