Further Progress On Walsall-Wolverhampton

Lee

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Further Progress On Walsall-Wolverhampton

« on: March 20, 2019, 09:24:33 »

Quote from: Noggin on August 10, 2017, 22:50:13

Quote from: bignosemac on August 09, 2017, 21:35:11

Yes, let's hope the Western Super Mayor has the clout and desire to revive Henbury Loop plans.

Well it would appear that Andy Street managed to shoehorn in the reopening of Wolverhampton to Walsall to passenger trains (with two intermediate station reopenings) in the new WM franchise, which is cause for optimism.

Further progress on this reported - https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/further-boost-plans-bring-railway-15997921

This is particularly pleasing to me, as I was involved in campaigning against the last withdrawal of the direct service between Walsall-Wolverhampton in the late 2000s - I cant believe that was over a decade ago, where does the time go?


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Re: Further Progress On Walsall-Wolverhampton

« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2019, 13:35:43 »

Yes, it was a useful link but the key to patronage is the two new stations as that should generate enough passengers to make the difference. If all of the rail and tram improvements planned come to fruition, Birmingham will have a transformed infrastructure from the situation just twenty years ago.


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Re: Further Progress On Walsall-Wolverhampton

« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2019, 23:26:10 »

Interestingly I think it retained "parly" service. -- next Saturday 2J00

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P67393/2019/03/23/advanced

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Wolverhampton [WVH]	4		0638		0638					
Portobello Jn (West Mids) [XPJ]		pass	0641						½	
Darlaston Jn		pass	0647							
Pleck Jn		pass	0648			FL				
Walsall [WSL]	3	0651		0651


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