London Midland Class 153

[I like Class 153]

What routes do LM Class 153 single car units operate by themselves on apart from Coventry to Nuneaton, Bedford to Blechley and couples onto any 150 or 170 services?.

I know that they used to operate on the Stourbridge branch line.

 

[driver9000]

They still appear from time to time on the Stourbridge shuttle when the 139s fail.

I dont what other services they operate either alone or with other units.

 

[The Planner]

Im not aware of them operating any other LM route as booked single cars.

 

[eastmidschris]

What routes do LM Class 153 single car units operate by themselves on apart from Coventry to Nuneaton, Bedford to Blechley and couples onto any 150 or 170 services?.

I know that they used to operate on the Stourbridge branch line.

I believe there is still a daily attached diagram coupled to a 3-car Class 150 running on the Snow Hill Suburban lines and also a number booked to couple to Class 170/5 units for Birmingham - Walsall - Rugeley services as well as one on the Birmingham - Worcester - Hereford route also with a Class 170/5.

 

[driver9000]

Im not aware of them operating any other LM route as booked single cars.

I could be massively wrong but dont they work Bedford-Bletchley on their own? I seem to remember something about them working singley along there

 

[asylumxl]

I could be massively wrong but dont they work Bedford-Bletchley on their own? I seem to remember something about them working singley along there

Yes. They work on their own on the Marston Vale Line aslongside the Class 150s.

 

[The Planner]

All of which the original post stated..

 

[Dave R]

I believe there is still a daily attached diagram coupled to a 3-car Class 150 running on the Snow Hill Suburban lines and also a number booked to couple to Class 170/5 units for Birmingham - Walsall - Rugeley services as well as one on the Birmingham - Worcester - Hereford route also with a Class 170/5.

The Hereford diagram (153 at Birmingham end)

0705 GMV-BHM
0849 BHM-HFD
1040 HFD-BHM
1249 BHM-HFD
1440 HFD-BHM
1649 BHM-HFD
1848 HFD-BHM
2059 BHM-HFD
2255 HFD-WOS

The Snow Hill diagram (153 at Worcester end)

0647 WOS-DDG
0820 DDG-BSW
0857 BSW-DDG
0928 DDG-SBJ
1025 SBJ-DDG
1128 DDG-SBJ
1225 SBJ-DDG
1328 DDG-SBJ
1425 SBJ-DDG
1528 DDG-SBJ
1625 SBJ-DDG
1727 DDG-WOS
2053 WOS-DDG
2233 DDG-WOS

Don't have any diagrams for Rugeley

 

[I like Class 153]

Thank you are they coupled to the 150 and 170?, I might as well go on one from Nuneaton to Coventry

 

[Crossover]

Thank you are they coupled to the 150 and 170?, I might as well go on one from Nuneaton to Coventry

I have only seen a 153 on its own working Coventry to Nuneaton

There is quite often a 153 "bolted" to a 170 on the Rugeley run but I don't know which ones

By the name, I'm guessing you quite like them... :P

 

[lm321412]

Hmm, lately I have seen 153s running in double formations on this line , as well as the odd 150 on there.

 

[Dreadnought]

There is also a single 153 used on one of the Bletchley - Bedford diagrams (the other is usually covered by a 2 car 150 unit).

I have seen a pair of 153s working the Nuneaton - Coventry shuttle at a weekend and also seen them used on services through Snow Hill a couple of times, coupled to a 3 car 150 unit.

 

[37401]

Single 153s do Nuneaton-Coventry. they also run with a 170 on the Rugely lines

I guess someone has to like em eh?

 

[sprinterguy]

There was a single 153 on the 21:17 New Street to Rugeley service on Wednesday night which surprised me; as has been mentioned above, I've only previousy seen the 153s paired with the two car 170/5s on this route.

 

[mumrar]

Well if you have the choice of running the service with a 153 or cancelling it, that's your choice. But they aren't diagrammed by LM to work on their own.

 

[sprinterguy]

That's what surprised me, I had a feeling there weren't any diagrams for single class 153s on that route. That particular service is lightly loaded so a single 153 was perfectly suitable over cancelling the service, just thought I'd mention this slightly peculiar working.

 

[STKKK46]

Just read this thread and then strangely enough came into dorridge to see 153354 stabled in the old platform 4 by itself. Why would this be?

 

[AlexS]

Perhaps it was broken, heh.

They very rarely appear at Shrewsbury now but it does happen now and then, presumably when there's a set swap somewhere.