London Midland

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London Midland
London Midland logo
British Class 172 from London Midland
Basic information
company London and Birmingham Railway Limited
Concession
and duration		 West Midlands
November 11th 2007 -
December 09th 2017
Parent company Govia ( Go-Ahead & Keolis )
statistics
fleet 2 British Class 139
3 British Class 150
8 British Class 153
23 British Class 170
27 British Class 172
7 British Class 319
26 British Class 323
77 British Class 350
Train stations 178 (146 managed)
Main line West Coast Main Line
Branch line around Birmingham
website
londonmidland.com

London Midland is the brand name of the former British railway company London and Birmingham Railway Ltd and a subsidiary of Govia , a joint venture between Go-Ahead and Keolis . It was part of the National Rail network and took over numerous routes from its predecessors Silverlink and Central Trains from November 2007 . After a lost tender, West Midlands Trains (consortium of Abellio , JR East , Mitsui ) took over operations under the brands London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway on December 10, 2017 .

Rolling stock

The London Midland fleet last consisted of several dozen regional train sets of different series, including the British classes 153 , 170 , 323 and 350 .

Existing vehicles
model series image Type V / max passenger
cars 		number Construction year
British class 139 Parry People Mover 139 002 leaving Stourbridge Town Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1376879.jpg Railcar 64 km / h 1 2 2008
British class 150 150014 Birmingham MS 2007.jpg Railcar (diesel) 121 km / h 2 3 1984
British class 153 153366 Bedford.JPG 121 km / h 1 8th 1987-1988
British class 170 170631 at Shrewsbury - DSC08281.JPG 161 km / h 2 17th 1999-2000
3 6th
British class 172 Stourbridge Junction - London Midland 172222-172332 Worcester service.JPG 161 km / h 2 12 2011
3 15th
British class 319 Hugh llewelyn 319 216 (6309417532) .jpg Railcar ( electric ) 161 km / h 4th 7th 1987-1988
British class 323 Birmingham New Street railway station MMB 22 323220.jpg 145 km / h 3 26th 1992-1993
British class 350 Hugh Llewelyn 350 128 (6395212315) .jpg 161 km / h
177 km / h 		4th 77 2004-2014
Class 350 London Midland Diagram.PNG
Future fleet
model series image Type V / max passenger
cars 		number On duty from
British class 153 153365 Nuneaton.jpg Railcar (diesel) 121 km / h 1 6th 2017
British class 230 British Rail Class 230.jpg Diesel-electric drive 97 km / h 3 1 2016

Route network

The central English metropolis of Birmingham in the Midlands was the center of the approximately 150 railway stations in the London Midland network . In addition to numerous regional destinations, the company also operated on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston (hence the name) and Liverpool Lime Street .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ londonmidland.com - Facts and figures (English) accessed on March 27, 2012
  2. ↑ londonmidland.com - Plans and achievements (English) accessed on March 27, 2012

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