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Old October 9th 07, 05:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default What will become of the Heathrow Express with Crossrail?

On Oct 6, 2:45 pm, "Jack Taylor" wrote:
MIG wrote:

And weekend trains to Birmingham at Virgin's weekday prices that take
longer than Chiltern.


Not the best time to have posted that, really! The other weekend the
resignalling of the South Midlands and the repositioning of the junctions at
Tyseley (to allow higher speeds for non-stop services) commenced. As a
result, weekend Chiltern services are only running (alternately) to Dorridge
and to Coventry, hourly, on Saturdays and to Dorridge and to Birmingham New
Street (via Coventry) on Sundays until the end of the autumn.


I'd forgotten about this!

Are there track plans available for the new Small Heath junctions?
ISTR that Tyseley was to be left (mostly) alone, with a pair of 60mph
flat chords installed at Small Heath to allow Chiltern services to
cross from the main lines to the relief lines south of Bordesley
Junction.