In recent years the Chase Line, Walsall to Rugeley, has been operated by Class 153 and 170 diesel units. On May 19th 2019 these were replaced by Class 350 electric units. This video was shot entirely at Landywood Station, which is located between Walsall and Cannock, on two separate occasions. On the 6th May I shot the swansong of the diesel stock and on 28th May the electric newcomers.
With the new stock was introduced a through service to London Euston, so if you see Landywood on the Euston Information Board you now know where it is, That's the good news, the bad news is that the journey time is a minimum of two and three quarter hours and can involve 24 stops. I'll stick to the 90 minute Trent Valley route from Lichfield! Footnote, 1st October 2019: Not surprisingly this service has been discontinued!
4 окт 2024
