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West Midlands Trains were the first operator of the Class 230, a new class of diesel-electric multiple unit that were upcycled London Underground D78 Stock. The company announced its plans to procure three two-car D-Train units for use on the Marston Vale line during October 2017.
The British Rail Class 350 Desiro is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train built by Siemens Transportation Systems to its Desiro design between 2004 and 2014. All 87 are now operated by West Midlands Trains, having previously been operated by Central Trains, Silverlink, Southern, London Midland, First TransPennine Express and TransPennine Express (FirstGroup).
The Class 730 will also allow for the withdrawal of the Class 350/2 units on the West Midlands Trains network. The Class 730 was tested in Velim in the Czech Republic, as well as in the UK. [20] Testing of Class 730 units on the West Midlands Trains network began in March 2021, [21] and in February 2022 the then full order of 36 Class 730/0 ...
Multiple working. Within class (max. 8 cars) [note 1] Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The British Rail Class 196 Civity is a class of diesel multiple unit built for West Midlands Trains by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. A total of 26 units have been built; 12 two-car units and 14 four-car units.
The British Rail Class 170 Turbostar is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train designed and built by Adtranz, and later by Bombardier Transportation, at Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The Class 170 was derived from the British Rail Class 165 and 166 DMUs, known as the Networker Turbos, of the 1990s. The first units were introduced to ...
1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The British Rail Class 172 is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train from the Turbostar family, built by Bombardier Transportation 's Derby Litchurch Lane Works for use on inner-suburban passenger services. The class is currently operated by West Midlands Railway . The Class 172 is part of the Turbostar ...
West Midlands Trains used eight Class 153 DMUs on commuter lines in the West Midlands including the Leamington Spa to Nuneaton line and the Marston Vale line between Bedford and Bletchley. After Class 172 from London Overground and Class 230s ' deployment on those two lines, they were used with Class 170s and Class 172s on Birmingham-Hereford and Snow Hill Lines .
West Midlands Trains 0.114 million 74,256 0.120 million Aston: 1854 [12] Birmingham 2 West Midlands Trains 0.683 million 0.388 million 0.555 million Berkswell: 1884 [13] Solihull: 5 West Midlands Trains 0.334 million 0.162 million 0.222 million Bescot Stadium: 1847 [14] Sandwell: 4 West Midlands Trains 0.172 million 90,164 0.134 million ...