220005 Bordesley
The 1V51 10.03 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads XC service takes the Camp Hill line having departed from Birmingham New Street heading east.
Some of the XC trains take this route to avoid the busy cross city line which has a very intense service with most services calling at all stations west of New Street.
Interestingly, this happened from time to time in loco hauled days. The reason back then was to avoid the loco having to run round its stock at New Street if the destination was on the SR. Trains from the north would turn left at Landor Street junction to join the Camp Hill line at Bordesley junction and enter New Street from the west. Some passengers probably wondered why they went past St Andrews FC twice in twenty minutes or so.
220005 Bordesley
The 1V51 10.03 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads XC service takes the Camp Hill line having departed from Birmingham New Street heading east.
Some of the XC trains take this route to avoid the busy cross city line which has a very intense service with most services calling at all stations west of New Street.
Interestingly, this happened from time to time in loco hauled days. The reason back then was to avoid the loco having to run round its stock at New Street if the destination was on the SR. Trains from the north would turn left at Landor Street junction to join the Camp Hill line at Bordesley junction and enter New Street from the west. Some passengers probably wondered why they went past St Andrews FC twice in twenty minutes or so.