London Midland

For the former British Railways region, see London Midland Region (British Railways).

Franchise(s)	West Midlands 11 November 2007 – 19 September 2015
Main region(s)	West Midlands, London
Other region(s)	West of England
Fleet size	Unknown
Stations called at	146
Parent company	Govia (Go-Ahead Group / Keolis)
Other
Website	www.londonmidland.co.uk

London Midland is the brand name of the train operating company who will operate the new West Midlands railway franchise in England. London Midland, whose formal name is London and Birmingham Railway Ltd., is a subsidiary of Govia. They are due to take over services from the present operators, Central Trains and Silverlink (both subsidiaries of the National Express Group), on 11 November 2007.

Routes

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London Midland Express route map

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London Midland City route map

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London Midland plan to replace the region’s older trains, including the Class 150 units that operate the Snow Hill and Bedford-Bletchley lines

London Midland plan to divide their services between two sub-brands, London Midland Express and London Midland City. The routes they will operate are as follows:

Express

• Birmingham New Street – Liverpool / Preston
• London Euston – Milton Keynes - Northampton - Birmingham
• London - Rugby - Nuneaton - Lichfield - Stafford - Stoke - Crewe

It will be a requirement of the franchise to allow Oyster Cards to be used on its routes in the London/Watford area. Transport for London have expressed interest in taking over the St Albans Branch Line and installing Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch, however this was implemented with the award of the franchise.

City

• Birmingham Snow Hill – Worcester / Leamington Spa / Stratford-upon-Avon
• Stourbridge Junction – Stourbridge Town
• Birmingham – Coventry
• Birmingham – Wolverhampton
• Birmingham – Shrewsbury
• Birmingham – Worcester – Great Malvern – Hereford
• Coventry – Nuneaton
• Walsall – Wolverhampton – Wellington
• Lichfield – Redditch
• Stafford – Rugeley – Walsall – Birmingham
• Bedford – Bletchley (Marston Vale Line)

London Midland Branding

London Midland Branding

Rolling stock

Parry People Mover of the type intended for the Stourbridge Town line

London Midland’s initial fleet will be composed of rolling stock inherited from Silverlink and Central Trains. They plan to improve the reliability and interior design the existing Class 153 and Class 170 trains, and install passenger information systems and CCTV on the majority of the fleet. They also intend to use automatic load-monitoring systems to measure how heavily their services are used, for the purpose of alleviating over-crowding.

Initial fleet

Class	Image	Type	Cars per set	Top speed		Number	Routes operated	Built
				mph	km/h
Class 150 Sprinter	File:HPIM1405.JPG	diesel multiple unit	2 / 3	75	120	27		1984-1987
Class 153 Super Sprinter		diesel multiple unit	1	75	120	10		1987 - 1988
Class 170 Turbostar		diesel multiple unit	2/3	100	160	23		1999 – 2002
Class 321		electric multiple unit	4	100	160	52	Birmingham - Northampton Birmingham International - Walsall	1989 – 1990
Class 323	File:323242 departs Longbrige 1 September 2005.jpg	electric multiple unit	3	90	145	26	Cross City Lines	1989 – 1992
Class 350 Desiro		electric multiple unit	4	100	160	30	Liverpool - Birmingham Northampton - Birmingham / Crewe	2004 - 2005

Future fleet

Class	Image	Type	Cars per set	Number	Introduced	Notes
Class 172 Turbostar		diesel multiple unit	2 / 3	12 / 15	July 2010	will replace the existing Class 150
Class 350 Desiro		electric multiple unit	4	37	July 2009	will replace the existing Class 321 units by July 2009
Parry People Mover	File:PPM 12 b.JPG	railbus	1	2	2008	will replace the existing Class 153 DMU on the Stourbridge Town line by the end of 2008

See also

• Central Trains
• Central Citylink
• Silverlink

External links

• London Midland official website