Unusual train Movements

[melmerby]

Hi all

Yesterday there was a lot of shuttling between Tyseley depot & Moor Street station using a train with a steam loco (Rood Ashton Hall?) at the nothern end and I think a diesel at the other.

 

They were using variously platforms 3 & 4 and the Moor Street siding as the train went: Tyseley>Moor Street platform (3 or 4)>Moor Street siding>Moor street platform>Tyseley, which was repeated regularly. This went on for about 8 hours with a journey every half hour or so.

 

The TOC code was TY so presumably Tyseley's own new TOC

 

What was going on?

Was it crew training or similar?

 

Cheers

 

Keith

[pharrc20]

There is a Christmas Polar Express being advertised in Birmingham at present could this be it?

Cheers Paul

[brianusa]

There's always a lot of unusual train movements on my layout!

 

Brian.

[Catkins]

It was Vintage Trains, now a TOC in their own right, doing 'dress rehearsals' for their operation of The Polar Express.

I believe this will be the first public service that Vintage Trains will operate with their own crews and locos - hence the desire to get things right before the public (and press) get a go.
 

[melmerby]

It was Vintage Trains, now a TOC in their own right, doing 'dress rehearsals' for their operation of The Polar Express.

I believe this will be the first public service that Vintage Trains will operate with their own crews and locos - hence the desire to get things right before the public (and press) get a go.

 

Found this on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/vintagetrains/posts/1951518318302109

 

Keith