Shropshire Test Train

19 Oct 2006

ShropshireTest Train

The newly formed Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway(WSMR) has taken a major step forward running a  Marylebone to Wrexham test service. Hauled by top and tailed class 67s the three carriage train set out to validate sectional running times between the two locations. Local authorities along the route are supportive of the new service. However the Welsh Assembly is backtracking after initially agreeing to consider the scope for capital grants which could have been used to provide facilities for overnight stabling at Wrexham. WSMR is a joint venture between Laing Rail and Renaissance Trains. Under an open access agreement WSMR aims to run five daily return services between Wrexham and Marylebone.

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