12. Trip to Birmingham-13.03.16

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As my wife was poorly, my son and I went alone to Birmingham to the Yonnex badminton finals at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

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350123, LM 10.08 Northampton-London Euston (2N04), Northampton station
A three set class 350 combination sits at a quiet Northampton station with the Sunday 10.08 to London Euston. The relatively new station footbridge is clearly seen in the is image, rather utilitarian in its grey cladding but a significant improvement on the one it replaced just over a year prior to this picture being taken.
Keywords: 350123 10.08 Northampton-London Euston 2N04 Northampton station

350258, stabled, Northampton Riverside yard
A number of class 350s sit stabled in the Riverside sidings adjacent to Northampton station. 350258 leads the units.
Keywords: 350258 stabled Northampton Riverside yard

350118, LM 08.24 London Euston-Birmingham New Street (2Y97), Northampton station
My son and I took 350118 from Northampton to New Street working the 08.24 from London Euston. Out of sight behind me 350262 is coming in from the Kingsheath EMUD to join this unit to run as an eight car formation to Birmingham.
Keywords: 350118 08.24 London Euston-Birmingham New Street 2Y97 Northampton station

350262, ECS for 10.00 Northampton-Birmingham New Street (2Y97), Northampton station
350262 eases slowiny into Nrthampton's number three platform having made the short journey from the Kingsheath EMUD. It is about to join the 08.24 from London Euston that is already waiting with it interconnecting doors open at the platform. The eight-car unit will then leave form Birmingham as the 10.00 off Northampton that my son and I took all the way.
Keywords: 350262 10.00 Northampton-Birmingham New Street 2Y97 Northampton station

390107, VT 08.45 London Euston-Glasgow Central (1S37), Northampton station
As is fairly common practice on a Sunday, the Weedon loop line is closed until early/mid-morning meaning that all services come through Northampton. Here, 390107 comes sedately through the station forming the 1S37 08.45 Euston to Glasgow Central.
Keywords: 390107 08.45 London Euston-Glasgow Central 1S37 Northampton station

390154, VT 08.05 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston (1A02), Northampton station
A diverted 390154 'Matthew Flinders' passes slowly through Northampton with the Virgin 08.05 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. The pendolino was named by HRH The Duke of Cambridge at Euston in July 2014. Matthew Flinders was an English explorer who circumnavigated Australia and so declaring it a continent.
Keywords: 390154 08.05 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston 1A02 Northampton station

323209, LM 11.08 Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton (2W20), Birmingham New Street station
323209 stands at New Street's platform 4c waiting to leave with the 11.08 Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton. The dull and misty conditions from earlier in the day have now given way to sunny and bright conditions.
Keywords: 323209 11.08 Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton 2W20 Birmingham New Street station

350111, LM 16.14 Birmingham New Street-London Euston (2Y46), Birmingham New Street station
After watching China's Lin Dan win the men's singles final of the Yonex All England badminton open beating Tian Houwei, my son and I went back to New Street for our train home. Sitting in the gloom of the station, 350111 waits to leave and take us back to Northampton working the 16.14 Birmingham New Street to London Euston.
Keywords: 350111 16.14 Birmingham New Street-London Euston 2Y46 Birmingham New Street station

221133, XC 14.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Oxford (1O22), Birmingham New Street station
Cross Country 221133 pauses at Birmingham New Street with the 1O22 14.27 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston.
Keywords: 221133 14.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Oxford 1O22 Birmingham New Street station

221101, VT 15.24 Shrewsbury-London Euston (1B53) & 350111, LM 16.14 Birmingham New Street-London-Euston (2Y46), Birmingham New Street station
221101 'Louis Blériot' sits at Birmingham New Street's platform four with the 15.24 Shrewsbury to London EustonNext to it on platform three 350111 waits to leave with the 16.14 to Euston. My son and I took this train back to Northampton.
Keywords: 221101 15.24 Shrewsbury-London Euston 1B53 350111 16.14 Birmingham New Street-London-Euston 2Y46 Birmingham New Street station

Tickets, Northampton-Birmingham New Street-Northampton
My son and my tickets for the return journey from Northampton to Birmingham New Street.

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