DMU Operations: London Midland Region
Coventry - Birmingham New Street
Services were normally operated by Birmingham allocated Met-Camms.
Sample Timetables
This also included New Street - Wolverhampton High Level services, some of them were Coventry - Wolverhampton HL workings.
14th June 1965 to 17th April 1964
This measured 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" when folded.
Images
28th March 1959
A two-car Met-Camm DMU arrives into Tile Hill station (Coventry) with the 5.59pm Coventry-Birmingham New Street service on 28 March 1959. Michael Mensing.
28th March 1959
M51176 + M56334 form the 4.0pm Birmingham New Street - Coventry service seen east of Tile Hill on 28 March 1959. Michael Mensing.
June 1959
A two-car Met-Camm DMU in Birmingham New Street station with a Coventry service in late June 1959. Closest is M56341 or M56342. Michael Mensing.
7th May 1960
The 12.40pm Coventry - Birmingham New Street service sits in Stetchford station on 7 May 1960 formed of a twin Met-Camm and a twin BRC&W DMU. Michael Mensing.
18th March 1961
A Met-Camm twin DMU - M56343 closest - in Birmingham New Street station with a Coventry service on 18 March 1961. Michael Mensing.
24th June 1961
A two-car Met-Camm DMU forms the 8.47pm to Coventry and Birmingham New Street in Leamington Spa (Ave) station on 24 June 1961. The Park Royal has arrived on the 7.10pm ex-Nuneaton (TV). Michael Mensing.
3rd March 1962
On March 3rd 1962 a BRC&W set (DMBS M50534 and presumably DTC M56177) and Met-Camm set are seen at Stechford working the 12.50pm Birmingham New Street - Coventry service. The vehicles would be allocated to Ryecroft depot at this time. Michael Mensing.
1963
Two two-car Metro-Camell DMUs with a Coventry service (probably from Birmingham New Street) at Stechford in late 1963. The leading DMBS appears to be M51179, allocated to Monument Lane. Michael Mensing.
27th April 1963
A Met-Camm DMU on Hampton in Arden on April 27, 1963, with a Birmingham - Coventry service. Nigel Walls.
1st May 1963
Two two-car Metro-Cammell DMUs are seen at East Berkswell on 1 May 1963 heading for Coventry. DMBS M51175 leads, allocated to Monument Lane. It still has a right-hand facing coaching crest. Michael Mensing.
7th April 1964
M51192 is at the front of two two-car Met-Camm units working the 6.25pm Birmingham New Street - Coventry service on April 7th, 1964, seen at Hampton-in-Arden. Michael Mensing.
12th May 1964
A three-car Met-Camm DMU with the 11.12am Coventry - Birmingham (New Street) service about to enter Beechwood Tunnel on May 12, 1964. Michael Mensing.
25th July 1964
M56345 is at the front of a Met-Camm twin and a GRC&W twin seen near Stechford heading for Coventry on 25 July 1964. Michael Mensing.