London - Birmingham trains are fubar today

[Madafwo]

Overhead line problems between Coventry and Birmingham and a freight train awaiting crew at Northampton causing massive disruption to trains between London and Brum today.

Typical.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

How far will they get? Virgin Trains twitter account has just recommended i take the bus for the last bit....

 

[martin tyler]

National rail saying should be resolved by 3pm but we shall see. Otherwise lots of people will have to work a different route

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

National rail saying should be resolved by 3pm but we shall see. Otherwise lots of people will have to work a different route

Now expected to be 5:30 according to Virgin twitter. FFS..

 

[Springal]

Great.. just about to set off, on the 1.45 Euston to Brum

 

[Madafwo]

Ignore me.

 

[GT49er]

Try Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street then. Cheaper.

You can also then get a train back from Moor Street to Bordesley (only open on match days, and ten/fifteen minutes walk from St. Andrews). They might even be stopping the London trains at Bordesley, but I don't know if they do.

 

[8ace]

Go to Marylebone and get the Chiltern line, Virgin trains tickets being accepted.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

Great.. just about to set off, on the 1.45 Euston to Brum

Im on this one too, I think I may take the below advice and go from Marylebone

 

[kevo]

FFS

 

[Prince Monolulu]

On the Euston to Coventry now, due in 1223 then hour bus to Birmingham New Street.
Balls

 

[kevo]

Anyone with a London Midland ticket - these are being accepted on the Chiltern line service from Marylebone too. You can also use your ticket for getting the tube from Euston to Marylebone. It's says on the LM service the delays will last until 6pm.

 

[Yoda]

If you haven't set off yet, although a longer journey, I have gone via Southampton in the past. The only trouble is they have changed the time table lately so is about a 40 minute wait for the connecting train at Southampton Central. The train is direct from here and goes via Reading & Oxford avoiding the line with the issue.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

Going to leave work at about 1ish and try and catch the 1:40 from Marylebone. Me and trains seem to be cursed.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

On a Virgin Glasgow train out of Euston that promises to stop at Birmingham. Other than that it's bus replacements all round from Euston.

 

[Springal]

On a Marylebone service rather than going to Euston. 2 hours-ish to Birmingham Moor street, loads of empty seats and space.

And free Wifi throughout

 

[AmexRuislip]

Does this help?
http://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/london-marylebone-to-birmingham-snow-hill

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Spoke to soon. Being chucked off in Wolverhampton.

 

[SB005]

Spoke to soon. Being chucked off in Wolverhampton.

Must be on the same train! A twenty minutes journey from Wolverhampton......once we get there!!