Farewell 150 Tour, Featuring 150001 & 150106 Part 5 (12th November 2011)

Farewell 150 was an Special Charity Event Railtour featuring Class 150 units for their final adventure on the Snow Hill Lines, most of them had phased out to Northern Rail or First Great Western, The Class 150's had worked in the West Midlands for around 25 plus years since introduced.

The final part of this great day out, Part 5, departing Kidderminster on car 55300 of 150001, the units run over the freight loops at Stourbridge Junction and Rowley Reigs, then the tour stops for a few Minutes at Birmingham Snow Hill for an quick crew change, then the units pass through Birmingham Moor Street, then the video shows Tyseley London Midland depot which has an Class 08 Shunter and an few Class 172 stabled in the depot, after departing the depot, darkness fell, the train travels toowards Dorridge, Hatton and Warwick into Leamington Spa, during the stay, filmed 168005 depating Leamington Spa working a service towards Birmingham, after Leamington Spa, the train travels to Hatton to branch off the Chiltern Mainline to Stratford-Upon-Avon when there was a 30 Minutes wait and autioned off 2 Class 150 destination blinds which went for around £30, once onboard, the final journey back to Birmingham Snow Hill was on 150106, it was easier to get off to film the Class 150 at Snow Hill for the final time, the units thunder through Stations like Wythall and Shirley, during the ride back to Birmingham, they announced on the train that there will be an additonal stop at Birmingham Moor Street so changed the plan and got off at Moor Street, the FINAL Scene to end this video is Class 150106 & 150001 departing Birmingham Moor Street for the final tine as the Class 150s left with the horn blowing and enter Snow Hill Tunnel, gone from the Snow Hill Lines but not forgotton! This is an end of an era!

Special Thanks to London Midland, The Severn Valley Railway, The railway children Charity and The Class 150 Units! The Snow Hill Lines won't be the same without them!

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• Farewell 150
• 150001
• 150106
• London Midland
• Class 150
• DMU
• The Snow Hill Lines
• Class 172
• The Railway Children Charity
• 1Z50
• 150001 Prototype
• Central Trains
• Ex-Central Trains
• Charity Event
• Centro Trains
• Leamington Spa Railway Station
• Birmingham Snow Hill
• Birmingham Moor Street
• Chiltern Railways
• Tyseley Railway Station
• Shirley Railway Station
• Class 08
• Tysleley TMD
• Class 168
• 168005

[ObviouslyOutplayed95]

Are the 150s going or something??

[Sim0nTrains]

@ObviouslyOutplayed95 they being transfered to Northern Rail or First Great Western, one Class 150/2 went to Storage becuase it has no Toliets, 150002 is also in storage and i did hear that 150001 might be preserved but the most of them are working Northern Rail and FGW services still in their Ex-Central Trains livery!

[ewloe01]

My god that makes me feel old! 25 years or so ago i remember these units being on test in north wales! Still don't like em give me a swindon class 120 anytime! memories eh?

[Ellisr1996]

Thanks for the videos of a really enjoyable day.