Class 323 Farewell Tour around the West Midlands (323221 & 323222) 29/9/24

In this video we follow the farewell Class 323 tour operated by Branchline Society as it travels around the West Midlands. First we see it at a once-veritable stomping ground for the 323s, Bromsgrove, and then again on rarer metals at Rugeley Trent Valley, Tame Bridge Parkway, and Canley. These great machines will be sorely missed!

[@SRV777]

Great catches! I think I saw you at Rugeley and Canley that day.

[@nathanhughes248]

I was on the farewell tour. A Wonderful but sad day for the West Midlands Class 323s

[@isaac2054]

Canley's my local station and I cannot believe that I was at Uni while it was parading on its farewell tour!! Gutted 😦

[@danspotter8618]

Amazing ‼️ video New Subscriber Here

[@alexishamer6427]

It’s the 2 x 3 car class 323221/222 that were previously allocated to WMR - West Midlands Railway 🚃 that happened from around 1994 to Sunday 29th September 2024. The 3 car class 323s were very good 😊 😌 👍 being used in the West Midlands area in central England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is because they are second generation EMU - Electric ⚡️ Multiple Unit trains 🚂 🚊 🚊 that are very smooth and comfortable inside the trains 🚂 🚊 🚆. In fact, it’s nice 👌 😊 👍 and warm inside the 3 car class 323s. I suppose perhaps 🤔 it’s a shame 😳 that WMR - West Midlands Railway 🚃 had previously withdrawn the class 323s is because they were trustworthy trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 in the world 🗺️ 🌏 🌍 🌎 good 👍 and I think 💭 🤔 it’s time 🕰️ to move on. Class 323s has comfortable seats 💺, open windows 🪟, automatic operating doors 🚪, no smoking 🚭 accommodation is because it’s prohibited 🚫 on all trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 , trams 🚃 🚈 🚊 , cable cars 🚡 🚠 , taxis 🚖 🚕 , boats 🛶 🛥️ 🚤 railway 🚃 stations 🚉 , inside the buildings and other enclosed public places around the world 🗺️ 🌎 🌏 🌍 , luggage 🧳 rack, a toilet 🚻 🚽 🚾 , gangway within unit, bins 🗑️ 🚮 and are now currently used for NT - Northern only in the north of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 that runs from the city 🏙️ of Manchester to these places. Both train 🚊 🚆 🚂 companies NT - Northern and WMR - West Midlands Railway 🚃 have run its services everyday including public holidays except Christmas 🎄🎅 🧑‍🎄 🤶 Day and Boxing 🥊 Day. Class 730 trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 has previously replaced class 323s and 17 out of 26 of the 3 car class 323s have been transferred to NT - Northern joining other 17 x 3 car class 323s that have been there since birth is brand new 🆕. By around perhaps 🤔 the date 📅 📆 Monday 31st December 2040 (New 🆕 Year’s Eve) 🎈 🎉 🥳, all DMU - Diesel ⛽️ Multiple Unit trains 🚊 🚆 🚂 will be removed from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 , Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and finally Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and replaced by EMU - Electric ⚡️ Multiple Units which it’s good 👍 😊 😌 . On Thursday 3rd 🥉 May 2029, if Labour wins its election 🗳️, it will return back to BR - British 🇬🇧 Rail which it’s good 👍 😊 😌 . It’s been privatised since bank 🏦 holiday Monday 1st 🥇 January 1996 (New 🆕 Year’s Day) 🎉 🎈 🥳 🧨 🎆 🎇 💥 ❗️ ‼️. It’s the end of an era for class 323s that previously been used for WMR - West Midlands Railway 🚃. 👍 😆 😁 😄 😃 😀

[@Midlandtransportation]

6:19 that actually looked like coseley 😂

[@danspotter8618]

Nothing like Coesley

[@Midlandtransportation]

It does since the platform config is near identical as it looks like the same from coseley plat 1 looking toward Wolverhampton