Once Avanti introduces its new bi-mode Class 805 fleet, the displaced ‘Voyager’ DMUs could be used by new open access operator WSMR. No. 805009 is seen on a Euston-Crewe mileage accumulation run north of Kilsby Tunnel (Northamptonshire) on February 12.
CHRIS MILNER
THE single direct rail service from Shrewsbury to London Euston is to be axed from June.
According to informed sources, the service has been losing passengers leading to a revenue shortfall of around £1.4 million per year as a result of changing travel patterns.