West Midlands bids farewell to its ‘workhorse’ Class 323s

After 30 years of service, the last of the West Midlands Class 323 electric multiple units (EMUs) ran on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line at the end of September.

It followed a phased introduction of the replacement Class 730 EMUs over the summer.

The ‘323s’ have been a workhorse of the West Midlands region since they were introduced in the mid-1990s.