istol ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Mo or ▁Street ▁station ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁was ▁opened ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁War wick shire ▁Line , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁termin us ▁of ▁most ▁local ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁as ▁well ▁local ▁services ▁from ▁Le am ington ▁Sp a . ▁Mo or ▁Street ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁take ▁these ▁local ▁services ▁and ▁so , ▁rel ieve ▁con g estion ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁which ▁handled ▁the ▁long - distance ▁services . ▁Local ▁services ▁were ▁operated ▁initially ▁by ▁rail mot ors ; ▁which ▁were ▁self - prop elled ▁steam ▁carri ages . ▁These ▁were ▁later ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁aut ot ra ins ; ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁push - pull ▁train . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁start , ▁the ▁line ▁carried ▁long - distance ▁services ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁to ▁Br istol , ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁of ▁England . ▁▁ ▁These ▁were ▁susp ended ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁then ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁' 3 0 s , ▁were ▁susp ended ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁finally ▁reaching ▁their ▁peak ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁such ▁trains ▁travers ed ▁the ▁line ▁each ▁week day . ▁The ▁do yen ▁of ▁these ▁services ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁daily ▁train ▁from ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁to ▁P enz ance , ▁latter ly ▁named ▁" The ▁Corn