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Contents
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 3 1.
2. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4
3. Future Timetable Concept .............................................................................................. 5
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Passenger requirements ......................................................................................... 5
3.3 How our timetable concept seeks to meet this requirement .................................... 5
3.4 Timetable optimisation .......................................................................................... 10
3.4.1 Proposed improvements to the Birmingham to Stansted Airport route: .......... 10
3.4.2 Proposed service improvements to/from Exeter: ............................................ 11
3.4.3 Proposed improvements to the South Coast services: ................................... 12
3.4.4 Proposed improvements to Aberdeen services: ............................................. 13
3.5 Crowding and future impact on demand ................................................................ 13
3.5.1 Proposed improvements to the Bristol area: .................................................. 13
3.5.2 Proposed improvements to the Yorkshire services:........................................ 14
3.6 Rolling stock and resources .................................................................................. 14
3.7 Weekend service .................................................................................................. 15
3.8 Ensuring train services meet the needs of the areas and passengers they serve . 15
4. How to respond ............................................................................................................ 17
5. Next Steps ................................................................................................................... 17
6. Appendicies ................................................................................................................. 18
Appendix A: The Current Franchise .................................................................................... 18
Appendix B: Full list of consultation Questions .................................................................... 27
Appendix C: Summary of CrossCountry’s proposed train service changes ......................... 31
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Executive Summary 1.
This document sets out our vision for shaping CrossCountry’s passenger services to meet
today’s demand and customer expectations by making more effective use of the franchise’s
existing assets and those made available through the recent contract award.
The current CrossCountry timetable was established in 2007. Demand for rail travel has
increased significantly since then, with journeys on CrossCountry increasing from 32 million
per year at the start of the franchise to 37 million journeys during 2015. To address these
changes, we have chosen to look at the December 2017 timetable as an opportunity to
transition CrossCountry’s services to better meet today’s customer’s needs.
To achieve this transition, we propose to address some areas where we currently
experience crowding in CrossCountry service patterns that have emerged since 2007. These
are principally where growth has outstripped the available level of capacity.
CrossCountry have developed an operational concept which seeks to:
■ Add 980,000 additional seats across the network each year across CrossCountry
services, by optimising use of the current fleet to meet today’s demand
■ Seat 250,000 passengers who currently have to stand
This is achieved by providing more seats on services into or out of major cities:
■ 1300 extra seats per day into/out of Leeds
■ 1800 extra seats per day into/out of Birmingham New Street
■ 1000 extra seats per day into/out of Bristol
■ 1200 extra seats per day into/out of Derby
■ 600 extra seats per day into/out of Newcastle
■ 400 extra seats per day into/out of Reading
■ 300 extra seats per day into/out of Manchester
■ 300 extra seats per day into/out of Leicester
■ The changes provide extra capacity onto eight of the top ten most crowded ‘journey legs’
on the CrossCountry Network (see Table A)
While we are confident that the plans outlined will be welcomed by both customers and other
stakeholders, as it responds to feedback and requests from both sources- we are making
these public to ensure the people who use our services; the individuals and groups that
represent or promote rail use; the officers and organisations that deliver transport policies
and secure regional regeneration; and the elected officials whose constituents would benefit,
all have an opportunity to share their views on these changes to services.
We hope you will take the time to respond to the questions set out in this document and to
support the enhancements we plan to deliver, which will enhance the service we provide to
the communities we serve, the economies we help to grow and, most importantly, our
customers.
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2. Introduction
This consultation document has been prepared by CrossCountry and seeks views from
stakeholders on the development of a timetable change for CrossCountry’s train services in
2017.
Consultation will commence for eight weeks from Monday 7 November 2016.
The closing date for consultation responses is 1700 on Sunday 2 January 2017.
The purpose of the consultation is to:
■ Set out the objectives for the December 2017 timetables and the issues which have
determined these objectives
■ Inform stakeholders about the operational concepts which are under development for
the December 2017 timetables and the benefits which will arise
■ Understand stakeholder views, expectations and reactions relevant to these operational
concepts, qualitatively and quantitatively through responses to specific questions,
■ Provide stakeholders with background information about current CrossCountry services,
timetables and available resources to enable informed responses to questions
For more information on the CrossCountry franchise, please see Appendix A. This contains
details of existing services with current seating capacity and the improvements achieved
through these plans.
Location of consultation questions:
Consultation questions can be found in Section 3 of this document.
A full list of consultation questions can also be found in Appendix B.
Once the consultation has concluded, we will collate all responses and prepare a report for
the Department for Transport.
Regrettably we will be unable to provide responses to individual representations during this
consultation. Four weeks after the conclusion of the consultation period, we plan to provide a
response to the consultation, which will be made available on request through the email
address detailed in Section 4.
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3. Future Timetable Concept
3.1 Introduction
Our objective is to:
■ Improve the experience for CrossCountry passengers by providing 250,000 seats for
passengers that otherwise would be standing.
■ Continue to provide and improve the economic value of CrossCountry to the UK
economy and taxpayer.
■ Ensure that the CrossCountry matches demand and supply in the best way possible
given the resources available.
■ Develop an operationally robust timetable which continues to offer a reliable and
punctual train service
3.2 Passenger requirements
Our passengers’ requirements are varied and complex, and can be broadly categorised into
station and train requirements. The train requirements include those factors outlined below,
which influence the journey and hence are important considerations for this.
■ Ability to get a seat throughout their journey
■ More journey choices through improved service frequency
■ Improved journey times between towns and cities
■ Improved connections between trains and so more journey opportunities
■ Earlier first trains of the day to improve journey opportunities
■ Later last trains of the day to improve journey opportunities
■ More punctual and reliable services by operating a performance robust timetable
■ Ensuring consistency of train service provision
■ Providing services at times which meet passenger needs
■ Improved train service provision at weekends to reflect changes in passenger demand
3.3 How our timetable concept seeks to meet this requirement
This timetable concept represents CrossCountry’s objective to develop passenger services
to reflect current demand, stakeholder aspirations and optimise the use of available
resources; delivering the following key outputs, advantages and service changes including:
■ 980,000 additional seats across the network each year across CrossCountry services,
through optimising use of the current fleet to meet today’s demand
■ 250,000 passengers who currently have to stand will get a seat
■ This is addressed by including more seats in or out of major cities:
1300 extra seats per day into/out of Leeds
1800 extra seats per day into/out of Birmingham New Street
1000 extra seats per day into/out of Bristol
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1200 extra seats per day into/out of Derby
600 extra seats per day into/out of Newcastle
400 extra seats per day into/out of Reading
300 extra seats per day into/out of Manchester
300 extra seats per day into/out of Leicester
■ Providing extra capacity to eight of the top ten most crowded journey legs on the
CrossCountry Network (see Table A)
Table A
From To Proposed solution
Sheffield Wakefield Westgate Leeds-Sheffield extra peak time services offering greater choice of service and more seats at peak times An extra 1,300 seats per day Increased use of high capacity trains at those times where they are needed
Bristol Temple Meads
Taunton An extra 1,400 seats per day Extension of Manchester-Bristol services to Exeter St Davids offering greater choice services and more seats at peak times Increased use of high capacity trains at those times where they are needed
Bristol Temple Meads
Cheltenham Spa An extra 900 seats per day Increased use of high capacity trains at those times where they are needed
Birmingham Derby An extra 1,200 seats per day Increased use of high capacity trains at peak times
Reading Oxford An extra 400 seats per day enabled by use of an additional Voyager train
Birmingham Wolverhampton An extra 300 seats per day
Birmingham Leicester An extra 300 seats per day
Ely Cambridge An extra 400 seats per day. Note that work is still progressing to resolve the crowding issue regarding the 17:27 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New St service.
This would be achieved through initiatives to make best use of existing resources and
aligning timetables to current demand patterns, including:
■ The provision of a service to and from Aberdeen in the early afternoon to provide a better
spread of through services between the Midlands, North East England, Fife, Dundee and
Aberdeen across the day between operators,
■ Providing of extra capacity each day on the busy Newcastle – Plymouth corridor through
more intensive use of our highest capacity trains (Appendix C),
■ Extending CrossCountry services from the North West which currently terminate at
Bristol to continue to Exeter to provide 2 trains each hour on the Birmingham to Exeter
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corridor and increase connectivity between North West England, the West Midlands,
Bristol and Devon and Cornwall (Appendix C)
■ Providing an extra Leeds to Sheffield fast service in the morning and evening peaks,
offering additional seating capacity and alternative travel options to customers,
■ An extra peak time service between Cambridge and Birmingham
To enable these capacity improvements on busy trains, some decrements to current service
patterns will be necessary, where demand is comparatively light and alternative journey
solutions or services are available, for example:
Bath Spa:
Current weekday service provided
Proposed weekday service
Alternative services Background
06:09 Bath Spa to Glasgow Central (SX)
06:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow Central
Passengers from Bath Spa to use alternative GWR services between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads at 06:28.
Service lightly used (average loads of 28 on that journey leg) Commencement at Bristol Temple Meads allows consistency with Saturday service schedule
Guildford:
Current service provided
Proposed weekday service
Alternative services Background
06:02 Guildford to Newcastle (SX)
06:45 Reading to Newcastle (SX)
Passengers from Guildford to use alternative GWR services between Guildford and Reading at 06:13.
Service lightly used (average loads of 29 on that journey leg ) Majority of passengers who use the service commute between Guildford and Reading. Service also currently has long dwell times at Reading.
13:35 Newcastle to Guildford (SX)
13:35 Newcastle to Reading (SX)
Passengers for Guildford to use alternative GWR services between Reading and Guildford at 18:02 or 18:32.
Service lightly used (average loads of 53 on that journey leg) Majority of passengers who use the service commute between Reading and Guildford.
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Paignton:
Current weekday service provided
Proposed weekday service
Alternative services Background
07:02 Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly
07:02 Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly
No change N/A
10:07 Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly
10:50 Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 88 beyond Exeter) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
14:04 Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly
14:48 Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 50 on that journey leg) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
20:14 Paignton to Birmingham New Street
20:52 Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 12 on that journey leg) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
06:42 Birmingham New Street to Paignton
06:42 Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 19 beyond Exeter) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
08:07 Manchester Piccadilly to Paignton
08:07 Manchester Piccadilly to Exeter St Davids
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 36 beyond Exeter) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
14:07 Manchester Piccadilly to Paignton
14:07 Manchester Piccadilly to Exeter St Davids
Passengers from stations between Paignton and Exeter St Davids to use alternative GWR Devon Metro services to connect at Exeter
Service lightly used (average loads of 24 on that journey leg) Enables half hourly service from Exeter St Davids
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Bromsgrove:
Current weekday service provided
Proposed weekday service
Alternative services Background
06:40 Cardiff to Nottingham calling at 08:23.
06:40 Cardiff to Nottingham, not calling at Bromsgrove
Passengers will have three London Midland Cross City services per hour to Birmingham New Street via Longbridge. Passengers will also have one Hereford to Birmingham New Street service calling at University only.
Service to be provided by alternative operator. Removing call enables rolling stock redeployment to better match capacity to demand on the Birmingham to Leicester corridor via Nuneaton. Only 13 passengers alight at Bromsgrove.
07:10 Gloucester to Stansted Airport calling at 07:47.
07:10 Gloucester to Stansted Airport not calling at Bromsgrove
Passengers will have three London Midland Cross City services per hour to Birmingham New Street via Longbridge. Passengers will also have one Hereford to Birmingham New Street service calling at University only.
Service to be provided by alternative operator. Removing call enables rolling stock redeployment to better match capacity to demand on the Birmingham to Leicester corridor via Nuneaton. Only 17 passengers alight at Bromsgrove.
16:10 Nottingham to Cardiff calling at 17:49.
16:10 Nottingham to Cardiff not calling at Bromsgrove
Passengers will have three London Midland Cross City services per hour to Bromsgrove via Longbridge. Passengers will also have at least two Birmingham to Hereford services in the peak hour.
Service to be provided by alternative operator. Removing call enables rolling stock redeployment to better match capacity to demand on the Birmingham to Leicester corridor via Nuneaton. Only 21 passengers alight at Bromsgrove.
17:10 Nottingham to Cardiff calling at 18:49.
17:10 Nottingham to Cardiff not calling at Bromsgrove
Passengers will have three London Midland Cross City services per hour to Bromsgrove via Longbridge. Passengers will also have a Birmingham to Hereford service xx minutes prior.
Service to be provided by alternative operator. Removing call enables rolling stock redeployment to better match capacity to demand on the Birmingham to Leicester corridor via Nuneaton. Only 6 passengers alight at Bromsgrove.
In each circumstance above, these services should be either replicated utilising a local train
operator or represent services introduced in 2007 that have been superseded by
enhancements to local services.
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Aberdeen:
Current weekday service provided
Proposed weekday service
Alternative services Background
06:42 Dundee to Aberdeen
06:42 Dundee to Aberdeen
This will be required to be operated by an alternative service provider
All calls will continue to be served however through journeys between stations north of Edinburgh and stations south of Edinburgh will be required to undertake connections at Edinburgh.
08:20 Aberdeen to Penzance
11:08 Edinburgh to Penzance
This will be required to be operated by an alternative service provider serving intermediate stations as per existing times
09:25 Plymouth to Aberdeen
09:25 Plymouth to Edinburgh
This will be required to be operated by an alternative service provider serving intermediate stations as per existing times
21:31 Aberdeen to Edinburgh
21:31 Aberdeen to Edinburgh
This will be required to be operated by an alternative service provider
3.4 Timetable optimisation
Appendix C of this document outlines on a train by train basis the proposed changes to
services to make clear the effects that the changes will have across the network at different
times of day.
This Appendix also identifies where and at what times there is a change in seating capacity
on services. It is therefore possible to identify how our concept delivers additional seats into
major cities, or on key corridors through longer trains, or through additional trains. It is this
additional capacity, brought about simply through longer trains or increased frequency which
provides a net increase in seats in some hours as the increase in seating capacity is spread
across more than one train.
The extension of our current hourly Manchester to Bristol service group onwards to Exeter is
not only intended to increase the number of direct trains between Exeter and Bristol each
day, it is also intended to allow passengers to use these services to connect into other
operators trains at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway or Exeter so that there are more opportunities
each day to reach destinations west of Exeter from Bristol, the West Midlands, the Potteries
and Manchester with only one change of trains.
3.4.1 Proposed improvements to the Birmingham to Stansted Airport route:
CrossCountry services on the Birmingham to Leicester and Stansted Airport route currently
experience periods of high demand, particularly between Birmingham and Leicester in the
peak hours. The level of service provided in both frequency and seating capacity has
remained unchanged since the franchise was let in 2007, leading to acute crowding between
Birmingham and Nuneaton. Improving the amount of seating available on this route at these
times will improve overall journey experience as well as providing an economic stimulus
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through reduced journey penalties for those customers affected by crowding. An increase in
the number of seats by boosting the number of vehicles on this route is proposed, providing
an extra 300 seats per day. Furthermore one peak service in each direction would be
extended beyond Leicester to Cambridge, providing new journey opportunities. To enable
this to occur within the existing rolling stock resource level requires the existing Bromsgrove
station calls on the Cardiff to Nottingham service group to be removed. This change would
be mitigated by the extension of London Midland’s Cross City line service from Longbridge
to Bromsgrove which will improve the frequency of local services between Bromsgrove and
Birmingham.
Stakeholder aspirations for an increased frequency service between Leicester and
Cambridge could be achieved by 2020 upon completion of infrastructure schemes at Ely
North Junction and Leicester station. This would also enable possible rolling stock cascades
to occur to provide the resource to operate such a service. The introduction of additional
peak services is therefore seen as a step towards these aspirations.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact to the
passenger.
[Note that the 05:19 Birmingham-Stansted, 09:21 Stansted-Birmingham, 12:52 Birmingham-
Leicester, 14:18 Leicester-Birmingham, 15:22 Birmingham-Stansted and the 19:21 Stansted-
Birmingham all increase from 120 to 200 seats in December 2016].
Question 1) Do you agree with the proposal to enhance the number of seats on the Birmingham to Leicester route?
Question 2) Do you agree with the proposal to extend one service per day in each direction from Leicester to Cambridge?
3.4.2 Proposed service improvements to/from Exeter:
The level of train service provided between Exeter and Bristol has remained relatively
unchanged since the CrossCountry franchise was let in 2007, whilst demand has grown
during this time and so with it have stakeholder requests for an improved service frequency.
This proposal specifically aims to meet the requests of the Peninsular Rail Task Force who
represent all regional and local authorities in the South West.
The economic and environmental benefits of doubling the frequency of fast, Intercity style
services between these locations is strong and would act as an enabler to continued growth
to Bristol and the South West. A two train per hour frequency from Exeter to Bristol and
Birmingham by extending the majority of Manchester to Bristol services would provide an
additional 3,000 seats per day between Exeter and Bristol; and make Exeter a connectional
hub between CrossCountry and Devon Metro services whilst same platform changes at
Taunton or Tiverton Parkway would increase connectional opportunities between North West
England, the West Midlands and Devon and Cornwall.
These service enhancements can be resourced from the existing rolling stock but require
alterations to through services between Paignton and Birmingham.
Retention of the current level of CrossCountry Paignton services combined with extending
Manchester to Bristol services to Exeter St Davids is not possible. The reasons for this are:
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■ The quantum of rolling stock required would exceed that available in the franchise given
the balanced view as to how rolling stock is allocated to meet demand across the whole
of the franchise
■ The inefficient use of rolling stock that the timetable would generates a poor business
case
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact to
passengers.
The option described in this proposal is the optimum opportunity given the current situation,
with a doubled frequency between Bristol and Exeter acting as a catalyst for economic
growth across Devon and Somerset.
[Note: The 07:02 Paignton to Manchester remains and still provides a through weekday
service to the Midlands in this proposal].
Question 3) Do you agree with the proposal to deliver over 3000 additional seats between Bristol and Exeter and other changes to services in the South West for its delivery?
3.4.3 Proposed improvements to the South Coast services:
CrossCountry services through Reading have experienced a number of changes since 2007.
Extensions of selected Newcastle to Reading services onwards to Southampton and more
recently journey time improvements between Reading and Birmingham have been enabled
improvements to services on this route. Further developments including additional seating
capacity on key trains as well as an earlier first through service from Reading to
Bournemouth are now proposed to continue to meet stakeholder requirements and generate
economic benefits on this route. To enable this, the limited extensions between Reading and
Guildford will be removed; however passengers on this route will soon have an improved
frequency from Reading from GWR North Downs service.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact on the
passenger.
[Note: A new service would be provided departing Reading at 06:52, arriving into
Southampton at 07:44 and Bournemouth at 08:14.The removal of calls at Guildford would
affect the following services:
■ 06:02 Guildford to Newcastle (will recommence Reading at 06:45)
■ 13:35 Newcastle to Guildford (will terminate Reading at 18:08)]
Question 4) Do you agree with the proposal to increase the number of seats per day through Reading on CrossCountry services? Do you agree with the proposal to introduce an earlier first train from Reading to Bournemouth via Southampton?
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3.4.4 Proposed improvements to Aberdeen services:
The current CrossCountry service provision for Aberdeen is primarily aimed at providing
additional capacity between Aberdeen and Edinburgh. One impact of providing this service
is that high capacity five car Voyagers are therefore dedicated to serving the extremities of
the network at times when their optimum location should be in the core of the network at that
time. The December 2017 proposal seeks to rebalance this by serving Aberdeen during the
daytime, offering a more attractive service for through journeys from the Midlands, Yorkshire
and the North, arriving Aberdeen in the early afternoon. The parts currently used by
CrossCountry services would then be available to other operators.
Services originating or terminating at Dundee to and from the south would be unaffected in
this proposal. These are the 06:32 Dundee to Plymouth and the 11:25 Plymouth to Dundee.
Question 5) Do you agree with the proposal to operate through services from the Midlands to Aberdeen in the daytime vice early morning / late evening?
Question 6) Do you agree with the proposal to utilise higher capacity rolling stock in the “core” of the network at peak times?
3.5 Crowding and future impact on demand
The current CrossCountry network can encounter significant surges in demand at peak
times at multiple locations concurrently. The structure and nature of the existing timetable
means there is no remaining scope to simply move train capacities whilst maintaining some
key flows. The effect of this would be to simply move the problem of crowding from one
location to another with no significant net improvement overall on the number of passengers
standing.
Existing growth forecasts show that demand for travel on CrossCountry services will
continue with a positive trend. If the seating capacity available remains static, then crowded
services will worsen whilst services which currently have spare seating capacity will become
crowded.
3.5.1 Proposed improvements to the Bristol area:
CrossCountry services in the Bristol area currently experience periods of high demand to
Taunton and Cheltenham Spa in the peak hours. The level of service provided in both
frequency and seating capacity has remained unchanged since the franchise was let in
2007. Improving the amount of seating available at these times will improve overall journey
experience as well as providing an economic stimulus through reduced journey penalties for
those customers affected by overcrowding. Improved, efficient usage of high capacity HST
train sets on key services will provide a significant increase in the number of seats available,
whilst frequency enhancements to Taunton and Exeter will provide greater journey choices.
These improvements will provide an extra 1,000 seats per day between Bristol, Cheltenham
Spa and Birmingham.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact on the
passenger.
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[Note: The following service would be curtailed to commence operation from Bristol Temple
Meads:
■ 06:09 Bath Spa to Glasgow Central]
We were seeking to add some additional station calls at Gloucester in our Manchester to
Bristol services from December 2017. It will not be possible to achieve this as there is not
enough track capacity to accommodate these services at this time. It is possible this may be
achieved in December 2018, and we will work with Network Rail to review the situation. We
will consult affected stakeholders on this proposal nearer the time.
Question 7) Do you agree with the proposal to enhance the number of seats in the Bristol area?
3.5.2 Proposed improvements to the Yorkshire services:
CrossCountry services between Leeds and Sheffield experience crowding issues in the peak
hours between these locations. Customers are attracted by the faster journey times and
InterCity type service offered, compared to slower regional services operating via Wakefield
Kirkgate or Rotherham. The service provision between these two cities has not changed
since 2007. In view of rising demand, stakeholders have been requesting extra capacity
between these two cities and this proposal provides 1,000 extra seats per day. To enable
this to occur, one service on the Reading to Newcastle service group would need to be
rerouted via Doncaster. This would also offer a new evening peak service via Doncaster with
faster journey times and more seats as a result.
The provision of extra services at peak times will use track capacity which it is planned will
be used in the future by the Northern Franchise. It is envisaged that the train paths proposed
to be used by CrossCountry will eventually be used by Northern.
Question 8) Do you agree with the proposal to increase the peak time service frequency between Leeds and Sheffield, so providing 1,000 extra seats per day?
3.6 Rolling stock and resources
Our planning assumption for this timetable concept is that additional rolling stock would be
available in December 2017. This would be through the following:
■ An additional Voyager train (through reforming two five carriage Voyager and two spare
end vehicles into three four carriage Voyager sets)
■ Increased weekday utilisation of our existing High Speed Train fleet
■ No other additional rolling stock is currently foreseen to be available. Within the busiest
parts of our network, it is also our assumption that additional train paths on current
infrastructure will not be available, with the exception of those discussed in this
document.
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3.7 Weekend service
The existing weekend timetable dates largely from 2007/2008 with some minor changes to
improve summer Saturday provision to the English Riviera in 2010. Customer and
passenger habits and demand change over time and the future CrossCountry timetable offer
should adapt where possible to meet it. Our ability to increase services at weekends (and in
summer months) is limited and our national network of services leaves us badly affected by
engineering possessions which further impede the effective use of resources. Sundays are
particularly popular days for long distance CrossCountry travel and we envisage
improvements where possible to meet passenger requirements.
We base the development of our weekend timetable on our weekday operation, and
therefore any decrements to the weekday service may also be applied at weekends.
3.8 Ensuring train services meet the needs of the areas and
passengers they serve
The needs of the different geographical areas served by CrossCountry change over time
and how we best serve these needs require review at the optimum time. With the potential
significant changes being made by other TOCs who interface with CrossCountry between
2016 and 2018, now is the correct time to review. Changes to service provision by other
operators acts as potential enablers to address issues such as service frequency and
crowding. The impact of these changes influences loading demands to the CrossCountry
network and provides a catalyst for timetable changes to best meet these new demand
levels. Examples of planned changes being made by other operators include:
Table B
Train Operating Company and anticipated change date
Brief description and likely impact of anticipated change
East Coast Main Line – May 2016
Virgin Trains East Coast will be extending six Kings Cross – Newcastle services per day from Newcastle to Edinburgh from the May 2016 timetable. These changes also improve evening connectivity between Edinburgh and Newcastle.
Greater Anglia – May 2016 Abellio Greater Anglia will operate an additional one service per day between Cambridge and Ely at 15:50 from the May 2016 timetable.
York to Newcastle - December 2016
First TransPennine Express will be extending four trains per day from York to Newcastle as a precursor to further changes in December 2017.
Bromsgrove Electrification – December 2017
Infrastructure changes through electrification and station improvements at Bromsgrove will support the extension of 3 Cross City Line services per hour from Longbridge to Bromsgrove. The improved Cross City Lines timetable will provide capacity and frequency improvements for Bromsgrove passengers
London Paddington – South West services – December 2017
Great Western Railway will operate the majority of high speed services to the West of England via the Berks & Hants route therefore removing the Bristol call. This will reduce the number of services between Paignton/Plymouth/Penzance and Bristol by four trains per day.
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Industry capacity will be reduced between the West of England and Bristol.
York to Newcastle - December 2017
First TransPennine Express will extend all Manchester Airport – York services to Newcastle delivering a one train per hour service all day. This will support a 2 trains per hour York – Newcastle frequency.
North Down Line service improvement - December 2017
Great Western Railway will introduce an additional hourly service between Reading and Gatwick in December 2017. This will deliver a 3 trains per hour service between Reading and Redhill. The improved North Downs timetable will provide capacity and frequency improvements for Guildford passengers
Kenilworth Station – December 2017
London Midland will operate an additional one train per hour between Coventry and Leamington Spa calling at Kenilworth.
Devon Metro – December 2018
Great Western Railway will double the frequency of services between Paignton and Exeter to deliver a 2 trains per hour service as part of Devon Metro. The improved Torbay Line service will provide capacity and frequency improvements for Paignton and Torbay passengers
Plymouth – Penzance – December 2018
Great Western Railway will increase the frequency of service between Plymouth and Penzance to deliver a 2 trains per hour service level.
Leeds to Sheffield - December 2019
Northern Railway will introduce a new hourly fast service between Sheffield and Leeds by December 2019. What does this mean for passengers? Crowding between Leeds and Sheffield will be reduced in December 2019 through introduction of the Northern Railway service
Sheffield to Chesterfield – December 2019
Northern Railway will introduce additional peak services between Sheffield and Chesterfield from December 2019 (through extension of the Hull – Sheffield service).
Rolling stock changes across Scotland – 2019
ScotRail will be introducing HSTs on services between Edinburgh and Dundee and Aberdeen. The changes to rolling stock will provide an increase in capacity provided by ScotRail between Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh
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4. How to respond
The consultation period begins on Monday 7 November 2016 and will run until 1700 on
Sunday 2 January 2017. Please ensure that your response reaches us before the closing
date. If you would like further copies of this Consultation document, it can be found at:
https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
You may respond by filling out the Consultation survey online at:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/xc2017consultation
or e-mail consultation responses to:
or send your responses to us at:
CrossCountry Future Timetable Consultation
Freepost RRXU-HUEC-GLLY, 5th Floor
Cannon House, 18 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS.
If you have any special format requirements for how you wish to receive this document, such
as large print, please contact: [email protected]
When responding, please state whether you are responding as an individual or representing
the views of an organisation. If responding on behalf of a larger organisation please make it
clear who the organisation represents and if the response represents their collective view.
5. Next Steps
Once this consultation has concluded, after taking its results into account, CrossCountry will
submit a proposal to the DfT. Implementation of the proposal will be dependent on reaching
commercial and contractual agreement; and also on CrossCountry acquiring adequate track
access provision through standard rail industry processes.
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6. Appendicies
Appendix A: The Current Franchise
Introduction
This section sets out the context and background to the CrossCountry franchise and is for
the purpose of explaining the current resources available to the franchise to deliver the
operational timetable. It covers:
■ Current routes and services
■ Passenger numbers
■ Passenger satisfaction
■ Trains
■ Operational performance
Current routes and services
The CrossCountry franchise is the most geographically extensive passenger rail service in
Great Britain, operating train services to 121 stations in England, Scotland and Wales and
covering approximately 21 million miles per annum. 298 services each weekday operate on
radial routes through our central hub at Birmingham New Street. We serve locations such as
Penzance, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Stansted Airport, Manchester and Aberdeen meaning that
we operate out of seven of the eight Network Rail routes. CrossCountry differs from other
long distance inter-city train operating companies in that we do not serve Greater London or
the South East and rather than operating our own stations, we call at entirely at stations
operated by other train companies.
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CrossCountry’s current timetable and route structure consists of one train per hour (with
some extensions) to:
■ Edinburgh – Plymouth (via Leeds),
■ Newcastle – Reading (via Doncaster)
■ Manchester – Bournemouth
■ Manchester – Bristol
■ Nottingham – Cardiff
■ Birmingham – Stansted
In the core of our network, this provides two trains each hour between:
■ Birmingham and Manchester
■ Birmingham and Newcastle
■ Birmingham and Reading
■ Birmingham and Bristol
These are operated and resourced by the following fleet types as seen in section 3.3:
Rolling Stock
The current CrossCountry franchise uses three different types of train to operate services
across the network. The types used are:
Voyagers:
Voyager sets operate the majority of services across the length and breadth of the network,
operating from Aberdeen in the north to Penzance in the south. A mixture of four and five
carriage formations is operated and it is possible to couple more than one train together to
make 8, 9 or ten car formations. The number of seats provided per set varies from 200 in a
four carriage set to 262 in a five carriage set. All have one First Class carriage.
The number of Voyager trains sets will increase from 57 to 58 by December 2017 through
the innovative plan of utilising two spare end vehicles and remarshalling of two five carriage
sets into three four carriage sets. A significant number of existing Voyager services however
experience crowding at some point on at least one of the services operated by them.
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High Speed Trains (HSTs):
CrossCountry operates a fleet of five High Speed Train (HST) sets, which operate solely on
the Plymouth to Edinburgh via Birmingham and Leeds corridor. They all provide 457 seats
across seven carriages, with five Standard and two First Class carriages available to
customers.
Turbostars:
Turbostar sets operate inter-urban services from Cardiff to Nottingham and Birmingham to
Stansted Airport via Leicester. A mixture of two and three carriage sets are operated, with a
small number of peak time services operated by multiple sets coupled together into four and
five carriage lengths. A total of 29 sets are operated, with the number of seats provided
ranging from 120 to 200 per train. Each set has a small First Class section of nine seats,
with the remainder of the set having Standard.
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The table below shows a breakdown of the current rolling stock by fleet:
Table A
Rolling Stock type
Fleet Size Route usage
Typical Service usage Max speed
No. of seats
Voyagers (Class 221’s and Class 220’s)
22 x 5-car (Class 221)
Long Distance / Intercity
Manchester – Bournemouth Newcastle – Reading Edinburgh - Plymouth
125mph 5 car = 262
1 x 4-car (Class 221)
34 x 4-car (Class 220)
4 car = 200
HST 5 Power car (Class 43)
Long Distance/ intercity
Aberdeen - Penzance 125mph 7 car formation = 459
2 x Trailer sets
Class 170 15 x 2-car Inter- regional
Cardiff – Nottingham Birmingham - Leicester/Cambridge
100mph 2 car = 120
14 x 3-car 3 car = 200
Passenger numbers
At a UK rail industry level, passenger journeys have almost doubled over the past 18 years
from 845.7 million in 1997/98 to 1.65 billion in 2014/15, rising faster than any other major
European rail system
Over 35 million journeys were made on CrossCountry services from the start of April 2014 to
the end of March 2015 with 2.1 billion passenger miles travelled. Passenger journeys have
grown by around 13% between 2010/11 and 2014/15. The demand for CrossCountry
journeys is dispersed across the franchise map none of which accounts for a significant
percentage share. This makes CrossCountry quite unique when compared with other long
distant operators, which tend to have a smaller number of significant demand flows, for
example to and from London.
NRPS
The National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) tracks many aspects of customer experience
when traveling by rail, including factors which are chiefly influenced by the structure of the
timetable. Chart A below shows the current trend of CrossCountry’s NRPS performance:
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Chart A
There are certain measures in particular within the suite of NRPS metrics which are relevant
to this consultation:
■ Sufficient Room for Passengers to sit and stand,
■ Speed of Journey,
■ Frequency of Journey
In particular we see two metrics from the NRPS suite which we believe have the potential to
improve and therefore have sought to influence in the development of this operational
concept.
Sufficient Room for All Passengers to Sit/Stand
This metric is at the heart of our focus to improve the customer experience and is directly
affected by the timetable structure. The following graph shows how CrossCountry’s
performance has tracked between four and five points below its peer TOCs over the last
three years. As other operators take delivery of new fleets of trains with higher capacities
and passenger numbers continue to increase, it can be expected that without intervening
measures CrossCountry’s satisfaction scores will decline. The measures within this proposal
to optimise the use of CrossCountry’s trains to deploy capacity where it is most needed
seeks to address this imbalance.
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Chart B
Frequency
Another key measure of satisfactions is frequency of services, as this demonstrates an
operator is deploying sufficient trains at times when customers need them. Although
currently achieving a relatively good score for this measure, CrossCountry continues to track
behind other long distance operators demonstrating there remains significant room for
improvement.
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Speed
Speed equates to the length of time a journey takes, and is a major element of satisfaction
for any long distance train operator. While the long distance sector has remained broadly
static in performance, CrossCountry has continually sought to utilise the benefits of Network
Rail’s investment in unlocking infrastructure capacity to reduce journey times, and capturing
timetable opportunities to benefit customers. The proposals for December 2017 represent
the latest stage in this work.
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Operational Performance
CrossCountry’s operational performance is measured by the standard industry metric of
PPM, with Chart E outlining historic performance since the commencement of the franchise:
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The target for CrossCountry’s performance by the end of the franchise is a PPM measure of
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Appendix B: Full list of consultation
Questions
Proposed improvements to the Birmingham to Stansted Airport route:
CrossCountry services on the Birmingham to Leicester and Stansted Airport route currently
experience periods of high demand, particularly between Birmingham and Leicester in the
peak hours. The level of service provided in both frequency and seating capacity has
remained unchanged since the franchise was let in 2007, leading to acute crowding between
Birmingham and Nuneaton. Improving the amount of seating available on this route at these
times will improve overall journey experience as well as providing an economic stimulus
through reduced journey penalties for those customers affected by crowding. An increase in
the number of seats by boosting the number of vehicles on this route is proposed, providing
an extra 300 seats per day. Furthermore one peak service in each direction would be
extended beyond Leicester to Cambridge, providing new journey opportunities. To enable
this to occur within the existing rolling stock resource level requires the existing Bromsgrove
station calls on the Cardiff to Nottingham service group to be removed. This change would
be mitigated by the extension of London Midland’s Cross City line service from Longbridge
to Bromsgrove which will improve the frequency of local services between Bromsgrove and
Birmingham.
Stakeholder aspirations for an increased frequency service between Leicester and
Cambridge could be achieved by 2020 upon completion of infrastructure schemes at Ely
North Junction and Leicester station. This would also enable possible rolling stock cascades
to occur to provide the resource to operate such a service. The introduction of additional
peak services is therefore seen as a step towards these aspirations.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact to the
passenger.
[Note that the 05:19 Birmingham-Stansted, 09:21 Stansted-Birmingham, 12:52 Birmingham-
Leicester, 14:18 Leicester-Birmingham, 15:22 Birmingham-Stansted and the 19:21 Stansted-
Birmingham all increase from 120 to 200 seats in December 2016].
Question 1) Do you agree with the proposal to enhance the number of seats on the Birmingham to Leicester route?
Question 2) Do you agree with the proposal to extend one service per day in each direction from Leicester to Cambridge?
Proposed service improvements to/from Exeter:
The level of train service provided between Exeter and Bristol has remained relatively
unchanged since the CrossCountry franchise was let in 2007, whilst demand has grown
during this time and so with it have stakeholder requests for an improved service frequency.
This proposal specifically aims to meet the requests of the Peninsular Rail Task Force who
represent all regional and local authorities in the South West.
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The economic and environmental benefits of doubling the frequency of fast, Intercity style
services between these locations is strong and would act as an enabler to continued growth
to Bristol and the South West. A two train per hour frequency from Exeter to Bristol and
Birmingham by extending the majority of Manchester to Bristol services would provide an
additional 3,000 seats per day between Exeter and Bristol; and make Exeter a connectional
hub between CrossCountry and Devon Metro services whilst same platform changes at
Taunton or Tiverton Parkway would increase connectional opportunities between North West
England, the West Midlands and Devon and Cornwall.
These service enhancements can be resourced from the existing rolling stock but require
alterations to through services between Paignton and Birmingham.
Retention of the current level of CrossCountry Paignton services combined with extending
Manchester to Bristol services to Exeter St Davids is not possible. The reasons for this are:
■ The quantum of rolling stock required would exceed that available in the franchise given
the balanced view as to how rolling stock is allocated to meet demand across the whole
of the franchise
■ The inefficient use of rolling stock that the timetable would generates a poor business
case
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact to
passengers.
The option described in this proposal is the optimum opportunity given the current situation,
with a doubled frequency between Bristol and Exeter acting as a catalyst for economic
growth across Devon and Somerset.
- [Note: The 07:02 Paignton to Manchester remains and still provides a through weekday
service to the Midlands in this proposal].
Question 3) Do you agree with the proposal to deliver over 3000 additional seats between Bristol and Exeter and other changes to services in the South West for its delivery?
Proposed improvements to the South Coast services:
CrossCountry services through Reading have experienced a number of changes since 2007.
Extensions of selected Newcastle to Reading services onwards to Southampton and more
recently journey time improvements between Reading and Birmingham have been enabled
improvements to services on this route. Further developments including additional seating
capacity on key trains as well as an earlier first through service from Reading to
Bournemouth are now proposed to continue to meet stakeholder requirements and generate
economic benefits on this route. To enable this, the limited extensions between Reading and
Guildford will be removed; however passengers on this route will soon have an improved
frequency from Reading from GWR North Downs service.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact on the
passenger.
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[Note: A new service would be provided departing Reading at 06:52, arriving into
Southampton at 07:44 and Bournemouth at 08:14.The removal of calls at Guildford would
affect the following services:
■ 06:02 Guildford to Newcastle (will recommence Reading at 06:45)
■ 13:35 Newcastle to Guildford (will terminate Reading at 18:08)]
Question 4) Do you agree with the proposal to increase the number of seats per day through Reading on CrossCountry services? Do you agree with the proposal to introduce an earlier first train from Reading to Bournemouth via Southampton?
Proposed improvements to Aberdeen services:
The current CrossCountry service provision for Aberdeen is primarily aimed at providing
additional capacity between Aberdeen and Edinburgh at peak times. One impact of providing
this service is that high capacity five car Voyagers are therefore dedicated to serving the
extremities of the network at peak times whilst their optimum location should be in the core
of the network at that time. The December 2017 proposal seeks to rebalance this by serving
Aberdeen during the daytime, offering a more attractive service for through journeys from the
Midlands, Yorkshire and the North, arriving Aberdeen in the early afternoon. Existing
CrossCountry services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh would be required to be operated
by another operator utilising train paths at existing times.
Services originating or terminating at Dundee to and from the south would be unaffected in
this proposal. These are the 06:32 Dundee to Plymouth and the 11:25 Plymouth to Dundee.
Question 5) Do you agree with the proposal to operate through services from the Midlands to Aberdeen in the daytime vice early morning / late evening?
Question 6) Do you agree with the proposal to utilise higher capacity rolling stock in the “core” of the network at peak times?
Proposed improvements to the Bristol area:
CrossCountry services in the Bristol area currently experience periods of high demand to
Taunton and Cheltenham Spa in the peak hours. The level of service provided in both
frequency and seating capacity has remained unchanged since the franchise was let in
2007. Improving the amount of seating available at these times will improve overall journey
experience as well as providing an economic stimulus through reduced journey penalties for
those customers affected by overcrowding. Improved, efficient usage of high capacity HST
train sets on key services will provide a significant increase in the number of seats available,
whilst frequency enhancements to Taunton and Exeter will provide greater journey choices.
These improvements will provide an extra 1,000 seats per day between Bristol, Cheltenham
Spa and Birmingham.
Please see Appendix C for further details on the proposed improvements and impact on the
passenger.
[Note: The following service would be curtailed to commence operation from Bristol Temple
Meads:
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■ 06:09 Bath Spa to Glasgow Central]
We were seeking to add some additional station calls at Gloucester in our Manchester to
Bristol services from December 2017. It will not be possible to achieve this as there is not
enough track capacity to accommodate these services at this time. It is possible this may be
achieved in December 2018, and we will work with Network Rail to constantly review the
situation. We will consult affected stakeholders on this proposal nearer the time.
Question 7) Do you agree with the proposal to enhance the number of seats in the Bristol area?
Proposed improvements to the Yorkshire services:
CrossCountry services between Leeds and Sheffield experience crowding issues in the peak
hours between these locations. Customers are attracted by the faster journey times and
InterCity type service offered, compared to slower regional services operating via Wakefield
Kirkgate or Rotherham. The service provision between these two cities has not changed
since 2007. In view of rising demand, stakeholders have been requesting extra capacity
between these two cities and this proposal provides 1,000 extra seats per day. To enable
this to occur, one service on the Reading to Newcastle service group would need to be
rerouted via Doncaster. This would also offer a new evening peak service via Doncaster with
faster journey times and more seats as a result.
The provision of extra services at peak times enables some of the proposed Northern
services, due to commence in December 2019, to therefore commence earlier. It is
envisaged that the train paths proposed to be used by CrossCountry would then be utilised
by Northern from this point.
Question 8) Do you agree with the proposal to increase the peak time service frequency between Leeds and Sheffield, so providing 1,000 extra seats per day?
Question 9) Please provide any further observations you would like to include in your response to this consultation
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Appendix C: Summary of CrossCountry’s
proposed train service changes
Existing service
Existing seats
Proposed service
Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
04:44 Cambridge-Stansted
200 04:44 Cambridge-Stansted
200 0
05:00 Birmingham – Cardiff
200 05:00 Birmingham – Cardiff
320 Birmingham-Gloucester, 200 Gloucester-Cardiff
120 Birmingham - Gloucester
05:11 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 05:11 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
05:15 Cambridge – Birmingham
200 05:15 Cambridge – Birmingham
200 0
05:15 Southampton – Manchester
200 05:15 Southampton – Manchester
200 0
05:16 Stansted – Birmingham
200 05:16 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
Question 10) Please tell us whether you are responding on behalf of an organisation or as an individual
o Organisation
o Individual
If you have selected an organisation please indicate which one
Question 11) Please tell us whether you are a regular CrossCountry service user or representing an interested party
o Regular CrossCountry user
o Interested Party
If you have identified as an Interested Party please indicate which one
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Existing service
Existing seats
Proposed service
Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
05:17 Cambridge – Stansted
200 05:17 Cambridge – Stansted
200 0
05:19 Birmingham – Stansted
120 05:19 Birmingham – Stansted
200 80 Extra 80 seats eases crowding Ely-Cambridge
05:20 Plymouth – Edinburgh
262 05:20 Plymouth – Edinburgh
262 0
05:20 Bristol Temple Meads – Cardiff
200 05:20 Bristol Temple Meads – Cardiff
262 62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
05:37 Birmingham – Cardiff
200 05:37 Birmingham – Cardiff
240 Birmingham to Gloucester, 120 Gloucester to Cardiff
-80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
05:50 Birmingham – Leicester
200 05:50 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
05:56 Derby – Newcastle
200 05:56 Derby – Newcastle
200 0
05:57 Birmingham – Manchester
200 05:57 Birmingham – Manchester
200 0
06:00 Birmingham – Glasgow
262 06:00 Birmingham – Glasgow and Aberdeen
462 Birmingham - Edinburgh
200 extra seats into Leeds in the morning peak
Service splits at Edinburgh, one portion for Glasgow, one portion for Aberdeen
06:00 Leeds – Plymouth
457 06:00 Leeds – Plymouth
457 0
06:00 Manchester – Bristol
200 06:00 Manchester – Bristol
200 0
06:00 Derby – Nottingham
200 06:00 Derby – Nottingham
200 0
06:00 Nottingham – Cardiff
120 06:00 Nottingham – Cardiff
120 0
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Existing service
Existing seats
Proposed service
Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
06:01 Sheffield – Reading
200 06:01 Sheffield – Reading
200 0
06:01 Glasgow – Plymouth
200 06:01 Glasgow – Plymouth
200 0
06:02 Guildford – Newcastle
200 06:45 Reading - Newcastle
262 62 extra seats into Birmingham in the AM peak
Service no longer serves Guildford
06:04 Birmingham – Bournemouth
262 06:04 Birmingham – Bournemouth
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
06:06 Edinburgh – Plymouth
457 07:40 Newcastle – Plymouth
457 0 Service commences Newcastle. Alternative service between Edinburgh and Newcastle.
06:09 Bath Spa – Glasgow
262 06:30 Bristol – Glasgow
200 -62 Low passenger numbers from Bath Spa.
Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
06:10 Derby – Plymouth
200 06:10 Derby – Plymouth
200 0
New service 06:12 Birmingham – Exeter St Davids
200 200 New service calling at Cheltenham Spa, Bristol Parkway, Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
06:12 Stansted – Birmingham
200 06:12 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
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Existing service
Existing seats
Proposed service
Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
06:15 Southampton – Manchester
200 06:15 Southampton – Manchester
200 0
06:16 Leeds – Southampton
200 06:16 Leeds – Southampton
200 0
06:17 Leicester – Birmingham
200 06:17 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
06:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 06:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
06:22 Birmingham – Manchester
200 06:22 Birmingham – Manchester
200 0
06:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 06:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
06:24 Edinburgh – Glasgow
262 06:24 Edinburgh – Glasgow
262 0
06:25 Newcastle – Reading
200 06:25 Newcastle – Reading
200 0
06:28 Plymouth – Penzance
200 06:28 Plymouth – Penzance
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
06:30 Birmingham – Newcastle
200 06:30 Birmingham – Newcastle
200 0
06:32 Dundee – Plymouth
262 06:32 Dundee – Plymouth
200 -62 This is the most appropriate level of resource that can be allocated from the resources available
06:32 Cambridge – Stansted
120 06:32 Cambridge – Stansted
120 0
06:33 200 06:33 Birmingham –
200 0
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Existing service
Existing seats
Proposed service
Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
Birmingham – Southampton
Southampton
06:34 Bristol Temple Meads – Plymouth
262 06:34 Bristol Temple Meads – Plymouth
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
06:37 Nottingham – Bournemouth
200 06:37 Nottingham – Bournemouth
200 0
06:40 York – Plymouth
262 05:39 Newcastle – Plymouth
457 +195 Extra seats for morning peak plus earlier first service from Newcastle to Birmingham and the South West
06:40 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 06:40 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0 Service will no longer call at Bromsgrove
06:42 Dundee – Aberdeen
262 Service removed
Service will be required to be operated by an alternative operator
06:42 Birmingham – Paignton
262 06:42 Birmingham – Exeter St Davids
262 0 Service will no longer call at Newton Abbot, Torquay and Exeter
06:43 Leicester – Birmingham
200 06:43 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
06:45 Newcastle – Plymouth
200 06:45 Newcastle – Plymouth
457 +257 Service crowded Leeds to Birmingham
06:49 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 06:49 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
06:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 06:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
New service 06:52 Reading – Bournemouth
200 +200 New earlier first service
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Change in seats
Notes
from Reading calling at Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst and Bournemouth
06:57 Birmingham – Manchester
262 06:57 Birmingham – Manchester
262 0
07:00 Dunbar – Glasgow
262 07:00 Dunbar – Glasgow
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
07:00 Edinburgh – Reading
200 07:00 Edinburgh – Reading
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
07:00 Bristol – Manchester
262 07:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
07:00 Cardiff – Manchester
200 07:00 Cardiff – Manchester
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Newport-Bristol
07:02 Paignton – Manchester
200 07:02 Paignton – Manchester
200 0
07:03 Birmingham – Edinburgh
400 07:03 Birmingham – Edinburgh
262 -138 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
07:04 Nottingham – Cardiff
240 07:04 Nottingham – Cardiff
240 0
07:07 Manchester – Bristol
262 07:07 Manchester – Exeter St
200 -62 Service calls additionally at Taunton,
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Change in seats
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Davids Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
This is the most appropriate level of resource that can be allocated from the resources available
07:10 Gloucester – Stansted
200 07:10 Gloucester – Stansted
120 -80 Service will no longer call at Bromsgrove.
This number of seats is justifiable for this service
07:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 07:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
New service 07:19 Derby - Leeds
200 Calling at Chesterfield, Sheffield, Wakefield Westgate and Leeds
07:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 07:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 0
07:22 Leicester – Birmingham
240 07:22 Leicester – Birmingham
320 +80 Additional capacity to resolve crowding into Birmingham in the AM peak
07:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 07:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
07:25 Newcastle – Southampton
200 05:36 Edinburgh – Southampton
200 0 Calls additionally at Dunbar, Berwick, Alnmouth and Morpeth
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Plymouth – Edinburgh
– Edinburgh
07:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 07:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
400 +200 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Eases crowding Manchester to Birmingham
07:30 Birmingham – Newcastle
200 06:00 Bristol - Newcastle
200 0
07:30 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 07:30 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
07:31 Birmingham – Manchester
262 07:31 Birmingham – Manchester
262 0
07:35 Newcastle – Glasgow
262 07:35 Newcastle – Glasgow
262 0
07:37 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 07:37 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
07:40 Cambridge – Stansted
120 07:40 Cambridge – Stansted
120 0
07:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 07:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 -80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
07:46 Reading – Newcastle
200 07:46 Reading – Newcastle
200 0
07:49 Birmingham – Nottingham
120 06:49 Gloucester to Nottingham
120 0
07:50 Glasgow – Plymouth
262 07:50 Glasgow – Plymouth
262 0
07:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 07:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
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Existing seats
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Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
08:07 Manchester – Paignton
200 08:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service will no longer call at Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay and Exeter
08:12 Winchester – Newcastle
200 08:12 Winchester – Newcastle
200 0
08:12 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 08:12 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
08:16 Leicester – Birmingham
200 06:24 Cambridge – Birmingham
120 Cambridge to Leicester, 320 Leicester to Birmingham
+120 Additional through service from Cambridge with additional seating from Leicester.
08:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 08:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
08:20 Aberdeen – Penzance
262 11:06 Edinburgh - Penzance
262 0
08:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 08:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 0
08:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 08:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
08:28 Penzance – Glasgow
262 08:28 Penzance – Glasgow
262 0
08:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 08:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
08:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 08:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
08:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 08:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 0
08:52 200 08:52 200 0
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Change in seats
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Birmingham – Leicester
Birmingham – Leicester
09:00 Glasgow – Penzance
262 09:00 Glasgow – Penzance
262 0
09:07 Manchester – Bristol
262 09:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
262 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
09:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 09:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
09:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 09:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
09:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 09:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
09:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 09:21 Stansted – Birmingham
200 +80 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
09:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 09:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
09:25 Plymouth – Aberdeen
262 09:25 Plymouth – Edinburgh
200 -62 Service will no longer serve stations between Edinburgh and Aberdeen
This number of seats is justifiable for this service
09:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 09:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
09:35 Newcastle – Southampton
200 09:35 Newcastle – Southampton
200 0
09:35 200 12:50 Exeter St 200 0 09:35
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Penzance – Manchester
Davids - Manchester
Penzance departure now merged with the 11:25 Plymouth – Dundee (see 11:25 Plymouth – Dundee)
New service 09:36 Leeds - Derby
200 Calling at Leeds, Wakefield Westgate, Sheffield and Derby
09:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 09:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 0
09:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
262 09:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
09:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 09:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 0
09:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 09:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 0
09:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 09:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 0
09:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 09:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
10:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 10:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 0
10:07 Paignton – Manchester
262 10:50 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
262 0 Service will no longer call at Paignton, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Dawlish
10:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 10:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St
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Davids
10:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 10:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
10:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 10:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
10:19 Birmingham – Leicester
200 10:19 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
10:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 10:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
10:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 10:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
10:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 10:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
10:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 10:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 0
10:41 Nottingham -Birmingham
200 10:41 Nottingham -Birmingham
200 0
10:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 10:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
10:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
240 10:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
240 0
10:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 10:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 0
11:00 Glasgow – Penzance
262 11:00 Glasgow – Penzance
262 0
11:00 Bristol – Manchester
262 09:54 Exeter St Davids - Manchester
262 0 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and
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Change in seats
Notes
Taunton
11:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 11:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
11:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 11:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
11:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 11:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
11:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
120 11:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
120
0
11:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 11:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
11:25 Plymouth – Dundee
200 Plymouth – Bristol, 400 Bristol – Newcastle, 200 Newcastle - Dundee
09:35 Penzance - Dundee
262 +62, -138, +62
Service operates throughout and provides 25 minute faster journey time for stations in Cornwall to stations north of Plymouth
11:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 11:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 0
11:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 11:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
11:35 Newcastle – Southampton
200 11:35 Newcastle – Southampton
200 0
11:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 11:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
11:45 Bournemouth
200 11:45 Bournemouth –
200 0
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Change in seats
Notes
– Manchester Manchester
11:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 11:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 0
11:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 11:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0
11:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 11:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 0
11:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 11:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 0
12:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
262 12:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
262 0
12:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 12:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
12:18 Leicester – Birmingham
120 12:18 Leicester – Birmingham
120 0
12:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 12:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
12:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 12:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
12:25 Plymouth – Glasgow
457 12:25 Plymouth – Edinburgh
457 0 Service will no longer serve Haymarket, Motherwell or Glasgow Central
12:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 12:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
12:27 Stansted – Birmingham
120 12:27 Stansted – Birmingham
120 0
12:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 12:35 Newcastle – Reading
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
45
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Change in seats
Notes
12:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 12:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 0
12:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 12:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
400 +200 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
12:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 12:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0
12:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 12:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 +80 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
13:00 Glasgow – Plymouth
262 13:00 Glasgow – Plymouth
262 0
13:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 11:54 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
200 0 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton
13:07 Edinburgh – Plymouth
400 Edinburgh to Gloucester, 200 Gloucester to Plymouth
13:07 Edinburgh – Plymouth
262 -138 Edinburgh to Gloucester, +62 Gloucester to Plymouth
This number of seats is justifiable for this service
13:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 13:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
13:10 Nottingham - Cardiff
120 13:10 Nottingham - Cardiff
120 0
13:18 Leicester - Birmingham
120 13:18 Leicester - Birmingham
120 0
13:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 13:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
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13:22 Birmingham – Stansted
120 13:22 Birmingham – Stansted
120 0
13:25 Plymouth – Edinburgh
262 13:25 Plymouth – Newcastle
457 +195 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Cheltenham Spa to Leeds
13:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 13:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
13:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 13:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
13:35 Newcastle – Guildford
200 13:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 0 Service will no longer call at Guildford
13:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 13:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 0
13:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 13:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
13:45 Reading - Newcastle
200 13:45 Reading - Newcastle
262 +62 Extra calls at Tamworth and Burton added
13:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 13:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0
13:46 Southampton – Edinburgh
200 13:46 Southampton – Edinburgh
200 0
13:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 13:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
14:04 Paignton – Manchester
200 14:48 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
200 0 Service will no longer call at Paignton, Torquay and Newton Abbot
14:07 200 14:07 200 0 Service will no
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Manchester – Paignton
Manchester – Exeter St Davids
longer call at Newton Abbot, Torquay and Exeter
14:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 14:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
14:18 Leicester – Birmingham
120 14:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 +80 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
14:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 14:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
120 -80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
14:22 Birmingham – Stansted
120 14:22 Birmingham – Stansted
120 0
14:25 Plymouth – Edinburgh
200 14:25 Plymouth - Newcastle
457 +257 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Taunton to Derby
14:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 14:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 0
14:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 14:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
14:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 14:35 Newcastle – Reading
200
14:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
240 14:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
240 0
14:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 14:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0
14:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 14:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
15:00 262 15:00 Glasgow 200 -62 This number
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Change in seats
Notes
Glasgow – Bristol
– Bristol of seats is justifiable for this service
15:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 13:54 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
262 +62 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton
Resolves crowding Birmingham to Manchester.
15:05 Newcastle – Reading
200 15:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 0 Service will no longer call at Leeds or Wakefield Westgate. Service calls additionally at Doncaster.
16:40 Leeds - Derby
200 +200 Service calls vice 15:05 Newcastle - Reading
15:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 15:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
15:08 Edinburgh – Plymouth
262 15:08 Edinburgh – Plymouth
262 0
15:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 15:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
15:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 15:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
15:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
120 15:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
120 0
15:22 Birmingham –
120 15:22 Birmingham –
200 +80 Changed as part of trade
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Change in seats
Notes
Stansted Stansted off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Birmingham to Melton Mowbray and Peterborough to Ely
15:25 Plymouth – Leeds
457 15:25 Plymouth – Leeds
457 0
15:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 15:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 0
15:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 15:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
15:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 15:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
15:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 15:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
15:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 15:45 Reading – Edinburgh
200 0
15:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 15:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
200 0
15:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 15:46 Southampton – Newcastle
200 0
New service 15:50 Sheffield - Leeds
200
15:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 15:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 -80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
16:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 16:07 Manchester – Exeter St Davids
200 0 Service calls additionally at Taunton, Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids
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Change in seats
Notes
16:09 Birmingham – Leicester
120 16:09 Birmingham – Leicester
120 0
16:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 16:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
120 -80 Service will no longer call at Bromsgrove
This number of seats is justifiable for this service
16:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 16:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
16:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
240 16:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
240 0
16:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 16:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
16:25 Plymouth – Leeds
200 16:25 Plymouth – Leeds
400 Plymouth to Birmingham, 200 Birmingham to Leeds
+200 Plymouth to Birmingham
Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
16:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 16:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
16:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 16:27 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
16:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 16:35 Newcastle – Reading
200 0
16:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 16:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
16:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 16:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
16:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 16:45 Cardiff – Nottingham
120 0
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Change in seats
Notes
16:52 Birmingham – Cambridge
200 16:52 Birmingham – Cambridge
200 0
16:54 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
262 16:54 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
262 0
17:00 Glasgow – Birmingham
262 17:00 Glasgow – Birmingham and 15:20 Aberdeen - Birmingham
400 +138 Services join at Edinburgh.
17:00 Bristol – Manchester
200 15:50 Exeter St Davids – Manchester
200 0 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton
17:05 Manchester – Cardiff
200 17:05 Manchester – Cardiff
200 0
17:08 Edinburgh – Bristol
262 17:08 Edinburgh – Bristol
262 0
17:09 Birmingham – Leicester
120 17:09 Birmingham – Leicester
200 +80 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Birmingham - Leicester
17:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
120 17:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
120 0 Service will no longer call at Bromsgrove
17:18 Leicester – Birmingham
320 17:18 Leicester – Birmingham
240 -80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
17:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 17:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
17:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 17:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
52
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Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
17:25 Plymouth -Leeds
262 17:25 Plymouth -Leeds
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
17:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 17:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 0
17:27 Stansted – Birmingham
120 17:27 Stansted – Birmingham
120 0
17:32 Newcastle – Southampton
200 17:32 Newcastle – Southampton
200 0
17:39 Birmingham – Derby
120 17:39 Birmingham – Derby
120 0
17:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 17:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
17:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 17:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
17:45 Reading – Newcastle
200 17:45 Reading – Newcastle
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
17:46 Southampton – York
200 17:46 Southampton – York
200 0
17:46 Cardiff - Nottingham
200 17:46 Cardiff - Nottingham
200 0
17:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 17:52 Birmingham – Cambridge
320 +120 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves crowding Birmingham – Leicester.
18:05 Manchester – Plymouth
200 18:05 Manchester – Plymouth
400 Manchester – Birmingham, 200 Birmingham - Plymouth
+200 between Manchester and Birmingham
Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
Resolves
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crowding Manchester – Stoke.
18:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
240 Nottingham – Birmingham, 120 Birmingham - Cardiff
18:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
240 Nottingham – Birmingham, 120 Birmingham - Cardiff
0
18:18 Leicester – Birmingham
120 18:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 +80 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
18:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 18:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
18:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 18:21 Stansted – Birmingham
120 0
18:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 18:22 Birmingham – Stansted
120 -80 This is the most appropriate level of resource that can be allocated from the resources available
18:25 Plymouth – Birmingham
200 18:25 Plymouth – Birmingham
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
18:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
200 18:27 Manchester – Bournemouth
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
18:35 Newcastle – Birmingham
200 18:35 Newcastle – Birmingham
200 0
18:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 18:41 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
18:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 18:45 Bournemouth – Manchester
200 0
18:46 Cardiff – 200 18:46 Cardiff – 200 0
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Notes
Nottingham Nottingham
18:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 18:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
19:00 Glasgow – Newcastle
262 19:00 Glasgow – Newcastle
262 0
19:00 Bristol – Manchester
262 17:54 Exeter St Davids - Manchester
200 -62 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton
19:07 Manchester – Bristol
262 19:07 Manchester – Bristol
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
19:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 19:10 Nottingham – Cardiff
200 0
19:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 19:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
19:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 19:19 Birmingham – Nottingham
200 0
19:21 Stansted – Birmingham
200 19:21 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
19:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 19:22 Birmingham – Stansted
200 0
19:27 Manchester – Southampton
200 19:27 Manchester – Southampton
200 0
19:35 Newcastle – Birmingham
200 19:35 Newcastle – Birmingham
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
19:40 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 19:40 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
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Proposed seats
Change in seats
Notes
19:45 Bournemouth – Birmingham
262 19:45 Bournemouth – Birmingham
262 0
19:45 Reading – Birmingham
200 19:45 Reading – Birmingham
200 0
19:50 Cardiff – Birmingham
200 19:50 Cardiff – Birmingham
120 -80 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
New service 19:52 Exeter St Davids – Birmingham
200
19:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 19:52 Birmingham – Leicester
200 0
20:00 Bristol – Birmingham
200 18:50 Exeter St Davids - Birmingham
200 0 Service commences Exeter St Davids with additional calls at Tiverton Parkway and Taunton
20:07 Manchester - Birmingham
262 20:07 Manchester - Birmingham
200 -62 This number of seats is justifiable for this service
20:14 Paignton – Birmingham
200 20:52 Exeter St Davids – Birmingham
200 0 Service will no longer call at Paignton, Torquay and Newton Abbot
20:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 20:18 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
20:21 Stansted – Birmingham
200 20:21 Stansted – Birmingham
200 0
20:25 Birmingham – Cambridge
120 20:25 Birmingham – Cambridge
120 0
20:27 Manchester – Birmingham
200 20:27 Manchester – Reading
200 0 Operates as a through service at Birmingham, replacing the
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Notes
22:04 Birmingham – Reading. This provides new journey opportunities.
20:40 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 20:40 Nottingham – Birmingham
120 0
20:45 Reading – Birmingham
200 20:45 Reading – Birmingham
200 0
20:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 20:52 Birmingham – Leicester
120 0
21:05 Glasgow – Edinburgh
262 21:05 Glasgow – Edinburgh
262 0
21:05 Cardiff – Birmingham
120 21:05 Cardiff – Birmingham
120 0
21:16 Leicester – Birmingham
200 21:16 Leicester – Birmingham
200 0
21:27 Manchester – Birmingham
262 21:27 Manchester – Birmingham
262 0
21:27 Stansted - Cambridge
200 21:27 Stansted - Cambridge
200 0
21:30 Edinburgh - Newcastle
457 New service
21:31 Aberdeen – Edinburgh
262
21:39 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 21:39 Nottingham – Birmingham
200 0
21:46 Reading – Birmingham
200 21:46 Reading – Birmingham
200 0
21:50 Cardiff – Birmingham
120 21:50 Cardiff – Birmingham
120 0
22:03 200 22:03 200 0
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Change in seats
Notes
Birmingham – Nottingham
Birmingham – Nottingham
22:04 Birmingham – Reading
200 Service now covered by the 20:27 Manchester – Reading service with same timings as per today
22:07 Manchester – Birmingham
200 22:07 Manchester – Birmingham
262 +62 Changed as part of trade off to boost capacity
22:10 Penzance – Plymouth
262 22:10 Penzance – Plymouth
262 0
22:22 Birmingham – Leicester
240 22:22 Birmingham – Leicester
240 0
22:27 Leicester – Birmingham
120 22:27 Leicester – Birmingham
120 0
22:27 Stansted - Cambridge
120 22:27 Stansted - Cambridge
120 0
22:30 Birmingham – Manchester
200 22:30 Birmingham – Manchester
200 0
22:57 Stansted – Cambridge
200 22:57 Stansted – Cambridge
200 0
23:09 Birmingham - Nottingham
200 23:09 Birmingham - Nottingham
200 0