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CrossCountry Future Timetable Consultation

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CrossCountry Future Timetable

Consultation

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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:

[email protected]

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 network map

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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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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

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Proposed seats

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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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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

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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

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200 +200 New earlier first service

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from Reading calling at Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central, Brockenhurst and Bournemouth

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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

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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

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07:27 Manchester – Bournemouth

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Eases crowding Manchester to Birmingham

07:30 Birmingham – Newcastle

200 06:00 Bristol - Newcastle

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07:30 Bournemouth – Manchester

200 07:30 Bournemouth – Manchester

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07:31 Birmingham – Manchester

262 07:31 Birmingham – Manchester

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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

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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

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Birmingham – Leicester

09:00 Glasgow – Penzance

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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

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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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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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– 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

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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