In this issue
Welcome to the Red Letter
Investing in Infrastructure
Your journeys
Timetable boost
Our trains
New Pendolinos
Our destinations
Let there be light!
Our people
London Pride
Railway world
MPs look at preparations for winter
Timetable boost

Edinburgh, Haymarket, Glasgow Central, Lockerbie, Carlisle, Penrith (North Lakes), Oxenholme Lake District, Lancaster, Preston, Wigan North Western, Warrington Bank Quay

New direct Virgin Trains journey opportunities to Sandwell & Dudley, Birmingham International, Coventry and Milton Keynes Central.

 

Liverpool Lime Street, Runcorn

Most Euston-Liverpool Lime Street-Euston services will call at Crewe. While adding 4-6 minutes to the overall journey time, this will give greater connectivity to Shrewsbury, Hereford, south Wales, Stoke-on-Trent and Derby.   

 

Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Macclesfield, Stoke-on- Trent

New weekday late night train from Euston to Piccadilly, departing at 22:50 (compared with current 22:00) and calling at Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield and Stockport. Arrival time at Piccadilly will be 02:09.

 

Wilmslow

No major changes.

 

Crewe

Train frequency to and from London increases from two to four an hour.

New direct Virgin Trains journey opportunities to Runcorn, Liverpool Lime Street, Sandwell & Dudley, Birmingham International , Coventry and Milton Keynes Central.

 

Holyhead, Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Flint, Wrexham General, Chester

The introduction of a stop at Crewe on Euston-Lime Street-Euston services will reduce pressure on increasingly busy Euston-Chester/North Wales-Euston services.

 

Stafford

Improved connections at Crewe for journeys to the north of England, north Wales and Scotland.

 

Lichfield Trent valley

No major changes.

 

Nuneaton

Improved connections at Crewe for journeys to the north of England, north Wales and Scotland.

On Saturdays the Liverpool to London service will no longer call at Nuneaton at 0959.

 

Wolverhampton
Additional peak service to Euston, departing at 07:25 and arriving at 09:13.

 

New stops at Milton Keynes, replacing stops at Watford Junction.

 

One Virgin Trains service an hour to New Street instead of the current two.

 

Significant increase in seating, as most trains will be formed of Pendolinos or two Super Voyagers.

 

Sandwell & Dudley

New direct Virgin Trains journey opportunities to the north of England and Scotland.

 

Significant increase in seating, as most trains will be formed of Pendolinos or two Super Voyagers.

 

Birmingham New Street

Significant increase in seating, as most of the new London-Scotland-London trains the Midlands will be formed of Pendolinos or two Super Voyagers.

 

One Virgin Trains service an hour to Wolverhampton instead of the current two.

 

Birmingham International, Coventry

New direct Virgin Trains journey opportunities to Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Oxenholme Lake District, Lancaster, Penrith (North Lakes), Carlisle, Haymarket, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

 

Rugby

The 22:55 service north will terminate at Crewe rather than Manchester Piccadilly.

 

Northampton

No major changes.

 

Milton Keynes Central

New direct Virgin Trains journey opportunities to Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Oxenholme Lake District, Lancaster, Penrith (North Lakes), Carlisle, Haymarket, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central.

 

The following additional trains will now pick up and set down at Milton Keynes Central:

 

Northbound

 

16:20 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly (MK16:50)

16:43 London Euston to Edinburgh (MK 17:13)

 

Southbound

 

07:15 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston (MK 08:46)

21:45 Wolverhampton to London Euston (MK 23:05)

22:45 Wolverhampton to London Euston (MK 00:23)

 

Watford Junction

Euston to Wolverhampton services will no longer call at Watford Junction.

 

London Euston

Train frequency to and from Crewe increases from two to four an hour.

 

New weekday late night train to Manchester Piccadilly departing at 22:50 (compared with current 22:00) and arriving at Piccadilly 02:09.

 

Additional trains will both pick up and set down at Milton Keynes:

 

Northbound

 

16:20 to Manchester Piccadilly

16:43 to Edinburgh

 

Southbound

 

08:46 from Milton Keynes Central

23:05 from Milton Keynes Central

00:23 from Milton Keynes central

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