New Timetables

Timetables across Britain are about to change on the 14th December. Most changes will be minor but it is worth checking before you turn up for your train. Even if is leaving only 5 minutes earlier than before, you could miss it if you are not expecting the change! I have listed all timetables you can download here. For the first time I have included a link to the National Rail timetable which includes every train and line. It is a large document but you can download it in stages. Previously this timetable was only available in selected retailers for around fifteen pounds so it is great to now be able to download it for free.

Some of the notable changes and improvements which will come in this timetable change are:
In Wales-

• A new direct service will run between Aberystwyth and Birmingham International
• A new direct service will run between Holyhead and Birmingham International.
• There are increased services between Cardiff Central and Manchester Piccadilly
• Faster services will be running between Swansea and Milford Haven / Pembroke Dock

Chiltern Railways -

• A new station at Aylesbury Vale Parkway, to the north of Aylesbury, is expected to open during late 2008 / early 2009. This will extend current Chiltern Railways services to and from London Marylebone via Amersham

Crosscountry-
no improvements, rather the withdrawal of some services...

• Services between Reading and Brighton via Kensington Olympia and Gatwick Airport have been withdrawn

Scotrail-

• A new service will be introduced between Inverurie and Aberdeen
• New services on the Far North and Kyle Lines
• A new commuter rail service to Inverness from the north.

Virgin Trains-

• A new direct service will run between London Euston and Crewe via the Trent Valley
• A new direct service will run between London Euston and Birmingham New Street via Northampton. This also increases the number of services running between Northampton and Birmingham New Street
• More services will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham, with faster journey times
• A new service will run between Worcester and Gloucester
• Services between Walsall and Wolverhampton have been withdrawn