what’s new from May 2011? Our Euston, Abbey and Marston Vale Line timetables continue to work well, so we are leaving them virtually unchanged from May. However, as in previous years, a special Autumn schedule will apply on the Abbey Line to coincide with the ‘leaf fall’ season. Remember, if you have any suggestions for improvements, you can always email [email protected] or come and see us at our regular Meet the Manager events. timetables what’s in this timetable? our This booklet shows: pg 5 Birmingham – Milton Keynes – London Euston The full London Midland and Southern timetable for all stations between Rugby and London as well as our direct trains between the West Midlands and London Euston. pg 41 Crewe – London Euston All London Midland trains between Crewe and Northampton / London via the Trent Valley, together with the full London Midland and Virgin timetable between Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth, Nuneaton and London Euston. pg 52 Nuneaton – Coventry pg 55 Stoke-on-Trent – Stafford local bus service pg 58 Bedford – Bletchley pg 63 Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey our other timetables mini guides 2 Wolverhampton – Birmingham 3 Birmingham – Northampton 4 Birmingham – Shrewsbury 5 Birmingham – Liverpool 6 Birmingham – Walsall – Rugeley 7 Lichfield – Redditch 8 Birmingham – Dorridge 9 Birmingham – Stratford (includes Stourbridge Town connections) 10 Birmingham – Worcester (includes Smethwick Galton Bridge connections) 11 Northampton – London 12 Cheddington – London 13 Hemel Hempstead – Apsley – London 14 Birmingham – Hereford 15 Bedford – Bletchley 16 Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey national rail online www.nationalrail.co.uk telephone 08457 48 49 50 All calls charged at local rate and may be recorded. call TrainTracker™ 0871 200 49 50 your journey For up-to-the-minute journey planning for today and beyond. Calls to TrainTracker cost 10p a minute from a BT fixed phone. Charges from other operators may vary. text station name to TrainTracker™ 8 49 50 For live departure and arrival times direct to your mobile. TrainTracker texts cost 25p for each successful response (plus usual text costs). textphone planning 0845 60 50 600 live travel info and free travel alerts Visit www.londonmidland.com for live train running information, station arrival and departure boards, and to download our latest timetables. You can also register for free travel alerts at www.londonmidland.com/disruption create your own timetable why not create and download a timetable for your own personal journey at www.londonmidland.com/mytimes? It’s quick and easy to do and even includes short-notice alterations. engineering works Maintenance work on the track and signals normally takes place overnight and at weekends. Planned timetable alterations can be found on our website and on station posters at least two weeks in advance, but it’s worth double-checking before travelling. bank holidays We will be running amended timetables on Monday 30 May and Monday 29 August. Details will be available on our website and on posters at stations. getting assistance at the station Call us on 0800 092 4260 if you need some help getting on or off the trains and we’ll make the necessary arrangements. Please give at least 24 hours notice if possible. bringing your bike Bikes are welcome on board our trains, but please be extra careful when it’s busy. On weekdays, only folding bikes are allowed on trains arriving at London Euston between 0700-1000, and departing between 1600-1900. Unfortunately we cannot carry three-wheelers and tandems at any time. how to read our timetables Each timetable lists departure times from the stations that make up that route. To find your train time, simply choose the timetable for the day you plan to This sample timetable shows you whatLM08D_BOOK1_GRIDS:Single to look for when 07/11/2008planning 18:00 your Page journey. 8 travel, find the station you’re leaving from, and look along that row for available times. The header shows the direction of travel and also Birmingham - Rugby - Northampton - London Mondays to Fridays names the main places the MX SN SN VT SN train goes through. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ] + 1 1 1 ] 1 A 1 1 1 ] 1 1 1 1 1 Birmingham New Street 0553 0633 Birmingham International 0605 0645 Coventry 0621 0701 Rugby 0520 0620 0608 0633 0704 0713 These are the stations Long Buckby 0530 ‡ 0618 0643 0714 0723 Northampton a 0541 0639 0633 0654 0726 0734 Trains run on the days the train calls at in order Northampton d 2346p 0415 0448 0505 0545 0617 0642 0637 0703 0713 0732 Wolverton 2358p 0427 0500 0517 0557 0629 ≥ 0649 0715 0725 ‡ shown here. There are Milton Keynes Central 0004 0330 0431 0504 0521 0554 0602 0620 0634 ≥ 0650 0655 0701c 0714 0719 0730 0747 Bletchley 0009 0335 0436 0509 0526 0538 0559 0607 0625 0639 ≥ 0655 0700 0705c 0712 0719 ‡ ‡ 0737 0752 separate tables for Leighton Buzzard 0015 0341 0442 0515 0532 0544 0605 0614 0632 0646 ≥ 0701 0707 0713c ≥ 0725 0731 0739 0744 0758 Where there are symbols Cheddington 0020 ‡ ‡ 0520 ≥ 0550 ≥ ≥ 0638 ≥ ≥ 0707 ≥ ‡ ≤ 0731 ≥ ≥ ≥ 0804 Mondays to Fridays, Tring 0029 0353 0454 0529 ≤ 0556 ≤ ≥ 0624 0643 ≥ ≥ 0656 0713 ≥ 0722c 0726 0736 ≥ ≥ ≥ 0759 0810 above a journey please Berkhamsted 0034 0358 0459 0534 0547 0601 0617 ≥ 0628 0647 ≥ ≥ 0700 0718 ≥ 0726c 0730 0741 ≥ ≥ ≤ 0803 0815 Saturdays and Sundays. Hemel Hempstead 0038 0402 0503 0538 0552 0605 0622 ≥ 0633 0652 ≥ ≥ 0705 0722 ≥ 0731c 0735 ≥ ≥ ≥ 0802 0808 ≥ refer to the notes at the Apsley ≥ ≥ ≥ 0541 ≥ 0608 ≥ ≥ 0636 ≥ ≥ ≥ 0708 ≥ ≥ ≥ 0738 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 0811 ≥ Kings Langley ≤ ≤ ≤ 0545 ≤ 0612 ≤ ≤ 0639 ≤ ≤ ≥ 0711 ≤ ≥ ≤ 0741 ≤ ≥ ≥ ≤ 0814 ≤ bottom of the timetable. Watford Junction 0046 0410 0511 0550 0552 0559 0617 0629 0633 0644 0653 0659 0705 ≥ 0716 0730 ≥ 0738 0746 0751 ≥ ≥ 0809 0819 0825 Bushey ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ≥ ‡ ≥ ≥ 0647 ‡ ‡ ≥ ≥ 0719 ‡ ≥ ‡ 0749 ‡ ≥ ≥ ‡ 0822 ‡ Harrow & Wealdstone 0052 0416 0517 0556 0558 ≥ 0623 ≥ ≥ 0652 0659 0705 ≥ ≥ 0724 0736 ≥ 0745 ≥ 0757 ≥ ≥ 0815 ≥ 0831 Arrows mean the train Wembley Central 0056 0420 0521 ≥ 0603 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 0704 ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 0749u ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ Not all trains stop at every Shepherd's Bush ‡ ‡ ‡ ≤ 0619 ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ 0719 ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ 0806 ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≤ doesn’t stop at these stations. London Euston 0108 0434 0535 0610 0619 0637 0649 0650 0706 0719 0722 0730 0738 0752 0743 0807 0813 0806 0816 0829 0840 0845 station - if no time is shown against a station then that 1 first class accommodation available SN Southern A Southern trains will not run between a arrival time ] seat reservations available, VT Virgin Trains Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction c time applies from 26 January only These notes explain train won’t stop there. bicycle reservations essential MX train does not run on Mondays until 26 January 2009 d departure time + buffet service of hot snacks, sandwiches and p previous night any symbols used. hot & cold drinks available u stops to pick up only 8 comments and suggestions You can get in touch with our customer relations team between 0700-1900 on weekdays, and 0800-1600 at weekends. email [email protected] tel 0121 634 2040 fax 0121 654 1234 in touch web www.londonmidland.com address London Midland, PO Box 4323, Birmingham, B2 4JB We’ll do our best to resolve any problem, but if you’re unhappy with our response you can contact: London Travelwatch getting email [email protected] tel 020 7505 9000 fax 020 7505 9003 web www.londontravelwatch.org.uk address 6 Middle St, London, EC1A 7JA Passenger Focus email [email protected] tel 03001 23 23 50 fax 08458 50 13 92 web www.passengerfocus.org.uk address Freepost (RRRE-ETTC-LEET), PO Box 4257, Manchester, M60 3AR community rail partnership The Community Rail Partnership brings together the local community, businesses, local government and the railway to secure the long term future of the Abbey Line and the Marston Vale Line. For more information about how you can get involved please contact the CRP officer. Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership email [email protected] tel 07770 993 162 web www.abbeyline.org.uk Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership Stephen Sleight email [email protected] web www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk rail user groups If you’d like to get more involved with the development of your rail services, it’s worth joining your local rail user group. Abbey Flyer Users Group John Webster, Chairman in touch email [email protected] tel 01727 752 613 Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association Richard Crane, Chairman email [email protected] tel 01234 351 771 getting getting web www.bbrua.org.uk Lichfield Railway Promotion Group Anthony Wiggall,Chair email [email protected] Long Buckby & Daventry Rail Users Group Paul Whiffin, Treasurer address Wharfdale, Long Buckby Wharf, Long Buckby, NN6 7PP Milton Keynes Rail Users Group email [email protected] web www.mkrailusers.org.uk North Staffs Rail Promotion Group Jon Heal email [email protected] Northampton Rail Users Group Paul Minton, Secretary email [email protected] web www.northamptonrug.org.uk Nuneaton & Bedworth Rail Users Group Mark Whiteleg email [email protected] Rugby Rail Users Group Alan Turner, Secretary email [email protected] web www.rugbyrailusersgroup.org.uk Watford Rail Users Group The Secretary email [email protected] Crewe Stoke-on-Trent & Birmingham Stafford & New Street Lichfield Birmingham Tamworth International Nuneaton Coventry Stoke City Centre – Stoke-on-Trent – Stafford – Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Stoke Rugby Northampton Milton Keynes Bedford Bletchley St Albans