· Most Aberystwyth and Chester to Birmingham New Street services will be extended through to Birmingham International, providing new direct journey opportunities to the National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham Airport. The timetable is being designed with extra performance contingency, which should improve punctuality and prevent the need to regularly turn trains around at Wolverhampton.


· A new direct two hourly service from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street and International via Chester and Shrewsbury. This will replaces Arriva Trains Wales direct Holyhead to Crewe services.


· Connections with Virgin London services from North Wales will be at Chester instead of Crewe, where Virgin will be running an hourly service.


· Better spacing of trains along the North Wales Coast, giving a more even half hourly pattern in both directions for the majority of the day.


· Additional hourly shuttle trains between Llandudno and Llandudno junction in addition to the through Manchester services. These will connect at the junction with Cardiff / Birmingham services.


· Regular hourly Sunday services between Cardiff and Manchester, Chester and Manchester, Holyhead and Crewe and Shrewsbury and Birmingham, plus some extra journeys to Aberystwyth.


· Other changes are being made to services in West Wales to improve performance and provide a better match between capacity and demand, in which will help reduce overcrowding.

You are invited to give your comments to the Severn Tunnel Action Group before Tuesday 22nd July to enable them to be considered and included in our response as appropriate.
Please e-mail your response to info@saveseverntunnel.co.uk

Please Note this consultation applies to Arriva Train Wales only and not Arriva Cross Country or First Great Western services.