December catch-up

Chiltern Railways

The new timetable - starts Sunday December 11th - can be downloaded here Very little has changed BUT note that the 16.50 Silver service will now depart at 16.46
There is an opportunity to Tweet questions on the new timetable to Bevis Thomas, Head of Train Planning from 0830 - 0930 on Thursday 8th December #ttmbev
There is a 'Meet the Managers' session at London Marylelone on Wednesday 14th December from 4pm to 7pm.
On Thursday 15th December, Malcolm Holmes (General Manager Mainline) will be answering Tweets on catering from 5pm to 6pm #ttmmal


LondonMidland


The new timetable - starts Sunday December 11th - can be downloaded here (and a mobile version here) The new timetable will be integrated into the iPhone App on 12th December. No major changes BUT remember that most of the xx.13 off-peak departures from London Euston do the run to Birmingham New Street in 2hours 3mins.
Congratulations to the company on receipt of the Golden Spanner award for the reliability of the Class 350/2 EMUs which run the Birmingham to London services

Virgin Trains


The new timetable - starts Sunday December 11th - can be downloaded here No major changes BUT it does show the planned additional trains over the Olympics / ParaOlympics period.
The new, much improved, version of the iPhone App can be downloaded here Now able to book multiple passengers in one transaction, and to see live running updates.