Rail network improvement: how will if affect me? Intercity Express electric and "bi-mode" trains replacing diesel high speed trains on Bristol, South Wales, Gloucester/Cheltenham and Worcester/Hereford services. Stopping services from Maidenhead and Heathrow Terminal 4 operated by Crossrail using high capacity 10-car Crossrail electric trains. Marylebone (Chiltern) Routes extended to Oxford - Bicester Town - London and Milton Keynes - Bletchley - Aylesbury - Princes Risborough - London service. Remains a diesel operation but peak services lengthened with additional carriages. Euston (London Midland) Peak trains lengthened with additional electric units. Euston (West Coast) Full use of 11-car Pendolino trains. Deployment of peak capacity as determined by new franchise. St Pancras (East Midlands Trains) High speed electric trains replace existing diesel high speed trains and Meridians. Enhanced Corby - Kettering - London service. Accelerated Sheffield - Derby - London and Nottingham - London service. St Pancras (Integrated Kent Franchise) No change, but scope for train lengthening if required. St Pancras Thameslink Introduction of full Thameslink service with switching of Cambridge and Peterborough services from Kings Cross to run through Thameslink to south of river destinations. New high capacity eight and 12-car Thameslink rolling stock. Kings Cross (Thameslink) Peak train lengthening with additional electric units for a small number of east of England services that continue to terminate at Kings Cross. Kings Cross (East Coast) Intercity Express trains replacing diesel high speed trains. Moorgate No change. Liverpool Street (Greater Eastern) Additional Brimsdown - Stratford service. Transfer of Shenfield suburban services to Crossrail and use of high capacity 10-car Crossrail electric trains2. Additional Chelmsford and Wickford services Fenchurch Street (Essex Thameside) Peak train lengthening with additional electric units and possible introduction of Metro-style inner suburban stock. London Bridge (South Eastern) Peak train lengthening with additional electric units. London Bridge (Southern) Peak train lengthening on Uckfield branch with additional diesel units and platform extensions. Blackfriars Introduction of full Thameslink service with more frequent services via London Bridge linking across London to north of river destinations. Waterloo Ten-car operation on Reading line. Victoria (Southern) Eight-car operation on West London Line. New Street (West Coast) New Street (London Midland) Cross City South extended to Bromsgrove. Rugeley -Walsall (Chase Line) electrified and integrated service with New Street. New Street (Cross Country) Small amount of peak train lengthening with additional diesel carriages. Snow Hill and Moor Street (London Midland) Peak train lengthening with additional diesel carriages. Victoria (Transpennine) Half-hourly fast Liverpool - (Chat Moss) - Victoria - Leeds - York - Newcastle electric service. Half-hourly fast Manchester Airport - Piccadilly (Ordsall Chord) - Victoria - Leeds - York electric service. Victoria (Northern) Leeds via Bradford/Dewsbury and Rochdale to Victoria. Local service to Huddersfield transferred to Piccadilly. Services from Liverpool, Southport, Wigan, Blackburn and Clitheroe extended to Stalybridge or Rochdale and revised to match current patterns of demand. Blackburn/Accrington via Todmorden diesel services introduced. Peak train lengthening with revised diesel and electric train formations. Wigan - Kirby becomes self-contained diesel service. Piccadilly (Transpennine) Half hourly fast Manchester Airport - Piccadilly (Ordsall Chord) - Victoria - Leeds - York electric service. Hourly semi-fast Piccadilly - Leeds - Selby electric service. Hourly semi-fast Piccadilly - Leeds - Selby - Hull diesel service. Hourly fast Piccadilly - Wigan - Preston - Carlisle - Scotland electric service. Hourly Piccadilly - Blackpool North electric service. Piccadilly (Northern) Buxton - Piccadilly service linked across Manchester with Liverpool -Warrington - Manchester service. Liverpool - Earlestown - Piccadilly local service electrified, extended to Manchester Airport and increased to half-hourly. Local service to Huddersfield replaces service from Victoria. Local services to Glossop/Hadfield, Marple (both routes), Hope Valley, Stoke, Crewe, Chester via Altrincham, Bolton and Preston revised to match demand. Services from Manchester Airport revised to match demand. Picadilly (West Coast) Piccadilly (others) Liverpool via Warrington semi-fast services continue to Sheffield. North Wales service transfers to Victoria and beyond. South Wales service unchanged. Cross Country services unchanged. Transpennine Half-hourly fast Liverpool - (Chat Moss) - Piccadilly - Leeds -York - Newcastle electric service. Half-hourly fast Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Victoria - Leeds - York electric service. Hourly semi-fast Manchester Piccadilly- Leeds - Selby electric service. Hourly semi-fast Manchester Piccadilly - Leeds - Selby - Hull diesel service. Northern Half-hourly Huddersfield - Dewsbury - Leeds electric service with increase in train capacity. Leeds - Bradford Interchange - Huddersfield - Wakefield Westgate split at Huddersfield with revised formations. Leeds - Mirfield - Calder Valley - Rochdale - Manchester Victoria with revised train formations. Leeds - Bradford Forster Square, Leeds - Ilkley and Leeds - Skipton trains (Airdale line) lengthened with additional electric carriages. Leed - Barnsley - Sheffield (Hallam Line) and Leeds - Castleford - Sheffield strengthened by revised train formations. Leeds - Knottingly (Pontefract Line) strengthened by revised train formations and additional peak services. Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - Sheffield with revised train formations. Leeds - Harrogate strengthened by revised train formations and additional Leeds - Horsforth shuttles. Half-hourly Micklefield - Leeds - Bradford - Rochdale - Manchester Victoria diesel services Blackpool - Blackburn - Burnley - Bradford - Leeds - York - Scarborough diesel service, stopping at Garforth only between Leeds and York. East Coast Deployment of peak capacity as determined by new franchise Intercity Express electric and "bi-mode" trains replacing diesel high speed trains on London services. Adequate scope for train lengthening on local diesel services. Substantial change in CP5 through electrification and capacity enhancement of the Midland Main Line. Not evaluated in detail. LIVERPOOL (excluding Merseyrail) Extra capacity through peak enhancements described in Manchester section for Northern and Transpennine services. Extra capacity through peak enhancements described in Leeds section for Transpennine services. Electrification and capacity enhancement of the Midland Main Line. Extra capacity through peak enhancements described in Manchester and Leeds section for Northern and Transpennine services.