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CrossCountry Service Extensions

The above table shows the basic service pattern: however, a small number of these services are extended beyond their usual destination:

from Plymouth to Penzance.
from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central, Exeter St Davids, Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance.
from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee and Aberdeen.
from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central.
travelling via Crewe either in lieu of, or in addition to Stoke-on-Trent.

CrossCountry Special Services

CrossCountry extended some of its Bournemouth services to Weymouth for the Sailing at the 2012 Olympics & Paralympics. There were two services Monday to Saturday in each direction with one in each direction on Sundays. These ran express to Weymouth from Bournemouth. One train also operated a Weymouth to Bournemouth return journey, calling at Wareham and Poole.

CrossCountry Overview

CrossCountry Franchise(s):

New CrossCountry

11 November 2007 - 15 October 2023

CrossCountry Main Region(s): East MidlandsNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandSouth West EnglandWest MidlandsYorkshire & the Humber

CrossCountry Other Region(s): East of EnglandScotlandSouth East EnglandWales

CrossCountry Fleet Size:

12 Class 43s for 5 High Speed Train sets, 2 spares.

40 Mark 3 carriages

29 Class 170 Turbostars

34 Class 220 Voyagers

24 Class 221 Super Voyagers

CrossCountry Stations Called At: 120

CrossCountry Parent Company: Arriva UK Trains

CrossCountry Headquarters: Birmingham

CrossCountry Reporting Mark: XC

CrossCountry Predecessor:

Virgin CrossCountry

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CrossCountry Technical Length: 2,397.9 km (1,490.0 mi)

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