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May timetable brings more seats and trains – but no repeat of 2018 chaos

NEW timetables came into force across the UK network on May 19, adding around 1,000 additional services.

However, many of the promised new trains have still not materialised.

Highlights of the new timetable include the introduction of an hourly Transport for Wales (TfW) service linking Liverpool and Chester/Wrexham via the revived Halton Curve, which is now open in both directions.

Greater Anglia introduced ‘Norwich in

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