XC tomorrow 21st Dec

[beeza1]

I'm hoping to travel from Sheffield to New Street tomorrow, was hoping to catch the 11:56 service.
Both National Rail and Cross Country are showing this service as cancelled but Realtime Trains are showing it as on time with10 car formation.
Which one is correct?
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[irish_rail]

Pretty much nothing between Plymouth and Birmingham all day tomorrow and on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Something really needs to be done about this operator!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

According to XC Journeycheck, the 1156 from Sheffield to Birmingham New Street on Sunday 21DEC2025 (starts off as the 0936 from Newcastle) is cancelled between Newcastle and Bristol Temple Meads and only runs between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth. Reportedly due to a shortage of drivers.

 

[beeza1]

OK thanks for clearing up the confusion.
Probably delay my journey now until Monday morning now the Off Peak Restrictions are lifted.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I'm hoping to travel from Sheffield to New Street tomorrow, was hoping to catch the 11:56 service.
Both National Rail and Cross Country are showing this service as cancelled but Realtime Trains are showing it as on time with10 car formation.
Which one is correct?

RealTime Trains has now been updated to show the partial cancellation between Newcastle and Bristol Temple Meads.

Realtime Trains | 1445 Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth | 21/12/2025

Real-time train running information for 1445 departure from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth on 21/12/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk