(Transport for Wales): Carmarthen–Cardiff–Hereford–Shrewsbury–Crewe–Manchester East–west route (East Midlands Railway): Liverpool–Manchester–Birmingham–Nottingham–Peterborough–Stansted Airport–Norwich North Downs Line (First Great Western): Reading–Guildford–Redhill and Gatwick Airport (on the Brighton Main Line) Historically: South West–Birmingham–the North West (CrossCountry): Penzance–Birmingham–Glasgow direct (ceased after the change of CrossCountry franchise in 2007) Notes References Passenger rail transport in the United Kingdom