Rail Travel Summary for Week 25: 17-23 September

Updated on: 07 September

Compiled by Worldline from information supplied by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. The 2-alpha codes at the end of most items are translated in the Train Operating Company Codes section. The areas covered by each sub-heading are detailed in the Geographical Scope section.

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

Long-Term Service Alterations 2

England-South Wales: until 21 October 2

Saturday and Sunday 3

Cross-London Connections 3

Essex & Anglia 4

North & West of London 5

South & South East 6

East & North East 8

Midlands, North Wales & North West 9

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 10

Scotland ___ 11

Monday to Friday 12

Cross-London Connections 12

Essex & Anglia 13

North & West of London 14

South & South East 15

East & North East 16

Midlands, North Wales & North West 17

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 18

Scotland ___ 19

Train Operating Company Codes 20

Geographical Scope 21

Introduction

This summary shows the main routes on which journeys are disrupted or amended for the dates shown above. Alterations may affect other areas and passengers are advised to check journey times with National Rail Enquiries before travelling, via 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk. Replacement buses are unable to carry bicycles or non-folding prams, and may depart early to maintain connections. For further information regarding Cross-London Connections go to www.tfl.gov.uk.

Long-Term Service Alterations Long-term emergency repairs affect Leeds-Carlisle services until March 2017 due to a landslip. For further information click on this link: www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/

Passengers must check journey times before travelling, either with National Rail Enquiries or the individual train operators.

England-South Wales: until 21 October Up to and including 21 October the Severn Tunnel will be closed, affecting many trains between England-South Wales and some associated routes… Paddington-South Wales: Services reduced in frequency and diverted with journey times extended by 35-70 minutes. Many do not call at Bristol Parkway, which is served by alternative services from/to Paddington. Portsmouth/Taunton-Cardiff: Trains replaced by buses between Bristol Parkway-Newport, with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes. Paddington/Swindon-Gloucester-Cheltenham: Some services on this route will be re-timed to accommodate the diverted Paddington-South Wales trains. www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/severn-tunnel

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia 2250 Saturday-1330 Sunday Liverpool Street-Southend Central/Shoeburyness services diverted to start from/terminate at Fenchurch Street. Stratford served by Underground. (CC) 1200 Saturday-2359 Sunday Liverpool Street-Shenfield/Southend Victoria/Colchester/East Anglia services replaced by Underground or buses between Liverpool Street-Shenfield/ Billericay/Witham. Liverpool Street-Harwich Boat Trains replaced by buses throughout. (XR/LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Enfield Town/Cheshunt services via Seven Sisters replaced by Underground and local buses between Liverpool Street-Seven Sisters. 1400-2030 Saturday Cheshunt services also replaced by buses between Edmonton Green-Cheshunt. For some journeys tickets valid on parallel route to nearby stations. (LO) All Sunday Manningtree-Harwich Town local services replaced by buses. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by Underground and local buses between Liverpool Street-Walthamstow Central. (LO) 1200 Saturday-2359 Sunday Romford-Upminster services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO)

North & West of London Sunday to 0830 Kings Cross-Letchworth/Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage-Letchworth/Peterborough. (GN) Sunday to 0830 Trains do not call at Harringay or Hornsey. Tickets valid on local buses. (GN) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services reduced in frequency and replaced by Underground or buses across Central London. Kentish Town also served by buses. Sunday to 0900 Some trains also replaced by buses between St Albans-St Pancras. (TL) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) Sunday to 2100 Euston-Tring local services cancelled. Other services make additional stops to cover. (LM) Sunday to 2100 Euston-Northampton services replaced by buses between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) All Weekend Gospel Oak-Barking services cancelled, with stations served by bus connections and/or Underground. (LO) All Sunday Richmond-Stratford services replaced by buses between Richmond-Willesden Junction-Gospel Oak. Some additional Willesden Junction-Stratford services run via an alternative route. (LO) All Weekend Marylebone-Oxford services replaced by buses between Oxford Parkway-Oxford. (CH) 2341 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2330 Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Reading-Oxford, with delays. (GW) 2310 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Twyford-Reading. (GW) All Sunday Many trains TO Paddington depart early from Oxford-Reading inclusive. (GW) All Saturday Paddington-Greenford services require a change of train at West Ealing. (GW) All Weekend Acton Main Line is closed. Tickets valid on local buses and the Underground. (GW) 2200 Saturday-1030 Sunday Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) Sunday from 2215 Slough-Windsor & Eton services replaced by buses. (GW) 1100-2000 Saturday Additional trains call at Newbury Racecourse for the race meeting. (GW) All Weekend Paddington-Heathrow Airport services reduced in frequency. Sunday to 0610 Services cancelled. (HX/HC)

South & South East 2334 Saturday Reading-Gatwick Airport replaced by bus between Redhill-Gatwick Airport. (GW) All Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Reigate-Gatwick Airport, with delays. (GW) Sunday to 0945 Reading-Basingstoke local services replaced by buses, with delays. (GW) All Weekend Waterloo suburban services via Richmond diverted, or replaced by buses between Barnes-Richmond-Hounslow. (SW) All Sunday Brighton/Sutton-Luton/Bedford services reduced in frequency and replaced by Underground or buses across Central London. Sutton services also diverted in South London, with some stations served by buses. (TL) Sunday to 0630 Gatwick Express services replaced by buses with extended journey time. Sunday from 0630 Reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Weekend Victoria-Bognor Regis services replaced by buses between Pulborough-Barnham. Alternative through Victoria-Barnham trains via another route. (SN) All Weekend Victoria-Littlehampton services require a change of train at Ford. (SN) Sunday to 0635 Victoria-South London/Three Bridges/South Coast services diverted to start from/terminate at London Bridge. Victoria and Clapham Junction served by buses. (SN) Sunday to 0920 Victoria-Sutton/Dorking/Epsom services replaced by buses between Streatham Common-Mitcham Junction-Sutton/Epsom/Dorking and between West Croydon-Sutton/Epsom/Dorking. (SN) All Sunday London Bridge/Victoria-Horsham/South Coast services reduced in frequency. Coulsdon South, Merstham, Redhill and Earlswood served by buses. Buses also replace trains between Redhill-Tonbridge. (SN) Sunday to 0900 Victoria/Brighton-Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SN) All Sunday Brighton-Seaford services replaced by buses between Lewes-Seaford. (SN) All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Cannon Street services do not call at London Bridge. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ All Weekend Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham services via Woolwich diverted, or replaced by buses between Plumstead-Dartford. Cannon Street-Slade Green-Cannon Street circular services do not run throughout, rail/road connections available. (SE) All Sunday Services via Greenwich diverted. Deptford-Westcombe Park inclusive served by buses and Docklands Light Railway connections. (SE)

All Sunday Victoria-Orpington services diverted. Herne Hill-Beckenham Junction inclusive served by buses. Trains depart up to 23 minute early from Victoria. (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Canterbury West/Kent Coast services depart up to 10 minutes early from Victoria. (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Canterbury East/Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Meopham-Gillingham. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras-Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Ebbsfleet International-Ashford and between Strood-Gillingham. (SE) All Sunday Charing-Cross-Gillingham services replaced by buses between Strood-Gillingham. (SE) All Sunday Strood-Tonbridge services replaced by buses between Maidstone West-Paddock Wood. (SE)

East & North East All Weekend Leeds-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Appleby-Carlisle, with delays

up to 60 minutes. (NT) www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/ All Weekend Kings Cross-Scotland services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Newcastle-Edinburgh. Alnmouth, Berwick upon Tweed and Dunbar served by rail/road connections. (GR) All Weekend Birmingham-Scotland services via York do not run north of Newcastle. Connections on diverted Kings Cross-Scotland services and on bus connections. (XC) All Sunday Manchester/Sheffield-Cleethorpes services do not call at Rotherham Central. Connections available. (TP)

Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Sunday to 2100 Euston-Birmingham/Crewe services do not call at Northampton or Long Buckby. Northampton-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. (LM) All Weekend Birmingham-Reading/Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Banbury-Oxford. (GW) All Weekend Manchester-Southport/Preston/North East services via Bolton diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT/TP) All Weekend Manchester-Wigan Wallgate/Kirkby services replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Wigan Wallgate. (NT) All Weekend Manchester Victoria-Blackburn/Clitheroe services via Bolton replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Blackburn. (NT) 0718 Sunday Manchester-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford and between Newport-Cardiff. (AW) All Weekend North Wales/Manchester-South Wales services run to a special timetable and replaced by buses between Newport-Cardiff. North Wales services also require a change of train at Shrewsbury. (AW) All Weekend Kettering-Corby services replaced by buses. (EM) 0521 Saturday Derby-St Pancras departs early from Derby and is diverted. Long Eaton served by bus, departing early. (EM) All Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services reduced in frequency and subject to delays between St Pancras-Kettering. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Swansea/ Cardiff. (AW) All Sunday Valley Lines services via Radyr diverted. Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays and Llandaf served by buses. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses between Cardiff Central-Cardiff Queen Street. (AW) All Weekend Cardiff-Ebbw Vale services replaced by buses. (AW) All Weekend South Wales-Cheltenham/Nottingham/North Wales/Manchester services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Newport, with delays. Passengers must check journey times before travelling, especially those with ferry connections at Fishguard and Holyhead. (AW/XC) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford and between Newport-Cardiff. (AW) 0700 Saturday Cardiff-Manchester & 1706 Saturday Manchester-Cardiff start from/terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Cardiff and Newport served by buses. (XC) 0800-1900 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) Sunday to 0815 Some trains depart early from Paddington. (GW) All Weekend Paddington/Portsmouth/Taunton-South Wales services replaced by buses between Bristol Parkway-Cardiff, with delays. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GW) All Sunday Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads/Bristol Parkway services run to a special timetable and are many are diverted with delays. Didcot, Swindon and Chippenham served by rail/road connections for many journeys. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington/Bristol-Weston super Mare services replaced by buses between Bristol Temple Meads-Weston super Mare. (GW) All Sunday Paddington-Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford services replaced by buses between Oxford-Hanborough, with delays. Sunday from 1600 Some through services run via an alternative route. (GW) All Weekend Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services depart early from Paddington and are diverted with delays. Newbury-Castle Cary inclusive served by rail/road connections. (GW) 1154 Saturday Exeter-Paddington is cancelled. (GW) 1400 Saturday Plymouth-Paddington departs at 1357. (GW)

Scotland ___ All Weekend Kings Cross/Birmingham/Edinburgh-Dundee/Aberdeen services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Edinburgh/Kirkcaldy-Dundee. (GR/XC/SR) All Weekend Kings Cross-Scotland services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Newcastle-Edinburgh. Alnmouth, Berwick upon Tweed and Dunbar served by rail/road connections. (GR) All Weekend Birmingham-Scotland services via York do not run north of Newcastle. Connections on diverted Kings Cross-Scotland services and on bus connections. (XC)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia No major service alterations reported.

North & West of London Monday-Wednesday 2330-0400 each night Some Kings Cross-Peterborough services do not call at Arlesey. Bus connections at Hitchin. (GN) Monday-Friday Gospel Oak-Barking services run between Gospel Oak-South Tottenham. Blackhorse Road-Barking inclusive served by buses or Underground. (LO) Monday-Friday Marylebone-Oxford services replaced by buses between Oxford Parkway-Oxford. (CH) Monday to 0400 Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Reading-Oxford. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2130-0515 each night, also Friday from 2345 Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)

South & South East Monday-Thursday 2120-0400 each night Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil services diverted with delays between Basingstoke-Salisbury. Overton-Grateley inclusive served by buses. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2250 Luton-Sutton terminates at Wimbledon. Onward connections on local buses. (TL) Monday-Thursday 2304 London Bridge-Uckfield replaced by bus between Oxted-Uckfield. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2347 Victoria-Oxted replaced by bus between East Croydon-Oxted. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2232 Victoria-Chichester replaced by bus between Barnham-Chichester. (SN) Monday-Friday Gatwick Express and Southern services are subject to alteration or cancellation on various routes and passengers should check journey times before travelling. (GX/SN) www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/revised-timetable Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Cannon Street services do not call at London Bridge. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Monday-Thursday 2230-0530 each night Victoria-Ashford services diverted. Borough Green & Wrotham-Charing inclusive served by buses. (SE)

East & North East Monday-Friday Leeds-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Appleby-Carlisle, with delays up to 60 minutes. (NT) www.networkrail.co.uk/carlisle/ Monday-Thursday 2306 Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus between Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria. (NT)

Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Tuesday-Thursday 2254 Birmingham-Northampton terminates at Coventry. Rugby, Long Buckby and Northampton served by rail/road connections. (LM) Tuesday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Wednesday-Friday 0515 Rugby-Euston replaced by bus, departing early, between Rugby-Northampton. (LM) Tuesday-Friday 0525 Blackpool North-Euston starts from Preston. Rail connection, departing early, available from Blackpool. (VT) Monday-Friday to 0530 each morning Blackpool North/Blackpool South/Preston-Blackburn/ Colne services run to a special timetable with buses replaced trains for some journeys. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Blackburn-Manchester Victoria services via Bolton replaced by buses. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2230 each night Blackburn-Manchester Victoria services via Rochdale replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2306 Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus between Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2300-0550 each night Services to/from Manchester via Salford Crescent diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT/TP) Monday-Thursday 2242 Preston-Liverpool replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2309 Manchester Victoria-Liverpool departs at 2235. Additional 2309 Manchester Victoria-Liverpool bus calls at all stations. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2330 each night Services to/from Manchester via Stockport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (VT/NT/AW) Monday-Thursday 2200-0510 each night Services to/from Chester and North Wales via Wrexham diverted with delays, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead must check journey times before travelling. (AW) Monday-Thursday 2200-0510 each night Chester-Manchester services via Warrington diverted with delays, or replaced by buses. (AW) Monday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester and Kettering. (EM) Monday-Friday Buses replace trains between Kettering-Corby/Melton Mowbray. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0505 Sheffield-Nottingham does not call at Derby. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Friday 0700 Cardiff-Manchester & 1705 Manchester-Cardiff start from/terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Cardiff-Patchway inclusive served by rail/road connections. (XC) Monday-Friday Paddington-South Wales services reduced in frequency and diverted with journey times extended by 35-70 minutes. Many do not call at Bristol Parkway, which is served by alternative services from/to Paddington. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GW) www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/severn-tunnel Monday-Friday Portsmouth/Taunton-Cardiff services replaced by buses between Bristol Parkway-Newport, with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes. (GW) Monday-Friday Paddington/Swindon-Gloucester-Cheltenham services run to a special timetable. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (GW)

Scotland ___ No major service alterations reported.

Train Operating Company Codes

AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways CS Caledonian Sleeper EM East Midlands Trains GC Grand Central GN Great Northern GR Virgin Trains East Coast GW First Great Western GX Gatwick Express HC Heathrow Connect HT Hull Trains HX Heathrow Express IL Island Line LE Abellio Greater Anglia LM London Midland LO London Overground LT London Underground ME Merseyrail NT Northern SE Southeastern SN Southern SR ScotRail SW South West Trains TL Thameslink TP TransPennine Express TW Tyne & Wear Metro VT Virgin Trains XC Cross Country XR TfL Rail

Geographical Scope

Cross-London Connections Underground links between the Central London termini Essex & East Anglia All services from/to London Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street, and connecting branch lines Rural services in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. Stansted Airport/Norwich-Peterborough North & West of London Suburban services between London and:

Stevenage/Cambridge/Peterborough St Albans/Luton/Bedford Watford Junction/Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton Aylesbury Oxford/Banbury/Birmingham/Stratford-upon-Avon via High Wycombe Reading/Newbury/Bedwyn/Oxford

East London/North London/West London Lines and Gospel Oak-Barking Associated branch lines of the above South & South East South London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset Coast Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter Services via Richmond/Hounslow Reading-Basingstoke/Gatwick Airport Reading-Bournemouth Westbury-Southampton Castle Cary-Weymouth Isle of Wight East & North East London-Doncaster/North East/Scotland * Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Humberside North East England Leeds-Morecambe/Carlisle and Newcastle-Carlisle Midlands, North Wales & North West London-East Midlands/Sheffield * London-West Midlands/North West/Scotland * East & West Midlands suburban/rural services Birmingham-Reading * Birmingham-Sheffield/Peterborough Mid Wales & North Wales, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & North West England Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country London-Bristol/South Wales/Devon/Cornwall and branches * South Wales Local Service Llanelli-Shrewsbury & Newport-Shrewsbury Oxford-Worcester-Hereford Scotland All services in Scotland Euston-Scotland Sleepers * Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.