Rail Travel Summary for Week 32: 3-9 November

Updated on: 31 October 2012

Compiled by Atos 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

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 11

Scotland ___ 12

Monday to Friday 13

Cross-London Connections 13

Essex & Anglia 14

North & West of London 15

South & South East 16

East & North East 17

Midlands, North Wales & North West 18

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 19

Scotland ___ 20

Train Operating Company Codes 21

Geographical Scope 22

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.

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections All Weekend Paddington-Euston/St Pancras/Kings Cross connections may take longer due to closure of the Hammersmith & City Line platforms at Paddington. (LT) All Weekend Euston/St Pancras/Kings Cross-London Bridge connections may take longer due to closure of the Northern Line City Branch. (LT) All Weekend Cannon Street Underground station is closed. (LT)

Essex & Anglia All Weekend Liverpool Street-Essex/East Anglia services replaced by buses between Shenfield/Wickford-Witham. Sunday to 1200 Buses extended to/from Manningtree/Ipswich. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East services replaced by buses between Broxbourne-Hertford East. (LE) All Weekend Buses replace trains between Colchester-Clacton/Walton on Naze. (LE)

North & West of London Sunday to 0900 Kings Cross-Stevenage/Cambridge/Peterborough services via Hertford North and via Welwyn Garden City replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (FC) Sunday to 0850 Kings Cross-Cambridge/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Stevenage-Letchworth. (FC) Sunday to 1015 Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage/Hitchin-St Neots/Peterborough. (FC) All Sunday Southbound services do not call at Hornsey or Harringay. (FC) 0604 & 0704 Sunday St Pancras-Bedford depart from the low-level platforms at St Pancras. (FC) 0200-0700 Sunday Euston-Milton Keynes services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (LM) Sunday to 1600 Euston-Northampton services replaced by buses between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) Sunday from 1500 Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the WWE event. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LO/CH) 2351 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday to 0830 Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW) 2000 Saturday-0100 Sunday Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. Passengers should use London Underground, or local buses from Hayes & Harlington. (HX/HC) 2215 Sunday Paddington-Newbury requires a change of train at Reading. (GW)

South & South East 2334 Saturday Reading-Gatwick Airport requires a change of train at Redhill. (GW) All Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services run to/from Redhill. Gatwick Airport served by buses at Reigate, with delays. (GW) 2100 Saturday-2359 Sunday Guildford-Birmingham services require a change of train at Reading. (XC) All Sunday Waterloo-Weymouth services replaced by buses Poole-Wool. (SW) Sunday to 1230 Waterloo-Chessington/Dorking/Guildford services via Motspur Park replaced by buses between Wimbledon-Chessington/Dorking/Effingham Junction. (SW) All Sunday Queenstown Road is closed. Passengers should use Battersea Park. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Reading services diverted. All other services via Barnes replaced by buses between Clapham Junction-Kew Bridge/Twickenham. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter services diverted with long delays. Overton-Grateley inclusive served by buses. (SW) All Sunday Southampton/Romsey-Salisbury services run to a special timetable. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Haslemere/Portsmouth services replaced by buses between Guildford-Haslemere/Petersfield. Alternative through Portsmouth services run via Winchester. (SW) 2345 Sunday Brighton-Bedford does not call at Redhill. Bus connection arranged. (FC) All Sunday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Sunday Victoria-Horsham/South Coast services do not call at Coulsdon South, Merstham or Redhill. Rail/road connections arranged. Additional services run between London Bridge-Redhill. (SN) Sunday to 1000 Victoria-Caterham services require a change of train at Purley. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Sutton services via West Croydon run to a special timetable. (SN) Sunday to 1430 Victoria-Dorking services replaced by buses between Sutton-Dorking. (SN) All Sunday London Bridge-Victoria services replaced by buses between Peckham Rye-Victoria. (SN) All Sunday London Bridge-East Croydon services via Tulse Hill cancelled. Rail/road connections available for all stations. (SN) 2317 Saturday Victoria-Chichester replaced by bus between Barnham-Chichester. (SN) All Sunday Victoria/Brighton-Portsmouth/Southampton/Bristol services replaced by buses between Littlehampton/Chichester-Havant/Southampton. (SN/SW/GW)

All Sunday Victoria/Brighton-Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford services replaced by buses between Lewes-Polegate/Eastbourne. (SN) All Sunday Charing Cross-Gillingham services, St Pancras-Faversham services and Victoria-Faversham/Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Strood/Rochester-Gillingham., with delays. (SE) All Sunday Sittingbourne-Sheerness services retimed to maintain connections at Sittingbourne. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Kent Coast services diverted. Orpington-Pluckley inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services diverted. Denmark Hill-Ravensbourne inclusive served by buses. (SE) Saturday from 1830 Additional services run to/from Blackheath for the Bonfire. (SE)

East & North East All Weekend North East-Manchester/Liverpool services via Huddersfield run to a special timetable with diversions and delays. Bus connections required for some journeys. PASSENGERS MUST CHECK JOURNEY TIMES BEFORE TRAVELLING. (TP) All Saturday Leeds-Manchester Victoria services run to a special timetable. (NT) All Weekend Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria services replaced by buses. (NT) 0805 Sunday Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross diverted. Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield served by bus. (GC) All Sunday Leeds-York services via Harrogate replaced by buses between Leeds-Harrogate. (NT) All Sunday Skegness-Nottingham services replaced by buses between Sleaford -Nottingham. (EM) 2130 Sunday Nottingham-Leeds diverted. Normanton, Castleford and Woodlesford served by bus. (NT) All Sunday Leeds-Marsden services replaced by buses between Huddersfield-Marsden. (NT) Sunday from 2200 Leeds-Huddersfield local services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) 1600 Saturday-2359 Sunday Manchester/York-Middlesbrough services diverted. Yarm served by buses. Southbound trains depart early from Middlesbrough and Thornaby. Some late night services run to/from Darlington, with bus connections to/from Yarm, Thornaby and Middlesbrough. (TP)

Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Sunday to 1600 Northampton-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. Euston-Birmingham/Crewe services do not call at Northampton or Long Buckby. (LM) Sunday to 1200Northbound services do not call at Atherstone. Bus connections arranged. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham-Walsall/Rugeley services replaced by buses. (LM) 2240 Saturday-1100 Sunday Birmingham-Manchester services do not call at Stoke on Trent or Macclesfield. Bus connections arranged. (XC) 1400 Saturday-1500 Sunday Euston/Birmingham-Carlisle/Scotland services run to a special timetable north of Crewe, with delays. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. (VT) 1330 Saturday-1500 Sunday Liverpool-Warrington bank Quay services replaced by buses between Earlestown-Warrington. (NT) Saturday from 1330 Helsby-Ellesmere Port services replaced by buses. (NT) 0200 Saturday-1500 Sunday Manchester-Chester/North Wales services diverted. Manchester Oxford Road-Helsby inclusive served by buses. (AW) 2300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Liverpool-Wigan/Preston services replaced by buses between St Helens Central-Wigan North Western/Preston. (NT) Sunday to 0730 Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly/Bolton/Blackpool services replaced by buses. (TP) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) All Weekend Manchester Victoria-Huddersfield services replaced by buses. (NT) All Weekend Stalybridge served by buses. (NT/TP) All Weekend Liverpool/Manchester-North East services via Huddersfield run to a special timetable with diversions and delays. Bus connections required for some journeys. PASSENGERS MUST CHECK JOURNEY TIMES BEFORE TRAVELLING. (TP) All Saturday Manchester Victoria-Leeds services run to a special timetable. (NT) 0728 Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) 2209 Sunday Chester-Manchester Piccadilly diverted. Intermediate stations served by bus. (AW) Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester services via Rainhill diverted. Wavertree Technology Park-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT)

All Weekend Services TO Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or alight at James Street on the return journey. (ME) All Sunday Hunts Cross/Liverpool-Southport services replaced by buses between Sandhills-Hall Road. (ME) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Sunday to 1400 Some Birmingham-North East services diverted. Tamworth served by buses. (XC) 2225 Saturday St Pancras-Derby diverted with delays between East Midlands Parkway-Derby. Long Eaton served by bus. (EM) Sunday to 0900 Nottingham-Mansfield Woodhouse services replaced by buses. (EM) All Sunday Nottingham-Skegness services replaced by buses between Nottingham-Sleaford. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0148 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Cardiff Central. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Sunday to 1230 Buses replace trains between Cardiff Central-Aberdare/Treherbert/Merthyr Tydfil/Rhymney/Penarth/Barry Island, and between Cardiff Central-Bridgend via Rhoose. (AW) Sunday to 1230 Cardiff Bay services are cancelled. (AW) All Weekend Cardiff-Gloucester/Birmingham services replaced by buses between Newport-Gloucester. (AW/XC) Sunday to 1100 West Country/Bristol/Cardiff-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Gloucester-Birmingham, with delays. (XC) All Saturday Many South Wales TO England services depart early from stations in South Wales. Some South West Wales connecting services also depart early from Carmarthen. (GW/AW) All Sunday Paddington-Bristol services diverted. Didcot, Swindon and Chippenham served by rail/road connections. (GW) All Sunday Paddington-Gloucester/Cheltenham services replaced by buses between Reading-Swindon. (GW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Weekend Truro-Falmouth services replaced by buses with delays. (GW) 0800 Sunday Paddington-Plymouth is cancelled. 1505 Sunday Plymouth-Paddington starts from Bristol Temple Meads. (GW)

Scotland ___ All Weekend Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR) All Saturday Glasgow-Paisley Canal services cancelled. Tickets valid on other rail and local bus services. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Largs/Ayr/Stranraer services replaced by buses between Paisley Gilmour Street-Kilwinning. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Ardrossan services replaced by buses between Paisley Gilmour Street-Ardrossan. Fast buses also run between Glasgow Central-Ardrossan Harbour to connect with Brodick ferries. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No significant alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia Monday-Friday to 0710 each morning Norwich-Liverpool Street services depart early from Norwich. (LE) Monday-Friday 0547 Great Yarmouth-Norwich runs early to maintain connections at Norwich. (LE) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2345 each night Liverpool Street-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Bishops Stortford-Cambridge. (LE)

North & West of London Monday-Thursday 2345-0445 each night Kings Cross-Cambridge/Ely/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Hitchin-Cambridge/Ely. (FC) Monday-Friday 0648 & 0721 Milton Keynes Central-Euston start from Bletchley. (LM) 2355 Monday-0400 Thursday each night Euston-Northampton services diverted with delays between Wolverton-Northampton. Long Buckby served by buses. (LM)

South & South East Monday-Thursday 2334 Reading-Gatwick Airport requires a change of train at Redhill. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2330-0200 each night Waterloo/Basingstoke-Salisbury/Exeter services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SW) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Southampton/Romsey-Salisbury services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SW) Tuesday-Friday until 0430 each morning Waterloo-Epsom/Guildford services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SW) Tuesday 0042 Waterloo-Strawberry Hill replaced by bus between Teddington-Strawberry Hill. (SW) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Victoria/London Bridge-Oxted/Uckfield services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SN) Wednesday-Friday 0005 Victoria-Eastbourne replaced by bus between Lewes-Eastbourne. (SN) Monday from 1830 Additional services run to/from Lewes for the Bonfire. (SN) Tuesday-Friday to 0230 each morning Charing Cross-Gillingham services and Victoria-Ramsgate services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE) Monday-Thursday 2300-0100 each night Grove Park-Bromley North services replaced by buses. (SE)

East & North East No significant alterations reported.

Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2318 Birmingham-Hednesford replaced by bus between Walsall-Hednesford. (LM) Monday-Friday Services TO Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or alight at James Street on the return journey. (ME) Monday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Thursday 2253 Birmingham-Northampton diverted with delays between Rugby-Northampton. Long Buckby served by bus. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2200-0600 each night Blackpool/Preston-Colne services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2325-0600 each night Liverpool-Manchester Airport/Manchester Oxford Road services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2240-0540 each night Buses replace trains between Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly. (TP/NT) Monday-Thursday 2240-0540 each night Crewe/Wilmslow-Manchester local services diverted, or replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Tuesday-Friday 0647 Liverpool-Norwich starts from Warrington Central. Earlier rail connection available from Liverpool Lime Street. (EM) Monday-Thursday 2350 Preston-Manchester Victoria diverted. Buckshaw Parkway-Bolton inclusive served by bus. (NT)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday from 2330 each night Buses replace trains between Radyr-Pontypridd. (AW) Monday-Friday 2245-0615 each night Services to/from/via Swansea diverted with delays, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (AW) Monday, Thursday & Friday from 2215 each night Paddington-Bristol/South Wales services diverted. Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW) Monday & Friday 2333 Swindon-Cheltenham departs at 2310 and is diverted. Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse served by bus. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2320 Bristol-Frome replaced by bus. (GW)

Scotland ___ Monday-Friday Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. (SR) Monday-Thursday from 2000 each night Glasgow-Paisley Canal services cancelled. Tickets valid on other local rail and bus services. (SR)

Train Operating Company Codes

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

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 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 * Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.