Rail Travel Summary for Week 47: 14-20 February

Updated on: 04 February

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

All Services Via Banbury 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. For further information regarding Cross-London Connections go to www.tfl.gov.uk.

All Services Via Banbury Due to a landslip the line between Banbury and Leamington Spa is currently closed, with buses replacing trains between those two stations. This is expected to continue for several weeks. Amended rail timetables will apply either side of the blockade; affecting services between London Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham operated by Chiltern Railways, and South Coast/Guildford/Reading-Birmingham-The North services operated by Cross Country. Journey times will be extended and tickets will be valid on some alternative routes. Passengers must check the amended timetables before travelling: www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx http://chilternrailways.co.uk/landslipleamington http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates/all-travel-updates

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia All Sunday Fenchurch Street-Southend services via Grays diverted, or replaced by buses between Upminster-Grays-Pitsea. Barking-Grays services via Rainham also replaced by buses. (CC) All Weekend Buses replace trains between Witham-Braintree and between Marks Tey-Sudbury. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Harwich/Colchester/Ipswich/Norwich services run to a special timetable and are replaced by buses between Billericay-Manningtree/Colchester/Ipswich. Liverpool Street-Harwich Boat Trains replaced by buses throughout. (LE) Sunday to 0830 Buses replace trains between Liverpool Street/Ilford-Shenfield/Colchester. (LE) 2315 Sunday Kings Cross-Kings Lyn replaced by bus between Cambridge-Kings Lynn. (GN)

North & West of London Sunday to 1000 Kings Cross-Cambridge/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Royston-Cambridge. (GN) Sunday to 0800 Trains do not stop at Hornsey or Harringay. Tickets valid on local buses. (GN) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by Underground or buses between St Pancras-London Bridge. (TL) All Weekend Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses, which are extended to/from St Albans City station. (LM) All Weekend Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by Underground and buses between Euston-Stanmore-Hemel Hempstead with extended journey times. Tickets also valid on alternative routes. (LM) All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services cancelled. Connections available via Central London. (SN) All Weekend Stratford-Richmond/Clapham Junction services replaced by buses between Stratford-Hampstead Heath, with delays. (LO) Sunday to 1200 Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses between South Tottenham-Barking. (LO) All Weekend Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham – see “All Services Via Banbury” item above. (CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. (HX/HC) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 1512 Saturday Reading-Newbury departs at 1505. (GW) 0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday from 2300 Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Didcot-Oxford. (GW) 0030-0800 Sunday Buses replace trains between Maidenhead-Reading. (GW) Saturday to 0630 Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW)

South & South East Sunday to 0800 Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Reading-Wokingham, with delays. Buses from Reading depart early. (GW) All Sunday Brighton/Portsmouth/Southampton-Salisbury/Bristol services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury, with delays up to 60 minutes. Some journeys require an additional change of train en route. (GW/SW) All Weekend Some Exeter-Salisbury/Waterloo services depart early from Exeter. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo-Portsmouth/Southampton/Dorset Coast/Salisbury/Exeter services diverted with delays. Services depart early from Waterloo and change of train en route required for some journeys. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo suburban services via Waterloo replaced by buses between Clapham Junction-Raynes Park/Surbiton/Kingston/Chessington South. Sunday to 1600 Buses also run between Clapham Junction-Hampton Court, Clapham Junction-Effingham Junction and Clapham Junction-Guildford via Woking. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo suburban services via Hounslow reduced in frequency. Change of train required for some journeys. (SW) All Weekend Waterloo-Weymouth services replaced by buses between Wareham-Dorchester South/Weymouth. (SW) Sunday to 0300 Portsmouth served by buses from/to Fratton. (SW) 1100-2000 Saturday Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent over-crowding. (SW) All Weekend Isle of Wight services replaced by buses between Ryde St Johns Road-Shanklin, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Ryde should check journey times before travelling. (IL) All Sunday Brighton/Sutton-Luton/Bedford services replaced by Underground or buses between London Bridge-St Pancras. Tulse Hill-Blackfriars inclusive also served by buses. (TL) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services cancelled. Rail/road connections available. (TL) All Weekend Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Weekend South Croydon/Clapham Junction-Watford Junction/Milton Keynes services do not run north of Shepherds Bush. Connections available via Central London. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Epsom/Brighton services reduced in frequency. Victoria-Caterham services require a change of train at East Croydon. (SN) 0200-0530 Sunday Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (SN) All Weekend Victoria-Eastbourne/Hastings services, and Brighton-Hastings/Ashford services, replaced by buses between Lewes-Eastbourne/Hastings. (SN)

All Sunday Victoria-Portsmouth services, and Brighton-Portsmouth/Southampton services, replaced by buses between Bognor Regis/Barnham-Havant/Southampton, with delays. (SN/GW) All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ All Sunday Charing Cross and Waterloo East are closed. Services diverted to run from/to Cannon Street or London Bridge. (SE) All Weekend Charing Cross-Hastings services start from/terminate at London Bridge and diverted with delays. Orpington and Sevenoaks served by rail/road connections. Some late night/early morning services also replaced by buses between Robertsbridge-Hastings. (SE) All Weekend Charing Cross/Cannon Street-Kent Coast services diverted. Orpington-Pluckley inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Sunday Services to/from Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham via Lewisham. Diverted, or replaced by bus/Docklands Light Railway connections. (SE) All Sunday Trains do not call at New Cross, St Johns and Lewisham. Rail/road connections available. (SE) All Saturday Kent Coast services run to a special timetable. Buses replaced trains between Margate-Ramsgate-Minster. (SE) All Sunday Faversham/Canterbury East/Kent Coast services via Gillingham replaced by buses between Gillingham/Rainham-Faversham. (SE) All Sunday Sittingbourne-Sheerness services replaced by buses. (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Orpington services diverted. Brixton served by Underground. Herne Hill-Shortlands inclusive served by buses. (SE)

East & North East All Sunday Newcastle-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Hexham/Haltwhistle-Carlisle. (NT) 2130 Saturday-2359 Sunday Buses replace trains between Doncaster-Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP) 2200 Saturday-0930 Sunday All services to/from/via Doncaster subject to alteration. Some start from other than their normal stations and others are replaced by buses for part of the journey. (GR/TP/NT) 2300 Saturday-0815 Sunday York-Manchester/Liverpool services replaced by buses between Leeds-York. (TP) All Weekend Buses replace trains between York-Scarborough, with delays. Buses TO York depart early to maintain connections. (TP)

Midlands, North Wales & North West All Weekend Euston-West Midlands/North West/Scotland services start from/terminate at Milton Keynes or Rugby. Rail/road/Underground connections to/from London with extended journey times. Tickets also valid on some alternative routes. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (LM/VT) All Weekend Birmingham-Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services – see “All Services Via Banbury” item above. (CH/XC) All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham-Walsall/Hednesford/Rugeley services replaced by buses between Tame Bridge Parkway-Walsall/Hednesford/Rugeley. (LM) All Weekend Manchester-Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some southbound services depart early. (NT/TP) 1155 Saturday-1600 Sunday Euston/Birmingham/Manchester-North West England/Scotland services replaced by buses between Preston-Lancaster, with extended journey times. (VT/TP/NT) Sunday to 0730 Manchester-Bolton/Blackpool North services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) Sunday to 0830 Buses replace trains between Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly. (NT/TP/AW) Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) 2315 Sunday Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME) www.merseyrail.org/seasonal/hamilton-square-refurbishment.aspx 0728 Sunday Manchester-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) 2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/Oxenholme-Windermere. (TP) All Sunday Carlisle-Newcastle services replaced by buses between Carlisle-Haltwhistle/ Hexham. (NT) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) All Weekend Chester-Shrewsbury/Birmingham/South Wales services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Chester-Wrexham. (AW)

0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Saturday to 0700 Derby/Nottingham-St Pancras services depart early. (EM) 2100 Saturday-1530 Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services diverted with delays up to 1 hour. Market Harborough served by buses. (EM) 2200 Saturday St Pancras-Nottingham does not call at Wellingborough. Also replaced by bus between East Midlands Parkway-Nottingham. (EM) 2300 Saturday-1500 Sunday Kettering-Corby services cancelled. Corby served by diverted St Pancras-East Midlands trains. (EM) All Weekend Birmingham-Nottingham/North East/Scotland services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Birmingham-Derby. Wilnecote, Tamworth and Burton on Trent served by buses. Nottingham services also require a change of train at Derby. (XC)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Swansea/ Cardiff. (AW) Sunday to 1100 Cardiff-Rhymney services replaced by buses between Cardiff-Heath High Level. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff Bay services are cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (AW) Sunday to 1100 Valley Lines services via Radyr diverted. Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays and Llandaf served by buses. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Weekend Birmingham-Devon/Cornwall services replaced by buses between Bristol Temple Meads-Taunton. Bristol-Taunton/Devon/Cornwall services replaced by buses between Weston super Mare/Highbridge & Burnham-Taunton. (XC/GW) Sunday from 2230 Paddington-Bristol services diverted. Didcot, Swindon and Chippenham served by rail/road connections. (GW)

Scotland ___ Saturday from 1300 Edinburgh and Haymarket will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SR/GR/XC/TP) All Sunday Glasgow-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr/Girvan/Stranraer services replaced by buses between Johnstone-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr with delays. Some northbound trains depart early to maintain connections. (SR) All Sunday Fast buses run between Glasgow Central-Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick ferry connections. (SR) All Sunday Edinburgh/Airdrie-Helensburgh Central services replaced by buses between Dumbarton Central-Helensburgh Central. (SR) 2036 Saturday Oban-Glasgow replaced by bus between Oban-Dumbarton Central. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow-Oban/Fort William/Mallaig services replaced by buses between Glasgow Queen Street-Crianlarich. (SR) 1900 Sunday Fort William-Edinburgh/Euston cancelled. Fort William-Tulloch inclusive served by bus to Kingussie for connections into Inverness-Euston Sleeper. (SR) Sunday from 1800 England-Scotland Sleeper services diverted with delays, not calling at Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston or Carlisle. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia No major service alterations reported.

North & West of London Monday-Tuesday 2350-0515 each night Southbound services do not call at Hornsey or Harringay. (GN) All Monday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses, which are extended to/from St Albans City station. (LM) Monday to 1630 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton services run to a special times with fewer trains than normal. Passenger must check journey times before travelling. (LM) Monday to 1630 Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services cancelled. Connections available via Central London. (SN) Monday from 2030 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services reduced in frequency. (LM) Monday-Tuesday 2300-0400 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) Friday 2355 Northampton-Euston replaced by bus between Hemel Hempstead-Northampton. (LM) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday-Friday Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham – see “All Services Via Banbury” item above. (CH)

South & South East Monday-Thursday 2150-0545 each night Portsmouth/Southampton-Salisbury/Westbury/ Bristol services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury, with delays. (GW/SW) Monday-Friday 2320-0400 each night Waterloo-Southampton/Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Basingstoke-Southampton/Bournemouth. (SW) Monday-Friday 2324 Portsmouth-Winchester replaced by bus between Eastleigh-Winchester. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2345 Waterloo-Portsmouth replaced by bus between Petersfield-Portsmouth. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0440 Havant-Portsmouth replaced by bus, departing early, between Havant-Fratton. (SW) Tuesday-Friday to 0200 each morning Buses replace trains between Bournemouth-Poole. (SW) Friday 2210 Weymouth-Winchester replaced by bus between Southampton Central-Winchester, and 2324 Portsmouth-Winchester replaced by bus between Eastleigh-Winchester. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Woking served by bus, departing early. (SW) Monday-Friday Isle of Wight services replaced by buses between Ryde St Johns Road-Shanklin, with delays. Passengers with ferry connections at Ryde should check journey times before travelling. (IL) Monday-Thursday 2222 Bedford-Brighton does not call at Balcombe-Hassocks inclusive. Bus connection arranged. (TL) Tuesday-Friday to 0500 each morning Victoria-South Coast services replaced by buses between Haywards Heath-Brighton/Lewes. (SN) Monday to 1630 South Croydon/Clapham Junction-Watford Junction/Milton Keynes services do not run north of Shepherds Bush. Connections available via Central London. (SN) Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers should check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/

East & North East Monday-Friday Buses replace trains between York-Scarborough, with delays. Buses TO York depart early to maintain connections. (TP) Tuesday-Friday 0521 York-Manchester Airport departs at 0511. (TP)

Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday to 1630 Euston-West Midlands/North West England/North Wales/Scotland services reduced in frequency. Change of train required for many journeys. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (VT/LM) Monday 2054 Birmingham-Euston replaced by bus between Northampton-Milton Keynes Central. (LM) Monday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday0Thursday from 2145 each night Birmingham-Worcester services via Bromsgrove diverted. University and Bromsgrove served rail/road connections. (LM) Monday-Friday Birmingham- Marylebone/Reading/South Coast services – see “All Services Via Banbury” item above. (CH/XC) Monday-Friday Manchester-Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some southbound services depart early. (NT/TP) Monday-Thursday 2320 Manchester Airport-York does not call at Manchester Victoria. (TP) Monday-Thursday 22470-0540 each night Services to/from/via Manchester Airport diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (TP/NT/AW) Monday-Thursday 2327 Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday-Friday Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME) www.merseyrail.org/seasonal/hamilton-square-refurbishment.aspx Monday-Friday 2200 Blackpool South-Colne replaced by bus between Rose Grove-Colne. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2315-0600 each night Services to/from/via Chester subject to delays. Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay-Chester. Passengers with ferry connections at Holyhead must check journey times before travelling. (AW/VT) Tuesday-Friday Some East Midlands-St Pancras services depart up to 35 minutes early from stations north of Wellingborough. (EM) Monday-Friday 2300-0200 each night St Pancras-Leicester/Derby services diverted with delays up to 1 hour. Market Harborough served by bus. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Newport-Gloucester. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2240 Buses replace trains between Cardiff-Penarth/Barry Island. Cardiff-Bridgend services via Rhoose diverted, intermediate stations served by buses. (AW) Tuesday-Friday 0516 Barry Island-Caerphilly starts from Cardiff Central. No connection from Barry Island. (AW)

Scotland ___ Friday from 1900 England-Scotland Sleeper services diverted with delays, not calling at Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston or Carlisle. Northbound services depart early from Euston. The Euston TO Fort William service is cancelled. Passengers for Tulloch-Fort William inclusive travel on the Euston-Inverness train with a bus connection at Kingussie. Passengers for other stations should travel via Glasgow. (SR)

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 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 TL Thameslink 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.