Rail Travel Summary for Week 23: 30 August-5 September Updated on: 27 August 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 Services to/from Pwllheli 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. Services to/from Pwllheli For the last few months rail services to Pwllheli have been suspended due to storm damage and due to the need to replace the Pont Briwet bridge. It is expected that through running of trains to/from Pwllheli will resume on Monday 1 September (AW)
Saturday and Sunday Cross-London Connections All Weekend Paddington-Victoria connections, and Victoria/Charing Cross-Blackfriars- Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street connections, may take longer due to partial closure of the Circle and District Lines. (LT)
Essex & Anglia Sunday to 0730 Fenchurch Street-Southend service via Basildon diverted. Laindon and Basildon served by buses. (CC) Sunday to 0800 Buses replace trains between Liverpool Street/Ilford-Shenfield/Colchester. (LE) Sunday to 1530 Liverpool Street-Ipswich/Norwich services replaced by buses between Colchester/Manningtree-Ipswich/Stowmarket. (LE) Sunday to 1530 Ipswich-Cambridge/Peterborough services replaced by buses between Ipswich/Stowmarket. (LE) All Sunday Ipswich-Lowestoft/Felixstowe services replaced by buses between Ipswich- Woodbridge/Felixstowe. (LE) Sunday to 0910 Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Stansted Airport/Cambridge services diverted. Tottenham Hale-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. Trains also replaced by buses between Cheshunt-Hertford East/Bishops Stortford. (LE) Sunday to 0910 Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport Express services replaced by buses throughout. (LE) 2315 Sunday Kings Cross-Kings Lynn replaced by bus between Cambridge-Kings Lynn. (FC)
North & West of London All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Hertford North-Stevenage. (FC) All Sunday Northbound services do not call at Harringay or Hornsey. (FC) 1930 Saturday-2359 Sunday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses. (LM) 0100-0700 Sunday Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services are cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) All Saturday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services replaced by buses between Kensington Olympia-Clapham Junction. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction. (LO) All Sunday Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses between South Tottenham- Barking. (LO) All Weekend Marylebone-Aylesbury services via Amersham are cancelled. Rail/road/ Underground connections available for all stations. (H) All Sunday Marylebone-Banbury/Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham services replaced by buses between Princes Risborough-Bicester North. Tickets also valid between Paddington-Oxford for connections to Banbury and Birmingham. Stratford upon Avon passengers require an additional change of train at Leamington Spa. (CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) Saturday to 0630, and 2230 Saturday-2359 Sunday Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served by buses during its normal hours of opening. (GW) 0030-0300 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Twyford- Reading. (GW) Sunday from 0300 Most Paddington to Reading services run up to 15 minutes early between Maidenhead-Reading. (GW) 0812 Sunday Reading-Newbury departs at 0830. (GW) 2347 Sunday Paddington-Oxford replaced by bus between Didcot-Oxford. (GW)
South & South East Sunday to 0830 Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses. Services from Reading depart early. (GW) All Sunday Waterloo-Shepperton services diverted to run via Twickenham. All other services via Kingston replaced by buses between New Malden-Strawberry Hill/Twickenham. (SW) Sunday to 1610 Waterloo suburban services via Hounslow diverted. Banes Bridge-Hounslow inclusive served by buses. (SW) 2330 Saturday-0730 Sunday Waterloo-Southampton/Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Eastleigh-Southampton/Bournemouth. (SW) Sunday to 0745 Southampton-Portsmouth/Brighton services replaced by buses between Southampton-Woolston. (SW/SN) 0030-0300 Sunday Buses replace trains between Fratton-Portsmouth. (SW) 0105 Sunday Waterloo-Eastleigh does not call at Wimbledon or Surbiton. Bus connection arranged. (SW) Saturday & Sunday from 1600 Additional services run from Bournemouth for the Air Show. (SW) 1230-1845 Saturday Additional trains call at Esher for the Sandown Park Races. (SW) Sunday to 0750 West Croydon-Highbury & Islington services replaced by buses between West Croydon-Sydenham. (LO) All Saturday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services replaced by buses between Kensington Olympia-Clapham Junction. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction. (LO) All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services are cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) All Weekend Bedford-Brighton services do not call at London Bridge, and London Bridge- South London/Surrey services run to a special timetable. Change of train, or bus/underground connections, required for many journeys. (FC/SN) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/how-our-plans-affect-your-journey/service-changes-23-31- august-2014/ All Saturday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. Sunday to 0500 Replaced by buses with extended journey times. (GX) 2325 Saturday-0825 Sunday, also Sunday from 2200 Earlswood and Salfords served by buses. (SN) Sunday to 0825 Victoria-Horsham services diverted. Coulsdon South, Merstham and Redhill served by buses. (SN) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Redhill-Tonbridge. (SN)
0005 Sunday Victoria-Worthing replaced by bus between Brighton-Worthing. (SN) 0120-0630 Sunday Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Brighton. (SN) All Saturday Cannon Street-Slade Green-Cannon Street services and Cannon Street-Dartford services only run between Cannon Street-Plumstead/Sidcup. (SE) All Weekend Charing Cross-Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham services via Woolwich diverted, or replaced by buses between Plumstead-Dartford. Some connections also available on local buses and Docklands Light Railway. (SE)
East & North East 2215 Saturday-1000 Sunday Kings Cross/Birmingham/Manchester-North East services subject to delays north of York. Southbound services depart early from Newcastle and Durham. (GR/XC/TP) All Weekend Kings Cross-Hull services diverted. Selby served by buses. (GR/HT) All Weekend Leeds/York-Hull services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP/NT) All Saturday Lincoln-Doncaster services replaced by buses. (EM) All Sunday Kings Cross/Nottingham-Lincoln services replaced by buses between Newark North Gate/Newark Castle-Lincoln. (GR/EM) 2300 Saturday-2359 Sunday North East-Manchester/Liverpool services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey, in the Huddersfield/Dewsbury area. (TP) All Sunday Leeds-Huddersfield services via Dewsbury replaced by buses. (NT) All Sunday Kings Cross-Bradford Interchange services diverted. Mirfield, Brighouse and Halifax served by buses. (GC)
Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) All Weekend Lichfield-Redditch services replaced by buses between Selly Oak/Longbridge- Redditch. At Alvechurch buses call at the Red Lion pub instead of the railway station. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham New Street-Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford services diverted with delays. Services from Birmingham depart up to 15 minutes early. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM) All Sunday Euston-Liverpool services replaced by buses between Crewe-Liverpool. Two through services run in each direction via an alternative route. (VT) All Sunday Birmingham-Liverpool services replaced by buses between Runcorn-Liverpool. (LM) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) All Sunday Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles inclusive served by buses. (NT) All Weekend Manchester Victoria-Huddersfield services replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge. (NT) All Weekend Liverpool-Newcastle services via Manchester Victoria start from/terminate at Manchester Victoria. Alternative rail connections available between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP) All Weekend Manchester-Preston/North West services via Chorley diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some trains depart early and some journeys require a change of train en route. (TP/NT) All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Clitheroe/Wigan Wallgate/Bolton services diverted to start from/terminate at Manchester Oxford Road. (NT) All Sunday Manchester-Chester/North Wales services via Warrington diverted. Manchester Oxford Road-Helsby inclusive served by buses. (AW) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) All Weekend Birmingham/Machynlleth-Pwllheli services replaced by buses between Harlech- Pwllheli. (AW) All Sunday Birmingham-Stansted Airport services replaced by buses between Leicester- Melton Mowbray. (XC) 2130 Saturday-2359 Sunday St Pancras-East Midlands/Sheffield services diverted with delays between Kettering-Leicester. Market Harborough served by buses. (EM) Saturday from 2240 Buses replace trains between Kettering-Corby. (EM)
2310 Saturday Nottingham-Leicester replaced by bus between Loughborough-Leicester. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff does not call at Swansea. Bus connection from Carmarthen. (AW) Sunday to 1130 Some services to/from Pembroke Dock replaced 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) 2200 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Bristol services diverted with delays. Chippenham and Bath served by rail/road connections. (GW) All Sunday Birmingham-Cardiff/Bristol/West Country services diverted with delays up to 1 hour between Birmingham-Cheltenham. Cardiff services also require a change of train at Gloucester. (XC) Sunday from 2320 Paddington-Bristol/South Wales services diverted. Didcot, Swindon and Chippenham served by rail/road connections. (GW) All Weekend Additional services run between Truro-Falmouth Docks for the Tall Ships Race. Falmouth Town is closed. (GW)
Scotland All Sunday Inverness-Elgin/Aberdeen services replaced by buses between Inverness- Elgin/Keith. (SR)
Monday to Friday Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia Monday-Thursday 2310-0510 each night Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by buses. (LE) Monday-Thursday 2310-0510 each night Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport/Cambridge services diverted. Tottenham Hale-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. (LE)
North & West of London Monday from 2030 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services reduced in frequency. (LM) Monday-Tuesday 2350-0400 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central- Northampton. (LM) Wednesday from 1800 Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the Football International. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LM/LO/CH) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Tuesday-Thursday 2215-0515 each night Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to Slough. (GW) Tuesday-Thursday 2353 Henley on Thames-Reading requires a change of train at Twyford. (GW)
South & South East Monday 0050 Waterloo-Portsmouth does not call at Havant. Bus connection arranged. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2350-0300 each night Buses replace trains between Bournemouth-Poole. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0105 Waterloo-Southampton and 0425 Guildford-Waterloo do not call at Wimbledon or Surbiton. Bus connections arranged. (SW) Monday to 0520 Gatwick Express journey times extended by 10 minutes. (GX) Monday-Thursday 26304 London Bridge-Uckfield replaced by bus between Oxted-Uckfield. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2317 Victoria-Worthing replaced by bus between Brighton-Worthing. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2130-0500 each night Brighton-Portsmouth/Southampton services replaced by buses between Chichester-Barnham/Havant/Portsmouth/Southampton. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2345 Charing Cross-Hastings replaced by bus between Tunbridge Wells- Hastings. (SE) Wednesday-Friday to 0200 each morning. Services from Charing Cross do not call at New Cross. Bus connections arranged. (SE)
East & North East Monday-Friday Kings Cross-Hull services diverted. Selby served by buses. (GR/HT) Monday-Friday Leeds/York-Hull services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP/NT) Tuesday-Friday 2150 Middlesbrough-York does not call at Thirsk. Bus connection arranged. (TP)
Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Friday Manchester-Preston/North West services via Chorley diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some trains depart early and some journeys require a change of train en route. (TP/NT) Monday-Thursday 2340-0500 Services to/from/via Manchester Airport diverted, or replaced by buses between Wilmslow-Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly. (TP/NT) Monday-Thursday 2320 Manchester Airport-York does not call at Manchester Victoria. (TP) Monday-Thursday 2202 Blackpool South-Colne replaced by bus between Rose Grove-Colne. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2145-0545 Crewe-Chester/North Wales services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Crewe-Chester. (AW/VT) Monday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras starts from Loughborough and is diverted. Leicester served by bus. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs at 0412. (EM) Monday-Friday 2300-0200 each night St Pancras-East Midlands services diverted with delays. Market Harborough served by buses. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Friday from 2315 each night Cardiff-Penarth/Barry Island services, and Cardiff- Bridgend services via Rhoose, replaced by buses. (AW) Monday-Friday from 2200 each night Buses replace trains between Newport/Chepstow- Gloucester/Cheltenham. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2100 each night Birmingham-Cardiff services diverted with delays between Birmingham-Cheltenham. (XC)
Scotland Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Inverness-Elgin/Aberdeen services replaced by buses between Inverness-Elgin/Keith. (SR)
Train Operating Company Codes AW CC CH EM FC GC GR GW GX HC HT HX IL LE LM LO LT ME NT SE SN SR SW TP TW VT XC Arriva Trains Wales c2c Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains First Capital Connect Grand Central East Coast First Great Western Gatwick Express Heathrow Connect Hull Trains Heathrow Express Island Line Greater Anglia London Midland London Overground London Underground Merseyrail Northern Rail Southeastern Southern ScotRail South West Trains First TransPennine Express Tyne & Wear Metro Virgin Trains 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.