Rail Travel Summary for Week 44: 24-30 January

Updated on: 23 January

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

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 18 Midlands, North Wales & North West 19 Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 20 Scotland ___ 21

Train Operating Company Codes 22

Geographical Scope 23

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.

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections

All Weekend Paddington-Euston/St Pancras/Kings Cross-Liverpool Street/Fenchurch Street connections may take longer due to partial closure of the Hammersmith & City and Circle Lines. (LT)

Essex & Anglia

All Weekend Liverpool Street-Shenfield/Southend/East Anglia services replaced by Underground or buses between Liverpool Street-Stratford. (LE)

All Sunday Services TO London do not call at Harold Wood or Brentwood. Bus connections arranged. (LE)

All Weekend Liverpool Street-Southend Victoria/Southminster services replaced by buses between Billericay-Southend/Southminster. (LE)

All Sunday Stratford-Clacton services require a change of train at Colchester. (LE)

2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Stratford-Norwich services require a change of train at Ipswich. Some late night/early morning services also replaced by bus between Stowmarket-Norwich. (LE)

All Sunday Norwich-Great Yarmouth services replaced by buses between Acle/Reedham- Great Yarmouth. Berney Arms is closed. (LE)

All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East services replaced by buses between Broxbourne- Hertford East. Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport/Cambridge services replaced by buses between Broxbourne-Bishops Stortford. Additional fast buses run between Liverpool Street- Stansted Airport. (LE)

North & West of London

Saturday to 2300 Kings Cross-Peterborough services reduced in frequency and replaced by buses between St Neots-Peterborough. (GN)

2300 Saturday-1230 Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses for part of the journey, with delays. Sunday to 0815 Kings Cross-Cambridge services similarly affected. (GN)

0100-0845 Sunday Kings Cross suburban services replaced by buses or Underground between Kings Cross-Finsbury Park. (GN)

Sunday to 0815 Kings Cross-Stevenage services replaced by buses between Welwyn Garden City/Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN)

2330 Saturday-0830 Sunday Trains replaced by buses between Luton-Bedford. (TL)

Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses. (LM)

All Sunday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground between Queens Park-Wembley Central. (LO)

All Sunday Stratford-Richmond/Clapham Junction services replaced by buses between Stratford-Hampstead Heath, with delays. (LO)

All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)

All Saturday Paddington-Heathrow Airport services reduced in frequency. (HX/HC)

All Saturday Paddington-Reading local services reduced in frequency. (GW)

All Saturday Paddington-Greenford services cancelled. Rail/bus/Underground connections available. (GW)

2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW)

Saturday to 0700 & Sunday from 2100 Paddington-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses between Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn. (GW)

0030-0800 Sunday Buses replace trains between Maidenhead-Reading. (GW)

2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Paddington-Oxford services replaced by buses between Didcot- Oxford, with delays. Some early morning buses run from Reading. (GW)

South & South East

All Saturday Birmingham-Southampton/Bournemouth services reduced in frequency and diverted. Reading served by bus connections at Reading West. (XC)

Saturday to 0700 Reading-Basingstoke services depart early. Sunday to 0945 Replaced by buses. (GW)

All Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Guildford-Gatwick Airport, with delays. Passenger must check journey times before travelling. (GW)

All Weekend Weymouth-Bristol services replaced by buses between Weymouth-Yeovil Pen Mill, with delays. Buses from Weymouth depart early. (GW)

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 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 Weekend Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services do not call at London Bridge. Underground connections available. Services also reduced in frequency south of Blackfriars and replaced by buses between Three Bridges/Haywards Heath-Brighton. (TL)

All Saturday Luton-Sutton services via Tooting do not run between Wimbledon-Sutton. Connections available on local buses. All Sunday Tooting-West Sutton inclusive served by Bus, Underground or Tramlink connections. (TL)

Sunday to 0730 Orpington-Blackfriars services replaced by buses between Orpington-Bickley. (TL)

All Sunday Gatwick Express services are cancelled. Tickets valid on Southern services between Victoria-Gatwick Airport, with extended journey times. (GX)

All Sunday Victoria-Hastings/Brighton/Littlehampton/Portsmouth services run to a special timetable. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (SN)

All Sunday Victoria-Caterham/Dorking/East Grinstead/Bognor Regis services diverted to start from/terminate at London Bridge. (SN)

All Sunday Other Victoria-South London/Surrey services via Crystal Palace and Selhurst diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (SN) Sunday to 0600 Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Brighton. (SN)

All Sunday Victoria-Hastings/Ore services, and Brighton-Ashford services, replaced by buses between Eastbourne-Hastings/Ore. (SN)

0005 Sunday Victoria-Eastbourne replaced by bus between Polegate-Eastbourne. (SN)

All Weekend Strood-Maidstone West/Tonbridge services replaced by buses between Strood- Maidstone West-Paddock Wood. (SE)

All Weekend Services to/from London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers should check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/

All Saturday Charing Cross and Waterloo East are closed with services diverted to start from/terminate at Cannon Street. Underground connections available. (SE)

All Sunday Cannon Street closed, with services diverted to run from/to Charing Cross. Charing Cross services do not call at London Bridge, Underground connections available. (SE)

Sunday to 0940 Charing Cross-Hastings services replaced by buses between Battle-Hastings. (SE)

All Sunday Victoria-Faversham/Kent Coast services replaced by buses between Gillingham- Faversham, with delays. (SE)

All Sunday Sittingbourne-Sheerness services replaced by buses. (SE)

All Sunday Victoria/Charing Cross-Orpington services replaced by buses between Bromley South/Chislehurst-Orpington. (SE)

Sunday to 0300 Kent Coast services via Folkestone diverted, or replaced by buses between Ashford-Folkestone-Dover. (SE)

East & North East

All Weekend Metrocentre/Newcastle-Carlisle services replaced by buses between Hexham- Carlisle. (NT)

2119 Saturday Metrocentre-Middlesbrough replaced by bus between Hartlepool- Middlesbrough. (NT)

1700 Saturday-1200 Sunday Kings Cross-North East services reduced in frequency and diverted with delays up to 75 minutes between Kings Cross-Peterborough. Change of train required for some journeys. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (GR/HT/GC)

2130 Saturday-2359 Sunday Buses replace trains between Doncaster-Grimsby/Cleethorpes. (TP)

2330 Saturday-0800 Sunday North East-Manchester services subject to diversions and delays, with some trains departing early. Dewsbury served by buses. (TP)

All Sunday Lincoln/Newark-Nottingham services replaced by buses between Newark- Nottingham. (EM)

Midlands, North Wales & North West

All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)

All Weekend Birmingham-Hednesford/Rugeley services replaced by buses between Walsall- Hednesford/Rugeley. (LM)

All Sunday Birmingham-Reading/South Coast services replaced by buses between Oxford- Didcot. (XC)

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)

All Weekend Manchester Airport served by buses from/to Heald Green and Manchester Piccadilly. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (NT/TP/AW)

2330 Saturday-0800 Sunday Manchester-North East services subject to diversions and delays, with some trains departing early. (TP)

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 Sunday services to/from Manchester Victoria do not call at Salford Central. Bus connections arranged. (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)

All Sunday Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North. (TP/NT)

2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/Oxenholme- Windermere. (TP)

All Weekend Carlisle-Newcastle services replaced by buses between Carlisle-Hexham. (NT)

Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW)

0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW)

0520 Saturday Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0508. (EM)

All Sunday Nottingham-Newark/Lincoln services replaced by buses between Nottingham- Newark. (EM)

0445 Saturday Leicester-St Pancras departs at 0440. (EM)

Saturday to 0730 Some Sheffield/East Midlands TO St Pancras services depart early from stations north of Loughborough. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country

2345 Saturday Swansea-Fishguard Harbour replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Fishguard Harbour. (AW)

0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen- Swansea/Cardiff. (AW)

Sunday to 1200 Cardiff-Rhymney services 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)

All Sunday Paddington-Worcester/Great Malvern/Hereford services replaced by buses between Didcot-Oxford, with delays. Sunday from 1600 A limited number of through services run via an alternative route. (GW)

All Saturday Services to/from Paddington subject to delays/ Most trains from Paddington depart up to 16 minutes early. (GW)

All Weekend Truro-Falmouth Docks services run to/from Falmouth Town. Falmouth Docks station is closed. (GW)

All Sunday Buses replace trains between Newton Abbot-Paignton. Buses from Paignton depart early to maintain connections. (GW/XC)

0857 Sunday Paddington-Plymouth departs at 0837 and is diverted. Newbury and Pewsey served by rail/road connections. (GW)

Scotland ___

All Sunday Glasgow-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr/Girvan/Stranraer services replaced by buses between Johnstone-Largs/Ardrossan/Ayr, and between Kilmarnock-Ayr, with delays. Some northbound services departs early to maintain connections. (SR)

All Sunday Fast buses run between Glasgow Central-Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick ferry connections. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections

No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia

Monday-Wednesday 2000-0530 each night Liverpool Street-Norwich services reduced in frequency, with some replaced by buses between Ipswich/Diss-Norwich. Southbound buses depart early to maintain connections. (LE)

North & West of London

Monday-Thursday 2330-0430 each night Kings Cross-Cambridge/Peterborough services diverted. Local services replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Welwyn Garden City- Stevenage. (GN)

Tuesday-Friday to 0600 each morning Peterborough TO Kings Cross services depart early form Peterborough, Huntingdon and St Neots. (GN)

Friday from 2340 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses between West Hampstead-Farringdon/Blackfriars. (TL)

Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)

Monday-Thursday 2115-0515 each night Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)

Monday-Thursday 2200-0200 each night Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (GW)

South & South East

Monday-Thursday 2230-0515 each night Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Guildford-Redhill, with delays. (GW)

Monday-Thursday 2155-0545 each night Portsmouth/Southampton-Salisbury/Westbury/ Bristol services replaced by buses between Romsey-Salisbury, with delays. (GW/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)

Tuesday-Friday 0042 Waterloo-Strawberry Hill diverted. Wimbledon-Norbiton inclusive served by buses, with delays. (SW)

Tuesday-Friday 0105 Waterloo-Southampton diverted. Wimbledon and Surbiton served by bus. (SW)

Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Surbiton and Wimbledon served by bus, departing early. (SW)

Monday-Thursday 2330-0300 each night Buses replace trains between Bournemouth-Poole. (SW)

Tuesday-Friday 0030 Eastleigh-Portsmouth replaced by bus. (SW)

Monday-Wednesday from 2300 each night Some Highbury & Islington/Dalston Junction- South London services diverted south of New Cross Gate. Passengers may need to travel early to maintain connections. (LO)

Monday-Friday Bedford-Three Bridges/Brighton services do not call at London Bridge. Underground connections available. (TL)

Friday from 2340 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses between West Hampstead-Farringdon/Blackfriars. (TL)

Monday to 0600 Victoria-Brighton services replaced by buses between Three Bridges- Brighton. (SN)

Monday-Thursday 2247 Victoria-Hastings replaced by bus between Eastbourne-Hastings. (SN)

Monday-Thursday from 2200 each night Victoria-Uckfield services replaced by buses between Oxted-Uckfield. (SN)

Monday-Friday Services to/from London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Passengers should check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/

Tuesday-Friday 0007 Victoria-Ramsgate replaced by bus for part of the journey east of Gillingham. (SE)

Tuesday-Friday 0025 Sittingbourne-Sheerness replaced by bus. (SE)

Monday-Thursday 2352 Charing Cross-Dartford via Sidcup replaced by bus between Lewisham-Dartford. (SE)

Tuesday-Friday 0048 Charing Cross-Orpington diverted. Lewisham served by bus. (SE)

East & North East

Monday-Thursday 2330-0550 each night North East-Manchester services diverted with some delays. Dewsbury served by buses. (TP)

Tuesday-Friday 0549 Cleethorpes-Newark North Gate replaced by bus, departing 0444, between Cleethorpes-Lincoln. (EM)

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-Tuesday 2135-0535 each night Birmingham-Longbridge/Redditch services reduced in frequency and replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM)

Monday-Thursday 2230 & 2330 Euston-Wolverhampton terminate at Birmingham New Street. No onward connections. (VT)

Tuesday-Friday 0500 Wolverhampton-Euston starts from Birmingham New Street. (VT)

Monday-Thursday 2140-0545 each night Birmingham-Worcester services via Bromsgrove diverted with delays. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM)

Monday-Thursday 2330-0500 each night Manchester-Glossop/Hadfield/New Mills central services replaced by buses. (NT)

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-Friday Manchester Airport served by buses from/to Heald Green and Manchester Piccadilly. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (TP/NT/AW)

Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT)

Monday-Thursday 2327 Manchester Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool Lime Street. (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 to 0500 Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North. (TP/NT)

Monday-Thursday 2330-0530 each night Manchester-North East services diverted with delays. (TP)

Tuesday-Friday to 0700 each morning Some Sheffield/Derby/Nottingham-Leicester-St Pancras services depart early. (EM)

Tuesday-Friday 0521 Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0508. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country

Monday-Thursday 2330-0500 each night Services to/from/via Swansea diverted, or replaced by buses in the Swansea area. Some buses depart early to maintain connections. (AW/GW)

Monday-Tuesday from 2350 each night Buses replace trains between Cardiff Central- Rhymney/Ystrad Mynach. (AW)

Tuesday-Friday 0435 Cardiff-Manchester departs at 0430. (AW)

Monday-Thursday from 2245 Cardiff-Cheltenham services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (AW)

Monday-Thursday from 2140 Birmingham-Cardiff/Bristol services diverted with delays up to 40 minutes between Birmingham-Cheltenham. (XC)

Monday-Thursday 2140-0545 each night Birmingham-Worcester services via Bromsgrove diverted with delays. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM)

Monday-Friday 2336 Swindon-Gloucester diverted. Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse served by bus. (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 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.