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Rail Travel Summary for Week 34: 15-21 November
Updated on: 11 November
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
7
East & North East
9
Midlands, North Wales & North West
10
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
12
Scotland ___
13
Monday to Friday
14
Cross-London Connections
14
Essex & Anglia
15
North & West of London
16
South & South East
17
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
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
2340 Saturday-2359 Sunday Fenchurch Street-Southend services reduced in frequency and
subject to delays. Services via Tilbury require a change of train at Pitsea. (CC)
Sunday to 0800 Buses replace trains between Liverpool Street/Ilford-Shenfield/Colchester.
(LE)
Sunday to 0800 Buses replace trains between Ipswich-Marks Tey. (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Cambridge/Stansted Airport services diverted and
Stratford-Bishops Stortford services do not run. Tottenham Hale served by Underground.
Ponders End-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. (LE)
Sunday to 0800 Liverpool Street-Cambridge services replaced by buses between Bishops
Stortford-Cambridge. (LE)
North & West of London
Sunday to 0730 Kings Cross-Peterborough replaced by buses between Stevenage/
Letchworth-Peterborough. (GN)
Sunday to 0830 Kings Cross-Cambridge services replaced by buses between RoystonCambridge. (GN)
All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Potters Bar replaced by buses between
Alexandra Palace-Welwyn Garden City-Stevenage. Services via Hertford North replaced by
buses between Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN)
All Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge/Peterborough services diverted with delays between
Kings Cross-Stevenage. (GN)
2330 Saturday-0200 Sunday Southbound services do not call at Hornsey or Harringay.
Tickets valid on local buses. (GN)
All Weekend Luton-Sutton services require a change of train at Blackfriars. (TL)
Sunday to 0730 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services replaced by buses for whole or part of
the journey. (LM)
Sunday to 2100 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM)
All Weekend Milton Keynes/Watford Junction-Clapham Junction/South Croydon services
cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN)
All Saturday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services do not run south of Kensington
Olympia. All Sunday Services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO)
2115 Saturday-1000 Sunday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses.
(LM)
All Sunday Richmond/Clapham Junction-Stratford services replaced by buses between
Gospel Oak-Stratford. (LO)
All Sunday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground between
Queens Park-Harrow & Wealdstone and by buses between Harrow & Wealdstone-Watford
Junction. (LO)
All Weekend Highbury & Islington/Dalston Junction-South London services replaced by buses
between Dalston Junction-Shadwell. New Cross also served by buses. (LO)
Saturday from 1500 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)
All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)
All Weekend Paddington-Heathrow Airport services reduced in frequency. (HX/HC)
2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Reading local services reduced in frequency. Marlow and Henley on
Thames services retimed to maintain connections. (GW)
All Weekend Many Paddington-Oxford services depart early from Paddington. (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Newbury/Bedwyn services require a change of train at Reading. All
Sunday Replaced by buses between Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn. (GW)
0030-0730 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between MaidenheadReading. (GW)
2330 Saturday-2359 Sunday Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served
by buses during its normal hours of opening. (GW)
South & South East
1200-2000 Saturday Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in
the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW)
All Weekend Birmingham-Southampton/Bournemouth services diverted with delays.
Winchester and Southampton Airport served by rail/road connections. (SW)
All Weekend Waterloo-Southampton/Dorset Coast services diverted with delays.
Farnborough-Southampton Airport inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SW)
All Weekend Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Winchester replaced by buses between
Basingstoke-Winchester. (SW)
2350 Saturday-1600 Sunday Waterloo suburban services via Staines replaced by buses
between Hounslow-Windsor & Eton/Ascot/Weybridge. (SW)
Sunday from 1600 Waterloo-Reading services diverted via an alternative route. All other
services via Staines replaced by buses between Hounslow-Staines-Windsor & Eton/Woking.
(SW)
All Sunday Waterloo suburban services via Motspur Park replaced by buses between Raynes
Park-Chessington/Epsom. Sunday to 1600 Buses also replace trains between EpsomLeatherhead/Dorking. (SW)
All Saturday Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction services do not run south of Kensington
Olympia. All Sunday Services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO)
All Weekend South London-Dalston Junction/Highbury & Islington services replaced by buses
between Shadwell-Dalston Junction. New Cross also served by buses. (LO)
All Weekend Bedford-Brighton services do not call at London Bridge. Underground
connections available. Also replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (TL)
All Weekend Sutton-Luton services require a change of train at Blackfriars. (TL)
All Saturday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX)
All Weekend London Bridge-South London/Surrey services run to a special timetable with
replacement buses in the London Bridge area. Some services diverted from/to Victoria and
some journeys require a change of train en route. (SN)
All Weekend South Croydon/Clapham Junction-Watford Junction/Milton Keynes services
cancelled. Tickets valid via Central London. (SN)
All Weekend Victoria-Brighton/Littlehampton/Portsmouth services diverted with delays, or
replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (SN)
All Weekend Victoria-Eastbourne/Hastings services replaced by buses between Three
Bridges-Lewes. (SN)
All Sunday Victoria-East Grinstead/Uckfield services replaced by buses between Oxted-East
Grinstead/Uckfield. (SN)
Sunday to 1600 Victoria-Epsom/Dorking services replaced by buses between Sutton-Epsom/
Dorking. (SN)
All Weekend Charing Cross/Cannon Street suburban services via Woolwich diverted, or
replaced by buses for part of the journey. Tickets valid on local buses and Docklands Light
Railway for some journeys. (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Kent Coast services replaced by buses between SittingbourneCanterbury East/Herne Bay with delays up to 55 minutes. (SE)
All Sunday St Pancras-Faversham services run to/from Gillingham. Rail/road connections
available. (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Ashford services depart early from Victoria. (SE)
All Sunday Victoria-Orpington services diverted. Herne Hill-Beckenham Junction inclusive
served by buses. (SE)
All Sunday Charing Cross-Hastings services replaced by buses between RobertsbridgeHastings with delays up to 60 minutes. (SE)
East & North East
Sunday to 1000 Some southbound services depart early from Newcastle, Chester le Street
and Durham. (GR/XC/TP)
0800 Sunday Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross diverted. Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield
served by bus, departing early. (GC)
All Sunday Buses replace trains between Darlington-Bishop Auckland. (NT)
All Sunday Buses replace trains between York-Scarborough. (TP)
All Weekend York/Leeds-Preston/Blackpool services replaced by buses between Hebden
Bridge/Blackburn-Preston. (NT)
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 WalsallHednesford/Rugeley. (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)
1115 Saturday Bromsgrove-Birmingham is cancelled. (LM)
0930 Sunday Crewe-Euston departs at 0954 and is diverted. Alsager-Stone inclusive served
by bus. (LM)
2231 Saturday Birmingham-Manchester and 0927 Sunday Manchester-Bournemouth
diverted. Stoke on Trent and Macclesfield served by buses. (XC)
Sunday to 0730 Manchester Airport-Bolton/Blackpool services replaced by buses for whole or
part of the journey. (TP)
Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (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)
Saturday from 2140 Liverpool-Blackpool services replaced by buses between Wigan North
Western-Preston/Blackpool. (NT)
Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles
inclusive served by buses. (NT)
2143 Saturday Barrow in Furness-Preston replaced by bus between Lancaster-Preston. (NT)
2125 Saturday-1115 Sunday Leeds/Lancaster-Morecambe services replaced by buses
between Carnforth/Lancaster-Morecambe. (NT)
2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/OxenholmeWindermere. (TP)
All Sunday Blackpool North/Preston-Hellifield “Rambler” services replaced by buses. (NT)
All Weekend Blackpool/Preston-Colne/Leeds/York services replaced by buses between
Preston-Blackburn/Hebden Bridge/Colne. (NT)
Sunday from 2345 Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool. (TP/NT)
All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Clitheroe services replaced by buses between BoltonClitheroe. (NT)
Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW)
0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW)
Sunday to 1120 Nottingham-Derby/Matlock services replaced by buses between NottinghamDerby. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
Saturday from 1230 Cardiff Central will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in
the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (AW/GW/XC)
Saturday from 1530 Northbound services do not call at Cardiff Queen Street. (AW)
2345 Saturday Swansea-Fishguard Harbour replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Fishguard
Harbour. (AW)
0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus. Swansea passengers served by
additional bus connection at Carmarthen. (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 Saturday Most Paddington-Worcester/Bristol/South Wales services depart early from
Paddington. (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Gloucester/Cheltenham services require a change of train at
Swindon. (GW)
All Sunday Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services via Westbury reduced in frequency and
diverted with delays. Newbury and Pewsey served by rail/road connections. (GW)
2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads services diverted.
Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW)
Sunday to 1000 England-South Wales services via Bristol replaced by buses between Bristol
Temple Meads/Bristol Parkway-Newport. (GW)
All Sunday Truro-Falmouth services replaced by buses. (GW)
All Weekend Services to/from Cornwall run to a special timetable and are replaced by buses
between Truro-Penzance. Some St Erth-St Ives services retimed to maintain connections.
(GW/XC)
2115 Sunday Penzance-Paddington Sleeper starts from Plymouth. (GW)
2350 Sunday Paddington-Penzance replaced by bus between Truro-Penzance. (GW)
Scotland ___
Saturday from 1530 Edinburgh and Haymarket will be busy for the Rugby International.
(SR/GR/TP/XC/VT)
Sunday to 1200 Edinburgh-Glasgow services via Shotts replaced by buses between
Edinburgh-Shotts. (SR)
1012 Sunday Edinburgh-Manchester replaced by bus, departing early, between EdinburghMotherwell. (TP)
1051 Sunday Edinburgh-Euston departs early from Edinburgh. (VT)
Sunday to 1200 Glasgow Central-Plymouth/Penzance services via Newcastle start from
Edinburgh. 1023 Edinburgh-Glasgow Central is cancelled. (XC)
Monday to Friday
Cross-London Connections
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
Monday-Thursday 2214 & 2314 Kings Cross-Kings Lynn replaced by buses between ElyKings Lynn. (GN)
North & West of London
Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)
Monday-Thursday 2120-0500 each night Reading-Newbury-Bedwyn services replaced by
buses. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2120-0515 each night, also Friday from 2330 Pangbourne served by
buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2215-0515 each night Burnham and Taplow served by buses from/to
Slough. (GW)
South & South East
Tuesday-Friday 0434 Reading-Gatwick Airport requires a change of train at Redhill. (GW)
Monday-Thursday 2335-0300 each night Waterloo-Southampton/Bournemouth services
replaced by buses between Basingstoke-Southampton. 0105 Waterloo-Southampton
additionally diverted, Wimbledon and Surbiton served by bus. (SW)
Monday-Thursday 2350 Waterloo-Reading replaced by bus between Ascot-Reading. (SW)
Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Passengers to/from Surbiton and
Wimbledon served by bus. (SW)
Monday-Thursday 2337 Brighton-Bedford does not call at Redhill. Bus connection arranged.
(TL)
Tuesday-Friday to 0500 each morning Victoria-Three Bridges/South Coast services do not
call Coulsdon South, Merstham or Redhill. Bus connections arranged. (SN)
Monday-Thursday 2200-0500 each night Brighton-Seaford/Eastbourne/Hastings services
replaced by buses between Brighton-Lewes. (SN)
Monday-Thursday 2200-0500 each night Victoria-West Sussex/Hampshire services via
Horsham replaced by buses between Horsham-Littlehampton/Chichester. (SN)
Monday-Thursday 2345 Charing Cross-Hastings replaced by bus between Tunbridge WellsHastings. (SE)
Tuesday-Friday to 0445 each morning Charing Cross-Dartford/Gillingham services via
Bexleyheath/Sidcup diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE)
Monday-Thursday 2250-0430 each night St Pancras/Victoria-Kent Coast services via
Faversham replaced by buses for part of the journey. (SE)
Tuesday-Friday 0037 Victoria-Gillingham diverted Herne Hill, Penge East and Beckenham
Junction served by bus. (SE)
East & North East
No major service alterations reported.
Midlands, North Wales & North West
Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
Monday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton
served by buses. (VT)
Monday-Thursday 2254 Birmingham-Northampton cancelled. Rail/road connections
available. (LM)
Tuesday-Friday 0516 Rugby-Euston replaced by bus, departing early, between RugbyNorthampton. (LM)
Monday-Thursday 2340-0500 each night Services to/from Manchester via Stockport and
Chester diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT/VT/AW)
Monday-Thursday 2320 Manchester Airport-York does not call a Manchester Victoria. (TP)
Monday-Thursday 2306 Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus between
Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria. (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 to 0500 each morning Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool
North. (NT)
Monday-Thursday 2300-0500 each night Preston-Colne services replaced by buses for part
of the journey. (NT)
Tuesday-Friday 0530 Sheffield-St Pancras departs early from Sheffield, Chesterfield and
Derby. (EM)
Thursday from 2200 Buses replace trains between Derby-Matlock. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
Monday-Thursday 2115 & 2245 Paddington-Swansea diverted with delays up to 30 minutes
west of Swindon. (AW)
Monday-Friday Services to/from Cornwall run to a special timetable and are replaced by
buses between Truro-Penzance. Some St Erth-St Ives services retimed to maintain
connections. (GW/XC)
Monday-Friday 2145 Penzance-Paddington Sleeper replaced by bus between PenzanceTruro. (GW)
Monday-Friday 2345 Paddington-Penzance Sleeper terminates at Plymouth. Rail/road
connections arranged for station in Cornwall. (GW)
Monday-Friday 0716 Truro-Falmouth departs at 0705. (GW)
Scotland ___
No major service alterations reported.
Train Operating Company Codes
AW
CC
CH
CS
EM
GC
GN
GR
GW
GX
HC
HT
HX
IL
LE
LM
LO
LT
ME
NT
SE
SN
SR
SW
TL
TP
TW
VT
XC
Arriva Trains Wales
c2c
Chiltern Railways
Caledonian Sleeper
East Midlands Trains
Grand Central
Great Northern
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
Thameslink
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.