Rail Travel Summary for Week 31: 25-31 October

Updated on: 24 October

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

British Summer Time 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.

British Summer Time British Summer Time ends at 02:00 on Sunday 26th October, when the clocks go back one hour to Greenwich Mean Time. All trains timed to depart from their origin station before 02:00 will run to their BST timings throughout. All Trains timed to depart from their origin after 02:00 will run to GMT.

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 All Sunday Fenchurch Street-Southend services via Tilbury cancelled. Ockendon-Stanford le Hope inclusive served by buses. Barking-Grays services via Rainham also replaced by buses. (CC) Sunday to 0800 Buses replace trains between Liverpool Street/Ilford-Shenfield/Colchester. (LE) Sunday from 0800 Liverpool Street-Ipswich/Norwich express services require a change of train at Witham/Colchester. (LE) All Sunday Liverpool Street suburban services via Ilford reduced in frequency. Trains do not call at Seven Kings-Harold Wood inclusive, bus connections available. (LE) Sunday to 0950 Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by Underground between Liverpool Street-Walthamstow Central and buses between Walthamstow Central-Chingford. (LE) Sunday to 0950 Liverpool Street-Enfield Town services replaced by Underground between Liverpool Street-Seven Sisters and by buses between Seven Sisters-Enfield Town. Liverpool Street-Hertford East services diverted; Southbury, Turkey Street and Theobalds Grove are closed. (LE)

North & West of London Sunday to 0730 Peterborough-Kings Cross services replaced by buses between Peterborough-Hitchin/Letchworth/Stevenage. (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) Sunday to 0915 Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses between St Albans-West Hampstead. (TL) 1930 Saturday-1300 Sunday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses. (LM) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) All Weekend Some services do not call at Cheddington. Bus connections arranged. (LM) All Sunday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground and buses between Euston-Queens Park. (LO) All Weekend Richmond-Stratford services replaced by buses between Richmond-Willesden Junction. All Sunday Buses also replace trains between Willesden Junction-Camden Road. (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) 1130-2000 Sunday Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the American Football game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LO/CH) All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) All Saturday Paddington-Reading local services reduced in frequency. (GW) All Saturday Henley on Thames to Twyford services depart early to maintain connections at Twyford. (GW) All Saturday Many Paddington-Oxford services depart early from Paddington. (GW) All Saturday Paddington-Newbury/Bedwyn services require a change of train at Reading. (GW)

0030-0715 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Slough/ Maidenhead-Reading. (GW) 2320 Saturday-0915 Sunday Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. Sunday from 0615 Reduced in frequency. (HX/HC)

South & South East 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 Saturday Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Winchester replaced by buses between Basingstoke-Winchester. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Basingstoke-Fareham. (SW) All Sunday Buses replace local trains between Romsey-Eastleigh-Southampton Central. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Reading services diverted with delays. All other services via Staines replaced by buses between Hounslow-Windsor & Eton/Virginia Water. (SW) All Sunday Ascot-Guildford services re-timed to maintain connections with amended Waterloo-Reading trains. (SW) 2257 Saturday Exeter-Salisbury replaced by bus. (SW) 0858 Sunday Honiton-Waterloo replaced by bus, departing early, between Honiton-Axminster. (SW) Sunday to 0300 Services via Kingston replaced by buses between Surbiton-Kingston-Strawberry Hill/Twickenham. (SW) Sunday to 0800 Clapham Junction-Highbury & Islington services start from Battersea Park. (LO) All Sunday West Croydon-Dalston services replaced by buses between West Croydon-Crystal Palace. (LO) All Sunday Bedford-Brighton services do not call at London Bridge. Underground connections available. (TL) All Weekend Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Weekend London Bridge-Horsham services start from/terminate at Victoria. All Sunday Other London Bridge-South London/Surrey services replaced by buses in the London Bridge area. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-South London/Surrey services via West Croydon replaced by buses between Crystal Palace/Selhurst-West Croydon-Sutton. (SN) All Sunday Services TO Victoria do not call at Battersea Park. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Brighton services reduced in frequency. (SN) All Sunday Victoria/Brighton-Seaford/Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford services replaced by buses between Lewes-Seaford/Berwick/Polegate. (SN)

All Sunday Plumpton served by buses from/to Haywards Heath and Lewes. (SN) All Sunday Charing Cross-Dartford/Gravesend services via Sidcup replaced by buses between Lewisham-Dartford. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Orpington/Sevenoaks services do not call at Lewisham. Bus connections arranged. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Hastings services replaced by buses between Wadhurst-Hastings. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras-Dover services, and Charing Cross-Ramsgate services via Folkestone, replaced by buses between Folkestone Central-Dover/deal. (SE) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services run to/from Orpington. St Mary Cray-Sevenoaks inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Ashford services replaced by buses between Sevenoaks-Borough Green & Wrotham. (SE) All Weekend Victoria-Faversham/Kent Coast services run to a special timetable with diversions and delays. Bromley South-Sole Street inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Weekend Sittingbourne-Sheerness services are re-timed to maintain connections with Victoria-Kent Coast services at Sittingbourne. (SE)

East & North East 2215 Saturday-1000 Sunday Kings Cross/Birmingham-North East services subject to delays north of York. Southbound services depart early from Newcastle and Durham. (GR/XC/TP) All Saturday Peterborough-Spalding/Lincoln services replaced by buses between Peterborough-Spalding/Sleaford. (EM) 0800 Sunday Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross diverted. Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield served by bus. (GC) All Saturday Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria services replaced by buses between Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria. (NT) All Sunday Buses replace trains between York-Scarborough. (TP)

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) 1100-1700 Sunday Additional services call at Tyseley for the Open Day. (LM/CH) All Saturday Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge/Huddersfield services replaced by buses between Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge. All Sunday Buses also replace trains between Stalybridge-Huddersfield. (NT) 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) All Sunday Manchester-Chester services via Stockport replaced by buses between Stockport-Greenbank. (NT) 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) All Saturday Liverpool-Newcastle services via Manchester Victoria start from/terminate at Manchester Piccadilly. Alternative rail connections available between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP) 2143 Saturday Barrow in Furness-Preston replaced by bus between Carnforth-Preston. (NT) 2120 Saturday-1115 Sunday Leeds/Lancaster-Morecambe services replaced by buses between Carnforth/Lancaster-Morecambe. (NT) 2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/Oxenholme-Windermere. (TP) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) All Weekend North Wales/Manchester-South Wales services replaced by buses between Shrewsbury-Newport, with delays. (AW) All Sunday Shrewsbury-Swansea services via Llandrindod replaced by buses between Shrewsbury-Broome. (AW)

0445 Saturday Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM) 0520 Saturday Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0509. (EM) 2130 Saturday-2359 Sunday Nottingham-Liverpool services diverted. Langley Mill and/or Alfreton served by buses. Nottingham-Leeds services replaced by buses between Nottingham-Alfreton. (EM/NT)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Swansea/ Cardiff. (AW) All Weekend South Wales-North Wales/Manchester services replaced by buses between Newport-Shrewsbury, with delays. (AW) All Sunday Swansea-Shrewsbury services via Llandrindod replaced by buses between Broome-Shrewsbury. (AW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) 0815 Saturday Swansea-Carmarthen departs at 0740. (GW) All Weekend Birmingham/Paddington-Hereford services replaced by buses between Ledbury-Hereford, with delays. Buses from Hereford depart early. (LM/GW) 0300 Saturday-0900 Sunday Most Paddington-Worcester/Bristol/South Wales/West Country services depart early from Paddington. (GW) All Saturday Paddington-Gloucester/Cheltenham services require a change of train at Swindon. (GW) All Weekend Paddington-South Wales services diverted with delays between Swindon-Newport. Bristol Parkway served by rail/road connections. Most eastbound trains depart early from stations in Wales. (GW) All Weekend Portsmouth/Taunton-Cardiff services replaced by buses between Bristol Parkway-Newport, with delays. (GW) 2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads services diverted with delays. Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW)

Scotland ___ All Weekend Kings Cross-Inverness services replaced by buses between Stirling-Inverness. (GR) All Weekend Glasgow-Aberdeen services diverted with delays. All other services via Perth replaced by buses between Markinch/Stirling-Perth. (SR) 2026 Sunday Inverness-Euston Sleeper departs at 1955 and is diverted. Aviemore-Perth inclusive served by bus connections. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia No major service alterations reported.

North & West of London Monday-Friday 2230-0515 each night Trains do not call at Hornsey or Harringay. Tickets valid on the Underground and local buses. (GN) Monday from 2030 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services reduced in frequency. (LM) Monday-Tuesday 2230-0400 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM) Monday-Friday Some services do not call at Cheddington. Bus connections arranged. (LM) Wednesday from 2100 Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground between Queens Park-Harrow & Wealdstone. Thursday-Friday from 2100 each night Replaced by Underground between Queens Park-Wembley Central. (LO) Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH) Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 2120-0500 each night Reading-Newbury-Bedwyn services replaced by buses. (GW)

South & South East Tuesday-Friday 0005 Waterloo-Bournemouth replaced by bus between Basingstoke-Eastleigh. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Woking served by bus, departing early. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0042 Waterloo-Strawberry Hill replaced by bus between Surbiton-Strawberry Hill. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0018 Waterloo-Kingston replaced by bus between Strawberry Hill-Kingston. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0105 Waterloo-Southampton replaced by bus between Basingstoke-Southampton. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2300-0500 each night Bedford/Victoria-South Coast services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Brighton. (TL/SN) Monday-Thursday 2300-0400 each night Buses replace trains between Littlehampton/ Barnham-Chichester. (SN) Wednesday-Thursday 2355 St Pancras-Faversham replaced by bus between Ebbsfleet International-Faversham. (SE) Thursday-Friday 0010 Victoria-Faversham replaced by bus between Gillingham-Faversham. (SE) Monday-Thursday 2300-0300 each night Victoria-Ashford services replaced by buses between Maidstone East-Ashford. (SE) Monday-Wednesday from 2300 each night Charing Cross-Hayes services replaced by buses between Lewisham-Hayes. (SE)

East & North East Monday-Thursday 2330-0600 each night North East-Manchester services diverted. Dewsbury served by buses. (TP) Monday-Friday Peterborough-Spalding/Lincoln services replaced by buses between Peterborough-Spalding/Sleaford. (EM)

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 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-Thursday 2327 Manchester-Oxford Road-Liverpool replaced by bus between Hunts Cross-Liverpool. (NT) Tuesday-Friday to 0500 each morning Liverpool-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2250 each night Manchester-Buxton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2247 Sheffield-Manchester does not call at Stockport. Bus connection arranged. (NT) Monday-Thursday from 2240 each night Services to/from Manchester via Wilmslow diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Friday 2145-0530 each night Buses replace trains between Crewe-Chester. (AW) Monday 0521 Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0515. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday 2138 Merthyr Tydfil-Bridgend replaced by bus between Barry-Bridgend Monday-Thursday 2245 Paddington-Swansea diverted with delays up to 20 minutes between Swindon-Swansea. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2336 Swindon-Gloucester replaced by bus. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2259 Hereford-Worcester departs at 235 and runs early throughout. (LM)

Scotland ___ Monday 0755 Inverness-Kings Cross replaced by bus, departing early, between Inverness-Perth. (GR) Friday 2115 Euston-Inverness Sleeper diverted. Stirling-Carrbridge inclusive served by bus. (SR)

Train Operating Company Codes

AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways 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.