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  • Southeastern "preview" high speed services now running

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    Ashford International, Ebbsfleet International & London St Pancras

    Description

    Southeastern "preview" services on the High Speed line began running on Monday 29 June and, initially, will run on weekdays only.

    Because of a technical problem, our Journey Planner is incorrectly showing these trains as cancelled, for journeys within the next 48 hours. These trains will be running as expected and we are working with our industry partners to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

    In the meantime, for the latest real time information about the High Speed services please use the Live Departure Boards

Planned changes to train times

  • Engineering work between Edinburgh and Inverkeithing on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry, National Express East Coast, ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Leuchars, Dundee, Aberdeen & Inverness

    Description

    CrossCountry

    • Trains will start and end at Edinburgh
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and stations to Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes
    • Connecting trains will run between Dundee and Aberdeen

    National Express East Coast

    • Trains will be diverted between Inverkeithing and Dundee and will not stop at Kirkcaldy and Leuchars
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Leuchars and Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes

    ScotRail

    Saturday

    Trains will be diverted between Edinburgh and Inverness via Stirling

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Perth and Kirkcaldy to connect with Inverness trains calling at Kirkcaldy, Markinch and Ladybank
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle 
    • North Queensferry and Inverkeithing

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Inverkeithing and Perth calling at Kirkcaldy
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket Dalmeny and Inverkeithing
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket and Inverkeithing only
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle
    • Inverkeithing and North Queensferry

    The sleeper service from Aberdeen will depart earlier and be diverted via Stirling, not calling at Leuchars, Kirkcaldy and Inverkeithing 

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  • Engineering work affecting East Midlands trains on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains

    Routes affected

    London St Pancras, Luton, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway, Nottingham / Derby, Chesterfield, Sheffield & Leeds

    Description

    Saturday

    The 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras train will leave at 03:56

    Trains leaving London St Pancras:

    •  Before 08:30 are retimed to call at stations up to 4 minutes earlier
    •  After 19:30 are retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 23 minutes later

    After 20:20 trains to London St Pancras are retimed from Wellingborough and will call at stations up to 9 minutes later

    The following trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway:

    • 22:00 London St Pancras to Nottingham
    • 22:25 London St Pancras to Derby

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

    Sunday

    Until 14:00 trains between London St Pancras and Leicester are retimed, calling at stations up to 17 minutes earlier

    Several trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway.

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

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  • Engineering work between Shrewsbury and Broome / Hereford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Routes affected

    Crewe, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Broome, Knighton, Llanwrtyd & Swansea / Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport & Cardiff Central

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    •  Shrewsbury and Broome, extending journey times by up to 33 minutes
    •  Shrewsbury and Hereford, extending journey times by up to 126 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Edinburgh Park and Bathgate on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Edinburgh Park, Uphall, Livingston North & Bathgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and Bathgate

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  • Engineering work at Norwich station from 23:50 on Saturday 4 until 08:30 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    National Express East Anglia

    Routes affected

    London Liverpool Street, Stratford, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Diss, Norwich & Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft

    Description

    Buses replace trains on the following; 

    Saturday 

    • 23:30 London Liverpool Street to  Norwich  - between Diss and Norwich

    Sunday

    • 07:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss
    • 07:25 Norwich to Lowestoft
    • 07:36 Norwich to Great Yarmouth
    • 08:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss

    Journey times may be extended by up to 55 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Gospel Oak and Barking on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Overground

    Routes affected

    Gospel Oak, Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill, Harringay, Green Lane, South Tottenham, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow Queens Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Wanstead Park, Woodgrange Park & Barking

    Description

    Until 18:00 on Saturday

    Buses replace trains between South Tottenham and Barking

    From 18:00 Saturday and all day Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Gospel Oak and Barking

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  • Engineering work between Great Missenden and London Marylebone on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Chiltern Railways

    Routes affected

    Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Great Missenden, Amersham, Chorleywood, Harrow-on-the-Hill & London Marylebone

    Description

    A reduced service will run between Great Missenden and Amersham

    No trains will run between Amersham and London Marylebone

    Passengers should travel to Amersham for a bus to Beaconsfield, connecting with trains to / from London Marylebone

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  • Engineering work between Southall and Maidenhead from 23:30 on Saturday 4 until 09:00 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

  • CANCELLED engineering work between Ascot and Reading from 18:30 on Saturday 4 and all day on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western, South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Sunningdale, Ascot, Martins Heron, Bracknell, Wokingham, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle, Earley & Reading

    Description

    This engineering work has now been cancelled and trains will run as normal

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  • Engineering work between Teddington and Shepperton on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, New Malden, Teddington & Shepperton / Strawberry Hill & Twickenham

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Twickenham and Shepperton

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Strawberry Hill and Shepperton

    Journey times Saturday / Sunday may be extended by up to 25 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Norwood Junction and Sutton from 00:50 Saturday 4 July and all day Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Bridge, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Norbury, Selhurst & West Croydon and London Bridge, Sydenham & West Croydon, also London Victoria, Crystal Palace, West Croydon & Epsom Downs

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Epsom Downs

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will not run
    • London Victoria to Epsom / Epsom Downs these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to West Croydon (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Streatham) these trains will end at Selhurst 
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at Norwood Junction 

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Sutton

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at East Croydon

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  • Engineering work between Folkestone Central and Shepherds Well / Deal on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    London Victoria, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Faversham, Shepherds Well, Kearnsey & Dover Priory, and London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East, London Bridge, Orpington, Ashford International, Dover Priory, Martin Hill, Walmer, Deal, Sandwich & Ramsgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Shepherds Well and Dover Priory
    • Folkestone Central and Deal

    Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport / Stockport from 21:30 Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail, Virgin Trains

    Routes affected

    Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green, Manchester Airport & Alderley Edge and all other routes via Stockport

    Description

    East Midlands Trains

    Sunday only

    Trains will be diverted and will not call at Stockport. Customers are advised to use other train operators' services from Stockport

    First TransPennine Express

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 18:11 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Oxford Road and will not call at Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Airport
    • 18:52 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:50 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:00 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness train will start from Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly.
    • 23:24 Manchester Airport to York train will be retimed and depart at 23:11

    Buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    Sunday

    Until 10:00, buses replace all trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    From 10:00 a reduced service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. Some trains will be retimed to depart Manchester Airport earlier than normal with some trains starting and ending at Manchester Piccadilly with connecting buses to and from Manchester Airport

    All day, trains are diverted and will not call at Stockport.

    Northern

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 22:24 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Stockport
    • 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Stockport. A bus will run from Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly
    • 23:15 Wilmslow to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Manchester Airport. A bus will run from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly

    Sunday

    Some trains will be retimed to depart earlier / later than normal

    • Trains between Stockport and Southport will start / end at Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street trains will start from Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport trains will end at Manchester Oxford Road 

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly
    • Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport until 10:15
    • Manchester Airport  and Earlestown until 16:00

     Virgin Trains

    Trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly will be slightly delayed in to Manchester Piccadilly

    CrossCountry are not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Hooton and Ellesmere Port on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Merseyrail

    Routes affected

    Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Central, Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central, Hooton, Overpool & Ellesmere Port

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Hooton and Ellesmere Port

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  • Engineering work affecting First Great Western on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Saturday

    The 23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport service will end at Redhill

    Sunday

    Some trains from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour/Brighton will depart Cardiff Central and Newport 8 minutes earlier than normal

    The 21:00 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare will not run. Replacement bus will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare

    The 22:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare and the 23:15 Weston-super-Mare to Bristol Temple Meads will be replaced by buses

    Some trains from Swansea / Cardiff Central to London Paddington will depart 8 minutes earlier than normal  

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  • Engineering work between Warrington Bank Quay and Stanlow & Thornton on Saturday 4 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Warrington Bank Quay, Helsby, Ince & Elton, Stanlow & Thornton & Ellesmere Port

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay and Ellesmere Port

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  • Engineering work on the London Underground on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Underground

    Description

    Central

    Sunday

    No service will run between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone

    Buses will run between:

    • Leytonstone and Stratford
    • Leytonstone and Stratford, calling at Leyton

    District

    No service will run between Richmond and West Kensington and between Ealing Broadway and West Kensington

    Jubilee

    Saturday until 15:30 and all day Sunday

    No service will run between Stanmore and Waterloo until 15:30

    Buses will run between:

    • Stanmore and Wembley Park, calling at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury
    • Wembley Park and Finchley Road, calling at Neasden, Dollis Hill, Willesden Green, Kilburn and West Hampstead

    Metropolitan

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Rickmansworth and Amersham
    • Rickmansworth and Chesham

    Engineering work is also affecting Chiltern Railways services between Great Missenden and London Marylebone during this time

    Northern

    Buses replace trains between Finchley Central and High Barnet

    Trains will not call at Kings Cross St Pancras

    Piccadilly

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Hammersmith and Northfields
    • Hammersmith and Ealing Common

    Waterloo & City Line

    No service will run from 18:30 on Saturday and all day on Sunday

    For more information please see the Transport for London website

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  • Engineering work between Stafford and Stoke on Trent from 21:55 Saturday 4 until 13:55 Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry

    Routes affected

    Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport & Manchester Piccadilly

    Description

    Trains will be diverted via Wilmslow and will not call at Stoke-on-Trent or Macclesfield.

    Buses will run between:

    • Wilmslow and Maccclesfield
    • Stoke on Trent and Stafford

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  • Engineering work in the Halifax area on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Blackpool North, Blackburn / Manchester Victoria, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey, Bramley, Leeds & York / Selby and Wakefield Westgate, Huddersfield, Brighouse, Halifax, Bradford Interchange & Leeds / Selby

    Description

    All weekend

    Blackpool North - York

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury. Passengers should travel between Bradford Interchange and Leeds using alternative Northern Rail services

    Manchester Victoria - Leeds / Selby

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury

    Passengers travelling to / from Bradford Interchange should use replacement buses between Hebden Bridge and Bradford Interchange

    Saturday only

    Wakefield Westgate - Selby

    Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange

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  • Engineering work between Leeds and Knottingley / Wakefield Kirkgate from 22:00 on Saturday 5 and all day Sunday 6 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Glasshoughton, Pontefract Monkhill & Knottingley and Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Normanton & Wakefield Kirkgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Leeds and Knottingley
    • Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate

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  • Overnight engineering work on Sundays between Didcot Parkway and Oxford from Sunday 28 June until 04:30 on Monday 13 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Routes affected

    London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Worcester Shrub Hill & Great Malvern

    Description

    Buses replace the following trains between Didcot Parkway and Oxford:

    • 20:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington
    • 21:43 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:42 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:45 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 00:05 Oxford to London Paddington
    • 04:00 Oxford to London Paddington

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  • Engineering work between Doncaster and Scunthorpe from Monday 22 June until Sunday 6 September 2009

    Train companies affected

    First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield, Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Grimsby & Cleethorpes and Sheffield, Doncaster, Hatfield & Stainforth, Crowle & Scunthorpe

    Description

    First TransPennine Express

    Buses replace trains between Doncaster and Cleethorpes

    Northern Rail

    Buses  replace trains between Hatfield & Stainforth and Scunthorpe

    The following are not affected by this engineering work

    • Northern Rail services between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber
    • East Midlands Trains services between Cleethorpes / Grimsby and Lincoln / Newark

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  • Engineering work between Kilmarnock and Carlisle until further notice

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Glasgow Central / Stranraer, Kilmarnock, Sanquhar, Dumfries, Annan, Gretna Green & Carlisle

    Description

    Because of engineering works between Sanquhar and Dumfries, the following changes will apply.

    Before 17:00

    Trains may be delayed by up to 25 minutes.

    After 17:00

    Buses will replace trains between Kilmarnock and Dumfries.

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  • Engineering work between Herne Hill, London Bridge and London St Pancras every weekend, and between 22.30 and 04.30 Monday to Friday until 2012

    Train companies affected

    First Capital Connect

    Routes affected

    Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

    Description

    Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22.30 and 04.30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

    During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

    Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

    At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

    A cross-London train service WILL run on the following days:

    • Sunday 05 July 2009
    • Sunday 26 July 2009
    • Sunday 06 September 2009
    • Sunday 20 September 2009
    • Sunday 04 October 2009
    • Sunday 18 October 2009
    • Sunday 25 October 2009
    • Sunday 01 November 2009
    • Saturday 21 November 2009
    • Sunday 22 November 2009

    Ticket Acceptance

    National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

    Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

    • Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
    • Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
    • Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

    For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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  • Southeastern "preview" high speed services now running

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    Ashford International, Ebbsfleet International & London St Pancras

    Description

    Southeastern "preview" services on the High Speed line began running on Monday 29 June and, initially, will run on weekdays only.

    Because of a technical problem, our Journey Planner is incorrectly showing these trains as cancelled, for journeys within the next 48 hours. These trains will be running as expected and we are working with our industry partners to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

    In the meantime, for the latest real time information about the High Speed services please use the Live Departure Boards

Planned changes to train times

  • Engineering work between Gunnersbury and Stratford on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Overground

    Routes affected

    Richmond, Gunnersbury, Willesden Junction, West Hampstead, Gospel Oak, Camden Road, Dalston Kingsland & Stratford

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Gunnersbury and Stratford

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  • Engineering work at Willesden Junction on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Overground

    Routes affected

    Willesden Junction, Shepherds Bush, Kensington Olympia, West Brompton & Clapham Junction

    Description

    Trains will run between Shepherds Bush and Clapham Junction only. Passengers should use local bus route 220 or 228 between Willesden Junction and Shepherds Bush.

    Southern are not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Barking and Grays via Rainham on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    c2c

    Routes affected

    London Fenchurch Street, Barking, Dagenham Dock, Rainham, Purfleet & Grays

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Barking and Grays via Rainham 

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  • Engineering work between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North from 05:00 to 09:10 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Capital Connect

    Routes affected

    London Kings Cross, Finsbury Park, Alexandra Palace, Bowes Park, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Grange Park, Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill, Crews Hill, Hertford North, Watton-at-Stone, Stevenage & Letchworth

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North

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  • Engineering work between Bletchley and Northampton on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Midland

    Description

    Until 12:45 and from 20:45 trains from London Euston to Northampton will end at Milton Keynes Central

    • Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central and Northampton

    From 12:45 to 20:45 trains from London Euston to Northampton will end at Bletchley

    • Buses replace trains between Bletchley and Northampton

    Virgin Trains are not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Stratford and Tottenham Hale on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    National Express East Anglia

    Routes affected

    Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Ponders End, Cheshunt, Bishops Stortford & Cambridge

    Description

    Trains between Stratford and Cambridge are diverted to start and end at London Liverpool Street and will not call at Stratford

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  • Engineering work between Taffs Well and Merthyr Tydfil / Aberdare until 16:30 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Routes affected

    Barry Island, Barry, Eastbrook, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Taffs Well, Trefforest, Pontypridd & Merthyr Tydfil / Aberdare, also Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Porth, Tonypandy, Llwynpia, Treorchy & Treherbert

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Taffs Well and Merthyr Tydfil / Aberdare / Treherbert

    Journey times may be extended by up to 33 minutes

  • Engineering work between Didcot Parkway and Swindon on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Routes affected

    London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham, Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads & Weston-super-Mare

    Description

    Some trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will be diverted and will not call at Didcot Parkway, Swindon and Chippenham

    Buses will run between Didcot Parkway and Swindon and between Reading and Swindon / Chippenham

    Journey times may be extended by up to 65 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Purley and Tattenham Corner on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East, London Bridge, Forest Hill, Purley, Reedham, Smitham, Woodmansterne, Chipstead, Kingswood, Tadworth & Tattenham Corner

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Purley and Tattenham Corner

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  • Engineering work between Clapham Junction and Streatham Common, Haywards Heath and Preston Park from 01:20 to 06:00 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Victoria, Clapham Junction, East Croydon, Redhill, Horley, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Preston Park & Brighton

    Description

    London Victoria to Brighton services will be diverted and will not call at Clapham Junction and will end at Three Bridges

    Buses will run between:

    • London Victoria and Clapham Junction 
    • Clapham Junction  and East Croydon
    • Haywards Heath and Brighton

    Gatwick Express is not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Bridgend and Cardiff Central until 05:00 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Description

    The 01:50 Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central will be diverted with extended journey time of 25 minutes

  • Engineering work between Plumstead and Slade Green on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    London Charing Cross, London Bridge, Charlton, Plumstead, Slade Green, Dartford & Gillingham

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Plumstead and Dartford

    Trains between London Charing Cross and Gillingham are diverted calling additionally at Eltham 

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  • Engineering work between Angmering and Barnham until 05:45 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Description

    23:17 London Victoria to Chichester will end at Worthing

    A bus will depart Worthing at 00:45 Sunday calling at all booked stations to Chichester

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  • Engineering work between Barrhead and Kilmarnock on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Glasgow Central, Pollokshaws West, Barrhead, Kilmarnock, Dumfries & Carlisle

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Barrhead and Kilmarnock

    Trains are either diverted between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock via Paisley or will run between Glasgow Central and Barrhead only

  • Engineering work between London Bridge and Tulse Hill on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Bridge, Peckham Rye, Battersea Park & London Victoria and London Bridge, Queens Road Peckham, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Thornton Heath, Selhurst & East Croydon

    Description

    Buses replace trains between London Bridge and London Victoria / Tulse Hill

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  • Engineering work between Rochester and Rainham (Kent) until 08:15 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    London Victoria, Bromley South, Swanley, Longfield, Rochester, Gillingham (Kent), Rainham (Kent), Sittingbourne & Faversham / Canterbury East / Ramsgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Rochester and Rainham

    Journey times will be extended by up to 50 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Warrington and Manchester Piccadilly until 16:10 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Routes affected

    Chester, Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay, Newton-le-Willows, Manchester Oxford Road & Manchester Piccadilly

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Piccadilly

    Journey times may be extended by up to 57 minutes

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  • Engineering work affecting First Capital Connect services from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Capital Connect

    Description

    From 23:45 to 04:45 each night

    Buses replace trains between Hitchin, Cambridge and Ely

    Passengers travelling to Letchworth and stations to Cambridge / Ely should use Peterborough services to Hitchin to connect with replacement buses

    The 22:32 Kings Lynn to London Kings Cross service will end at Cambridge for a replacement bus service to Hitchin and connecting train service to Kings Cross

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  • Engineering work between Northampton and Rugby on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Midland

    Routes affected

    London Euston, Watford Junction, Milton Keynes Central, Northampton, Long Buckby, Nuneaton, Stafford, Stoke on Trent & Crewe, and Northampton, Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International & Birmingham New Street

    Description

    Trains between London Euston and Crewe will not call at Northampton or Long Buckby

    Trains between Northampton and Birmingham New Street will be replaced by buses between Northampton and Rugby

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  • Engineering work between Stafford and Stoke on Trent from 21:55 Saturday 4 until 13:55 Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry

    Routes affected

    Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport & Manchester Piccadilly

    Description

    Trains will be diverted via Wilmslow and will not call at Stoke-on-Trent or Macclesfield.

    Buses will run between:

    • Wilmslow and Maccclesfield
    • Stoke on Trent and Stafford

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  • Engineering work between Leeds and Knottingley / Wakefield Kirkgate from 22:00 on Saturday 5 and all day Sunday 6 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Glasshoughton, Pontefract Monkhill & Knottingley and Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Normanton & Wakefield Kirkgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Leeds and Knottingley
    • Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate

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  • Engineering work affecting First Great Western on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Saturday

    The 23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport service will end at Redhill

    Sunday

    Some trains from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour/Brighton will depart Cardiff Central and Newport 8 minutes earlier than normal

    The 21:00 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare will not run. Replacement bus will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare

    The 22:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare and the 23:15 Weston-super-Mare to Bristol Temple Meads will be replaced by buses

    Some trains from Swansea / Cardiff Central to London Paddington will depart 8 minutes earlier than normal  

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  • Engineering work on the London Underground on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Underground

    Description

    Central

    Sunday

    No service will run between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone

    Buses will run between:

    • Leytonstone and Stratford
    • Leytonstone and Stratford, calling at Leyton

    District

    No service will run between Richmond and West Kensington and between Ealing Broadway and West Kensington

    Jubilee

    Saturday until 15:30 and all day Sunday

    No service will run between Stanmore and Waterloo until 15:30

    Buses will run between:

    • Stanmore and Wembley Park, calling at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury
    • Wembley Park and Finchley Road, calling at Neasden, Dollis Hill, Willesden Green, Kilburn and West Hampstead

    Metropolitan

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Rickmansworth and Amersham
    • Rickmansworth and Chesham

    Engineering work is also affecting Chiltern Railways services between Great Missenden and London Marylebone during this time

    Northern

    Buses replace trains between Finchley Central and High Barnet

    Trains will not call at Kings Cross St Pancras

    Piccadilly

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Hammersmith and Northfields
    • Hammersmith and Ealing Common

    Waterloo & City Line

    No service will run from 18:30 on Saturday and all day on Sunday

    For more information please see the Transport for London website

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  • Engineering work between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport / Stockport from 21:30 Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail, Virgin Trains

    Routes affected

    Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green, Manchester Airport & Alderley Edge and all other routes via Stockport

    Description

    East Midlands Trains

    Sunday only

    Trains will be diverted and will not call at Stockport. Customers are advised to use other train operators' services from Stockport

    First TransPennine Express

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 18:11 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Oxford Road and will not call at Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Airport
    • 18:52 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:50 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:00 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness train will start from Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly.
    • 23:24 Manchester Airport to York train will be retimed and depart at 23:11

    Buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    Sunday

    Until 10:00, buses replace all trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    From 10:00 a reduced service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. Some trains will be retimed to depart Manchester Airport earlier than normal with some trains starting and ending at Manchester Piccadilly with connecting buses to and from Manchester Airport

    All day, trains are diverted and will not call at Stockport.

    Northern

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 22:24 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Stockport
    • 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Stockport. A bus will run from Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly
    • 23:15 Wilmslow to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Manchester Airport. A bus will run from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly

    Sunday

    Some trains will be retimed to depart earlier / later than normal

    • Trains between Stockport and Southport will start / end at Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street trains will start from Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport trains will end at Manchester Oxford Road 

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly
    • Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport until 10:15
    • Manchester Airport  and Earlestown until 16:00

     Virgin Trains

    Trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly will be slightly delayed in to Manchester Piccadilly

    CrossCountry are not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Hooton and Ellesmere Port on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Merseyrail

    Routes affected

    Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Central, Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central, Hooton, Overpool & Ellesmere Port

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Hooton and Ellesmere Port

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  • Engineering work between Great Missenden and London Marylebone on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Chiltern Railways

    Routes affected

    Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Great Missenden, Amersham, Chorleywood, Harrow-on-the-Hill & London Marylebone

    Description

    A reduced service will run between Great Missenden and Amersham

    No trains will run between Amersham and London Marylebone

    Passengers should travel to Amersham for a bus to Beaconsfield, connecting with trains to / from London Marylebone

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  • Engineering work between Southall and Maidenhead from 23:30 on Saturday 4 until 09:00 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

  • CANCELLED engineering work between Ascot and Reading from 18:30 on Saturday 4 and all day on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western, South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Sunningdale, Ascot, Martins Heron, Bracknell, Wokingham, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle, Earley & Reading

    Description

    This engineering work has now been cancelled and trains will run as normal

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  • Engineering work between Teddington and Shepperton on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, New Malden, Teddington & Shepperton / Strawberry Hill & Twickenham

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Twickenham and Shepperton

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Strawberry Hill and Shepperton

    Journey times Saturday / Sunday may be extended by up to 25 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Norwood Junction and Sutton from 00:50 Saturday 4 July and all day Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Bridge, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Norbury, Selhurst & West Croydon and London Bridge, Sydenham & West Croydon, also London Victoria, Crystal Palace, West Croydon & Epsom Downs

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Epsom Downs

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will not run
    • London Victoria to Epsom / Epsom Downs these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to West Croydon (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Streatham) these trains will end at Selhurst 
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at Norwood Junction 

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Sutton

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at East Croydon

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  • Engineering work between Folkestone Central and Shepherds Well / Deal on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    London Victoria, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Faversham, Shepherds Well, Kearnsey & Dover Priory, and London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East, London Bridge, Orpington, Ashford International, Dover Priory, Martin Hill, Walmer, Deal, Sandwich & Ramsgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Shepherds Well and Dover Priory
    • Folkestone Central and Deal

    Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes

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  • Engineering work in the Halifax area on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Blackpool North, Blackburn / Manchester Victoria, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey, Bramley, Leeds & York / Selby and Wakefield Westgate, Huddersfield, Brighouse, Halifax, Bradford Interchange & Leeds / Selby

    Description

    All weekend

    Blackpool North - York

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury. Passengers should travel between Bradford Interchange and Leeds using alternative Northern Rail services

    Manchester Victoria - Leeds / Selby

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury

    Passengers travelling to / from Bradford Interchange should use replacement buses between Hebden Bridge and Bradford Interchange

    Saturday only

    Wakefield Westgate - Selby

    Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange

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  • Engineering work between Edinburgh and Inverkeithing on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry, National Express East Coast, ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Leuchars, Dundee, Aberdeen & Inverness

    Description

    CrossCountry

    • Trains will start and end at Edinburgh
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and stations to Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes
    • Connecting trains will run between Dundee and Aberdeen

    National Express East Coast

    • Trains will be diverted between Inverkeithing and Dundee and will not stop at Kirkcaldy and Leuchars
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Leuchars and Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes

    ScotRail

    Saturday

    Trains will be diverted between Edinburgh and Inverness via Stirling

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Perth and Kirkcaldy to connect with Inverness trains calling at Kirkcaldy, Markinch and Ladybank
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle 
    • North Queensferry and Inverkeithing

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Inverkeithing and Perth calling at Kirkcaldy
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket Dalmeny and Inverkeithing
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket and Inverkeithing only
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle
    • Inverkeithing and North Queensferry

    The sleeper service from Aberdeen will depart earlier and be diverted via Stirling, not calling at Leuchars, Kirkcaldy and Inverkeithing 

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  • Engineering work affecting East Midlands trains on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains

    Routes affected

    London St Pancras, Luton, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway, Nottingham / Derby, Chesterfield, Sheffield & Leeds

    Description

    Saturday

    The 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras train will leave at 03:56

    Trains leaving London St Pancras:

    •  Before 08:30 are retimed to call at stations up to 4 minutes earlier
    •  After 19:30 are retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 23 minutes later

    After 20:20 trains to London St Pancras are retimed from Wellingborough and will call at stations up to 9 minutes later

    The following trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway:

    • 22:00 London St Pancras to Nottingham
    • 22:25 London St Pancras to Derby

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

    Sunday

    Until 14:00 trains between London St Pancras and Leicester are retimed, calling at stations up to 17 minutes earlier

    Several trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway.

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

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  • Engineering work between Shrewsbury and Broome / Hereford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Routes affected

    Crewe, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Broome, Knighton, Llanwrtyd & Swansea / Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport & Cardiff Central

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    •  Shrewsbury and Broome, extending journey times by up to 33 minutes
    •  Shrewsbury and Hereford, extending journey times by up to 126 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Edinburgh Park and Bathgate on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Edinburgh Park, Uphall, Livingston North & Bathgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and Bathgate

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  • Engineering work at Norwich station from 23:50 on Saturday 4 until 08:30 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    National Express East Anglia

    Routes affected

    London Liverpool Street, Stratford, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Diss, Norwich & Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft

    Description

    Buses replace trains on the following; 

    Saturday 

    • 23:30 London Liverpool Street to  Norwich  - between Diss and Norwich

    Sunday

    • 07:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss
    • 07:25 Norwich to Lowestoft
    • 07:36 Norwich to Great Yarmouth
    • 08:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss

    Journey times may be extended by up to 55 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Gospel Oak and Barking on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Overground

    Routes affected

    Gospel Oak, Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill, Harringay, Green Lane, South Tottenham, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow Queens Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Wanstead Park, Woodgrange Park & Barking

    Description

    Until 18:00 on Saturday

    Buses replace trains between South Tottenham and Barking

    From 18:00 Saturday and all day Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Gospel Oak and Barking

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  • Overnight engineering work on Sundays between Didcot Parkway and Oxford from Sunday 28 June until 04:30 on Monday 13 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Routes affected

    London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Worcester Shrub Hill & Great Malvern

    Description

    Buses replace the following trains between Didcot Parkway and Oxford:

    • 20:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington
    • 21:43 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:42 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:45 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 00:05 Oxford to London Paddington
    • 04:00 Oxford to London Paddington

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  • Engineering work between Doncaster and Scunthorpe from Monday 22 June until Sunday 6 September 2009

    Train companies affected

    First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield, Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Grimsby & Cleethorpes and Sheffield, Doncaster, Hatfield & Stainforth, Crowle & Scunthorpe

    Description

    First TransPennine Express

    Buses replace trains between Doncaster and Cleethorpes

    Northern Rail

    Buses  replace trains between Hatfield & Stainforth and Scunthorpe

    The following are not affected by this engineering work

    • Northern Rail services between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber
    • East Midlands Trains services between Cleethorpes / Grimsby and Lincoln / Newark

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  • Engineering work between Kilmarnock and Carlisle until further notice

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Glasgow Central / Stranraer, Kilmarnock, Sanquhar, Dumfries, Annan, Gretna Green & Carlisle

    Description

    Because of engineering works between Sanquhar and Dumfries, the following changes will apply.

    Before 17:00

    Trains may be delayed by up to 25 minutes.

    After 17:00

    Buses will replace trains between Kilmarnock and Dumfries.

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  • Engineering work between Herne Hill, London Bridge and London St Pancras every weekend, and between 22.30 and 04.30 Monday to Friday until 2012

    Train companies affected

    First Capital Connect

    Routes affected

    Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

    Description

    Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22.30 and 04.30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

    During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

    Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

    At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

    A cross-London train service WILL run on the following days:

    • Sunday 05 July 2009
    • Sunday 26 July 2009
    • Sunday 06 September 2009
    • Sunday 20 September 2009
    • Sunday 04 October 2009
    • Sunday 18 October 2009
    • Sunday 25 October 2009
    • Sunday 01 November 2009
    • Saturday 21 November 2009
    • Sunday 22 November 2009

    Ticket Acceptance

    National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

    Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

    • Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
    • Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
    • Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

    For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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  • Southeastern "preview" high speed services now running

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    Ashford International, Ebbsfleet International & London St Pancras

    Description

    Southeastern "preview" services on the High Speed line began running on Monday 29 June and, initially, will run on weekdays only.

    Because of a technical problem, our Journey Planner is incorrectly showing these trains as cancelled, for journeys within the next 48 hours. These trains will be running as expected and we are working with our industry partners to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

    In the meantime, for the latest real time information about the High Speed services please use the Live Departure Boards

Planned changes to train times

  • Engineering work between Edinburgh and Inverkeithing on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry, National Express East Coast, ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Leuchars, Dundee, Aberdeen & Inverness

    Description

    CrossCountry

    • Trains will start and end at Edinburgh
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and stations to Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes
    • Connecting trains will run between Dundee and Aberdeen

    National Express East Coast

    • Trains will be diverted between Inverkeithing and Dundee and will not stop at Kirkcaldy and Leuchars
    • Buses replace trains between Edinburgh, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Leuchars and Dundee with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes

    ScotRail

    Saturday

    Trains will be diverted between Edinburgh and Inverness via Stirling

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Perth and Kirkcaldy to connect with Inverness trains calling at Kirkcaldy, Markinch and Ladybank
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle 
    • North Queensferry and Inverkeithing

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Inverkeithing and Perth calling at Kirkcaldy
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket Dalmeny and Inverkeithing
    • Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay calling at Haymarket and Inverkeithing only
    • Haymarket and Dalmeny calling at South Gyle
    • Inverkeithing and North Queensferry

    The sleeper service from Aberdeen will depart earlier and be diverted via Stirling, not calling at Leuchars, Kirkcaldy and Inverkeithing 

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  • Engineering work affecting East Midlands trains on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains

    Routes affected

    London St Pancras, Luton, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway, Nottingham / Derby, Chesterfield, Sheffield & Leeds

    Description

    Saturday

    The 04:40 Leicester to London St Pancras train will leave at 03:56

    Trains leaving London St Pancras:

    •  Before 08:30 are retimed to call at stations up to 4 minutes earlier
    •  After 19:30 are retimed from Luton calling at stations up to 23 minutes later

    After 20:20 trains to London St Pancras are retimed from Wellingborough and will call at stations up to 9 minutes later

    The following trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway:

    • 22:00 London St Pancras to Nottingham
    • 22:25 London St Pancras to Derby

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

    Sunday

    Until 14:00 trains between London St Pancras and Leicester are retimed, calling at stations up to 17 minutes earlier

    Several trains will not call at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway.

    Buses will run between Leicester, Loughborough, East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham / Derby

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  • Engineering work between Shrewsbury and Broome / Hereford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Arriva Trains Wales

    Routes affected

    Crewe, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Broome, Knighton, Llanwrtyd & Swansea / Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport & Cardiff Central

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    •  Shrewsbury and Broome, extending journey times by up to 33 minutes
    •  Shrewsbury and Hereford, extending journey times by up to 126 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Edinburgh Park and Bathgate on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Edinburgh, Haymarket, Edinburgh Park, Uphall, Livingston North & Bathgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and Bathgate

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  • Engineering work at Norwich station from 23:50 on Saturday 4 until 08:30 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    National Express East Anglia

    Routes affected

    London Liverpool Street, Stratford, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Diss, Norwich & Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft

    Description

    Buses replace trains on the following; 

    Saturday 

    • 23:30 London Liverpool Street to  Norwich  - between Diss and Norwich

    Sunday

    • 07:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss
    • 07:25 Norwich to Lowestoft
    • 07:36 Norwich to Great Yarmouth
    • 08:00 Norwich to London Liverpool Street - between Norwich and Diss

    Journey times may be extended by up to 55 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Gospel Oak and Barking on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Overground

    Routes affected

    Gospel Oak, Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill, Harringay, Green Lane, South Tottenham, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow Queens Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Wanstead Park, Woodgrange Park & Barking

    Description

    Until 18:00 on Saturday

    Buses replace trains between South Tottenham and Barking

    From 18:00 Saturday and all day Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Gospel Oak and Barking

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  • Engineering work between Great Missenden and London Marylebone on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Chiltern Railways

    Routes affected

    Aylesbury Vale Parkway, Great Missenden, Amersham, Chorleywood, Harrow-on-the-Hill & London Marylebone

    Description

    A reduced service will run between Great Missenden and Amersham

    No trains will run between Amersham and London Marylebone

    Passengers should travel to Amersham for a bus to Beaconsfield, connecting with trains to / from London Marylebone

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  • Engineering work between Southall and Maidenhead from 23:30 on Saturday 4 until 09:00 on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Trains will not call at Burnham or Taplow. Buses will run between Slough and Burnham / Taplow

  • CANCELLED engineering work between Ascot and Reading from 18:30 on Saturday 4 and all day on Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western, South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Sunningdale, Ascot, Martins Heron, Bracknell, Wokingham, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle, Earley & Reading

    Description

    This engineering work has now been cancelled and trains will run as normal

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  • Engineering work between Teddington and Shepperton on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    South West Trains

    Routes affected

    London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, New Malden, Teddington & Shepperton / Strawberry Hill & Twickenham

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Twickenham and Shepperton

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Strawberry Hill and Shepperton

    Journey times Saturday / Sunday may be extended by up to 25 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Norwood Junction and Sutton from 00:50 Saturday 4 July and all day Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southern

    Routes affected

    London Bridge, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Norbury, Selhurst & West Croydon and London Bridge, Sydenham & West Croydon, also London Victoria, Crystal Palace, West Croydon & Epsom Downs

    Description

    Saturday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Epsom Downs

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will not run
    • London Victoria to Epsom / Epsom Downs these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to West Croydon (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Streatham) these trains will end at Selhurst 
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at Norwood Junction 

    Sunday

    Buses replace trains between Norwood Junction and Epsom Downs, calling at Selhurst, West Croydon and all stations to Sutton

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Selhurst) these trains will be diverted after Selhurst and end at East Croydon
    • London Victoria to Sutton (via Crystal Palace) these trains will be diverted after Norwood Junction and end at East Croydon
    • London Bridge to West Croydon (via Sydenham) these trains will end at East Croydon

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  • Engineering work between Folkestone Central and Shepherds Well / Deal on Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Southeastern

    Routes affected

    London Victoria, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Faversham, Shepherds Well, Kearnsey & Dover Priory, and London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East, London Bridge, Orpington, Ashford International, Dover Priory, Martin Hill, Walmer, Deal, Sandwich & Ramsgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Shepherds Well and Dover Priory
    • Folkestone Central and Deal

    Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes

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  • Engineering work between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport / Stockport from 21:30 Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail, Virgin Trains

    Routes affected

    Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green, Manchester Airport & Alderley Edge and all other routes via Stockport

    Description

    East Midlands Trains

    Sunday only

    Trains will be diverted and will not call at Stockport. Customers are advised to use other train operators' services from Stockport

    First TransPennine Express

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 18:11 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Oxford Road and will not call at Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Airport
    • 18:52 Newcastle to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 21:50 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:00 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness train will start from Manchester Piccadilly
    • 22:45 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport will end at Manchester Piccadilly.
    • 23:24 Manchester Airport to York train will be retimed and depart at 23:11

    Buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    Sunday

    Until 10:00, buses replace all trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

    From 10:00 a reduced service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. Some trains will be retimed to depart Manchester Airport earlier than normal with some trains starting and ending at Manchester Piccadilly with connecting buses to and from Manchester Airport

    All day, trains are diverted and will not call at Stockport.

    Northern

    Saturday

    There will be the following changes to trains:

    • 22:24 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly will not call at Stockport. A bus will run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Stockport
    • 23:12 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Stockport. A bus will run from Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly
    • 23:15 Wilmslow to Manchester Piccadilly will end at Manchester Airport. A bus will run from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly

    Sunday

    Some trains will be retimed to depart earlier / later than normal

    • Trains between Stockport and Southport will start / end at Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street trains will start from Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Oxford Road
    • From 16:00 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport trains will end at Manchester Oxford Road 

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly
    • Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport until 10:15
    • Manchester Airport  and Earlestown until 16:00

     Virgin Trains

    Trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly will be slightly delayed in to Manchester Piccadilly

    CrossCountry are not affected by this engineering work

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  • Engineering work between Hooton and Ellesmere Port on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Merseyrail

    Routes affected

    Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Central, Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central, Hooton, Overpool & Ellesmere Port

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Hooton and Ellesmere Port

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  • Engineering work affecting First Great Western on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Description

    Saturday

    The 23:34 Reading to Gatwick Airport service will end at Redhill

    Sunday

    Some trains from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour/Brighton will depart Cardiff Central and Newport 8 minutes earlier than normal

    The 21:00 London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare will not run. Replacement bus will run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare

    The 22:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Weston-super-Mare and the 23:15 Weston-super-Mare to Bristol Temple Meads will be replaced by buses

    Some trains from Swansea / Cardiff Central to London Paddington will depart 8 minutes earlier than normal  

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  • Engineering work between Warrington Bank Quay and Stanlow & Thornton on Saturday 4 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Warrington Bank Quay, Helsby, Ince & Elton, Stanlow & Thornton & Ellesmere Port

    Description

    Buses replace trains between Warrington Bank Quay and Ellesmere Port

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  • Engineering work on the London Underground on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    London Underground

    Description

    Central

    Sunday

    No service will run between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone

    Buses will run between:

    • Leytonstone and Stratford
    • Leytonstone and Stratford, calling at Leyton

    District

    No service will run between Richmond and West Kensington and between Ealing Broadway and West Kensington

    Jubilee

    Saturday until 15:30 and all day Sunday

    No service will run between Stanmore and Waterloo until 15:30

    Buses will run between:

    • Stanmore and Wembley Park, calling at Canons Park, Queensbury and Kingsbury
    • Wembley Park and Finchley Road, calling at Neasden, Dollis Hill, Willesden Green, Kilburn and West Hampstead

    Metropolitan

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Rickmansworth and Amersham
    • Rickmansworth and Chesham

    Engineering work is also affecting Chiltern Railways services between Great Missenden and London Marylebone during this time

    Northern

    Buses replace trains between Finchley Central and High Barnet

    Trains will not call at Kings Cross St Pancras

    Piccadilly

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Hammersmith and Northfields
    • Hammersmith and Ealing Common

    Waterloo & City Line

    No service will run from 18:30 on Saturday and all day on Sunday

    For more information please see the Transport for London website

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  • Engineering work between Stafford and Stoke on Trent from 21:55 Saturday 4 until 13:55 Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    CrossCountry

    Routes affected

    Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport & Manchester Piccadilly

    Description

    Trains will be diverted via Wilmslow and will not call at Stoke-on-Trent or Macclesfield.

    Buses will run between:

    • Wilmslow and Maccclesfield
    • Stoke on Trent and Stafford

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  • Engineering work in the Halifax area on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Blackpool North, Blackburn / Manchester Victoria, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey, Bramley, Leeds & York / Selby and Wakefield Westgate, Huddersfield, Brighouse, Halifax, Bradford Interchange & Leeds / Selby

    Description

    All weekend

    Blackpool North - York

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury. Passengers should travel between Bradford Interchange and Leeds using alternative Northern Rail services

    Manchester Victoria - Leeds / Selby

    Trains will be diverted via Dewsbury

    Passengers travelling to / from Bradford Interchange should use replacement buses between Hebden Bridge and Bradford Interchange

    Saturday only

    Wakefield Westgate - Selby

    Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange

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  • Engineering work between Leeds and Knottingley / Wakefield Kirkgate from 22:00 on Saturday 5 and all day Sunday 6 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Glasshoughton, Pontefract Monkhill & Knottingley and Leeds, Woodlesford, Castleford, Normanton & Wakefield Kirkgate

    Description

    Buses replace trains between:

    • Leeds and Knottingley
    • Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate

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  • Overnight engineering work on Sundays between Didcot Parkway and Oxford from Sunday 28 June until 04:30 on Monday 13 July 2009

    Train companies affected

    First Great Western

    Routes affected

    London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Worcester Shrub Hill & Great Malvern

    Description

    Buses replace the following trains between Didcot Parkway and Oxford:

    • 20:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington
    • 21:43 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:42 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 22:45 London Paddington to Oxford
    • 00:05 Oxford to London Paddington
    • 04:00 Oxford to London Paddington

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  • Engineering work between Doncaster and Scunthorpe from Monday 22 June until Sunday 6 September 2009

    Train companies affected

    First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail

    Routes affected

    Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield, Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Grimsby & Cleethorpes and Sheffield, Doncaster, Hatfield & Stainforth, Crowle & Scunthorpe

    Description

    First TransPennine Express

    Buses replace trains between Doncaster and Cleethorpes

    Northern Rail

    Buses  replace trains between Hatfield & Stainforth and Scunthorpe

    The following are not affected by this engineering work

    • Northern Rail services between Cleethorpes and Barton-on-Humber
    • East Midlands Trains services between Cleethorpes / Grimsby and Lincoln / Newark

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  • Engineering work between Kilmarnock and Carlisle until further notice

    Train companies affected

    ScotRail

    Routes affected

    Glasgow Central / Stranraer, Kilmarnock, Sanquhar, Dumfries, Annan, Gretna Green & Carlisle

    Description

    Because of engineering works between Sanquhar and Dumfries, the following changes will apply.

    Before 17:00

    Trains may be delayed by up to 25 minutes.

    After 17:00

    Buses will replace trains between Kilmarnock and Dumfries.

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  • Engineering work between Herne Hill, London Bridge and London St Pancras every weekend, and between 22.30 and 04.30 Monday to Friday until 2012

    Train companies affected

    First Capital Connect

    Routes affected

    Brighton, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, London Bridge / Sutton / Wimbledon, Elephant & Castle, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton & Bedford

    Description

    Until 2012, there are no 'cross-London' services between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill at weekends, bank holidays or between 22.30 and 04.30 every week night (See below for a list of dates on which a cross London service WILL operate). This work is a key part of the Thameslink programme

    During this time, customers should use London Underground (or London Buses at weekends only) to cross Central London. Outside London Underground operating hours, replacement buses will be provided between London Blackfriars / London Bridge and London St Pancras

    Until Autumn 2011, London Blackfriars Underground station will be closed. Customers should travel to Temple / Mansion House / City Thameslink stations which are close to Blackfriars. London Blackfriars mainline station remains open during this time

    At weekends, replacement buses will also run between Tulse Hill / Herne Hill and London Blackfriars via Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle

    A cross-London train service WILL run on the following days:

    • Sunday 05 July 2009
    • Sunday 26 July 2009
    • Sunday 06 September 2009
    • Sunday 20 September 2009
    • Sunday 04 October 2009
    • Sunday 18 October 2009
    • Sunday 25 October 2009
    • Sunday 01 November 2009
    • Saturday 21 November 2009
    • Sunday 22 November 2009

    Ticket Acceptance

    National Rail tickets will be accepted on London Underground services via any reasonable route to complete your cross-London journey

    Tickets will also be accepted, at the weekend only on the following London Bus services:

    • Route 17: Kings Cross - London Bridge
    • Routes 45, 63, N63: Kings Cross - Elephant & Castle
    • Route 214: Kings Cross - Kentish Town

    For more details of the programme and the improvements it will bring, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk

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