Rail Travel Summary for Week 32: 31 October-6 November

Updated on: 20 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

Saturday and Sunday 3

Cross-London Connections 3

Essex & Anglia 4

North & West of London 5

South & South East 6

East & North East 8

Midlands, North Wales & North West 9

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 10

Scotland ___ 11

Monday to Friday 12

Cross-London Connections 12

Essex & Anglia 13

North & West of London 14

South & South East 15

East & North East 16

Midlands, North Wales & North West 17

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 18

Scotland ___ 19

Rugby World Cup: 18 September-31 October 20

Train Operating Company Codes 21

Geographical Scope 22

Introduction

This summary shows the main routes on which journeys are disrupted or amended for the dates shown above. Alterations may affect other areas and passengers are advised to check journey times with National Rail Enquiries before travelling, via 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk. Replacement buses are unable to carry bicycles or non-folding prams, and may depart early to maintain connections. For further information regarding Cross-London Connections go to www.tfl.gov.uk.

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia Sunday to 0800 Liverpool Street-Shenfield local services replaced by buses between Ilford-Shenfield. Some stations served by alternative rail connections. (XR) Sunday to 0800 Liverpool Street-East Anglia services replaced by buses between Liverpool Street-Colchester. (LE) Sunday to 1000 Liverpool Street-Southend services replaced by buses between Hockley-Southend Victoria. (LE) 2300 Saturday-1000 Sunday Liverpool Street-Norwich services replaced by buses between Stowmarket-Norwich, with delays. Southbound buses depart early to maintain connections. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Stansted Airport/Cambridge services diverted. Tottenham Hale served by Underground; Northumberland Park-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. Stratford-Hertford East/Bishops Stortford services diverted to start from/terminate at Liverpool Street. (LE) All Sunday Norwich-Cambridge/Nottingham/Liverpool services, Ipswich-Peterborough services, Stansted Airport-Birmingham services and Kings Cross-Kings Lynn services replaced by buses for part of the journey in the Ely area. Some additional Norwich-Peterborough buses also run. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (LE/EM/XC/GN)

North & West of London 2350 Saturday-0845 Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Hitchin/Letchworth-Peterborough. (GN) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses or Underground across Central London. Kentish Town also served by buses. Sunday to 0830 Buses additionally replace trains between Harpenden-St Pancras. (TL) Sunday to 0730 Euston-Milton Keynes/Northampton services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (LM) All Sunday Watford Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) All Sunday Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO) All Saturday Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by buses between Queens Park-Wembley Central. (LO) All Weekend Gospel Oak-Barking services replaced by buses, which call additionally at Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Central to provide extra connections. (LO) 1200-2000 Sunday Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the NFL game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (LM/LO/CH) All Sunday Marylebone-Stratford upon Avon/Birmingham services replaced by buses between Banbury-Leamington Spa. (CH) All Weekend Marylebone-Oxford services replaced by buses between Oxford Parkway-Oxford. (CH) 2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) 0036 Sunday Reading-Oxford replaced by bus. (GW) 0001-0800 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Twyford-Reading. (GW) Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services are cancelled. (HX/HC)

South & South East Saturday from 1300 Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby World Cup Final. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW) Sunday to 0815 Reading-Basingstoke services replaced by buses, departing early. (GW) All Sunday Waterloo suburban services via Barnes require a change of train at Clapham Junction. Queenstown Road is closed. (SW) 0142 Sunday Waterloo-Twickenham replaced by bus between Strawberry Hill-Twickenham. (SW) 2330 Saturday-1030 Sunday Waterloo/Salisbury-Yeovil/Exeter services replaced by buses for part of the journey in the Yeovil area. (SW) All Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Reading-Guildford, with delays. Buses depart early from Reading. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (GW) All Sunday Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford replaced by buses between Guildford-Petersfield. Alternative through services run via Winchester. (SW) All Sunday Ascot-Guildford services replaced by buses between Aldershot-Guildford. (SW) 2350 Saturday-0730 Sunday Dorset Coast services replaced by buses between Southampton/ Brockenhurst-Bournemouth/Poole. Eastbound buses depart early to maintain connections. (SW) 0105 Sunday Waterloo-Southampton replaced by bus between Basingstoke-Southampton. (SW) All Sunday Bedford/Luton-Sutton/Brighton services replaced by buses or Underground across Central London. Sutton services also run to a special timetable, with some South London stations served by buses. (TL) All Sunday Blackfriars-Sevenoaks services start from/terminate at Victoria, not calling at Blackfriars or Elephant & Castle. (TL) All Sunday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Sunday Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction services cancelled. Tickets valid on local buses. (LO) All Sunday Clapham Junction-Watford Junction services cancelled. Passengers should travel via Central London. (SN) All Saturday Victoria/Brighton-West Sussex/Hampshire services run to a special timetable. Some services reduced in frequency and others depart early. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. Sunday to 0715 Buses replace trains for part of the journey. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Brighton services reduced in frequency. (SN)

All Sunday Victoria-Horsham/Bognor Regis services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Horsham. (SN) All Sunday Victoria/Brighton-Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford services replaced by buses between Lewes-Eastbourne. (SN) All Sunday London-East Grinstead/Uckfield services replaced by buses between Purley-Oxted. Sanderstead is closed, passengers should use Purley Oaks. (SN) All Sunday Redhill-Tonbridge services replaced by buses. (SN) All Sunday London Bridge-East Croydon local services require a change of train at Selhurst. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Sutton/Epsom/Dorking services via Mitcham Junction replaced by buses between Streatham-Sutton. Alternative through services run via West Croydon. (SN) All Weekend Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ All Saturday St Pancras/Charing Cross-Kent Coast services via Dover replaced by buses between Dover-Ramsgate. (SE) All Sunday St Pancras/Victoria-Kent Coast services via Margate replaced by buses between Faversham-Margate. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Kent Coast services diverted. Orpington-Pluckley inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Hastings services replaced by buses between Sevenoaks-Tunbridge Wells. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross/Cannon Street-Orpington/Sevenoaks services do not call at New Cross or Lewisham. Bus connections arranged. (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Orpington services diverted. Herne Hill-Beckenham Junction inclusive served by buses. (SE) All Sunday Strood-Tonbridge services replaced by buses between Strood-Maidstone West-Tonbridge. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Dartford/Gravesend/Gillingham services via Woolwich diverted, or replaced by buses between Slade Green-Dartford. Services via Sidcup diverted, or replaced by buses between New Cross-Dartford. Tickets also valid on Docklands Light Railway for some connections. (SE)

East & North East 0900-2020 Saturday Some additional trains run between Kings Cross/Leeds-Lincoln for the Magna Carta event. (GR) 1835 Sunday Kings Cross-Skipton replaced by bus between Leeds-Shipley. (GR) All Sunday Leeds-Bradford Forster Square/Ilkley/Skipton/Morecambe/Carlisle services replaced by buses between Leeds-Bradford/Guiseley/Shipley. (NT) Sunday to 0900 Leeds-Huddersfield services via Dewsbury replaced by buses. (NT) Sunday to 0900 York/Leeds-Manchester services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) Sunday to 1500 Buses replace trains between Middlesbrough-Saltburn. (NT)

Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) All Saturday Buses replace trains between Walsall-Hednesford/Rugeley. All Sunday Buses replace trains between Tame Bridge Parkway-Walsall/Hednesford/Rugeley. (LM) All Sunday Birmingham-Reading/Bournemouth services replaced by buses between Leamington Spa-Banbury, with extended journey times. (XC) 1732 Sunday Newcastle-Guildford terminates at Birmingham. New Street. Rail/road connections available. (XC) All Weekend Manchester-Southport/Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Some southbound services depart early. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (NT/TP) All Weekend Buses replace trains between Parbold-Southport. (NT) All Weekend Liverpool-North East services via Manchester Victoria start from/terminate at Manchester Victoria. Alternative connections available between Liverpool-Manchester. (TP) All Weekend Liverpool-Manchester Victoria local services replaced by buses between Earlestown-Manchester Victoria. (NT) All Sunday Liverpool-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses between Newton le Willows-Manchester Piccadilly. (NT) All Saturday Manchester-Chester/North Wales services via Warrington replaced by buses between Manchester-Warrington Bank Quay. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Manchester-Chester. (AW) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) 2308 Sunday Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) 2120 Saturday-1130 Sunday Oxenholme-Windermere services replaced by buses. (TP) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 0015 Saturday St Pancras-Leicester diverted with delays. Market Harborough served by bus. (EM) 0445 Saturday Leicester-St Pancras departs at 0410. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country All Weekend Cardiff-Ebbw Vale services replaced by buses. (AW) 2345 Sunday Swansea-Fishguard Harbour replaced by bus between Carmarthen-Fishguard. (AW) 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus. Swansea served by additional bus connection at Carmarthen. (AW) Sunday to 1700 South West Wales services replaced by buses between Swansea-Carmarthen. Many eastbound services depart early to maintain connections. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) All Sunday Buses replace trains between Cardiff Central-Penarth. (AW) All Sunday Cardiff-Barry Island services and Cardiff-Bridgend services via Rhoose replaced by buses between Cardiff Central-Cogan. (AW) Sunday to 1230 Valley Lines services replaced by buses between Radyr-Aberdare/Merthyr Tydfil/Treherbert. (AW) 0800-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) 2331 Saturday Bristol Temple Meads-Frome replaced by bus. (GW) All Sunday services to/from Penzance replaced by buses between St Erth-Penzance. Buses depart up to 15 minutes early from Penzance to maintain connections. (GW/XC)

Scotland ___ All Sunday Glasgow Queen Street-Anniesland services via Maryhill replaced by buses. (SR) All Sunday Strathclyde local services via Singer diverted. Anniesland-Singer inclusive served by buses. (SR) All Sunday Motherwell-Milngavie services replaced by buses between Partick-Milngavie. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow Queen Street-Oban/Mallaig services run from/to the low-level platforms at Queen Street. Some services depart early from Glasgow. (SR) All Sunday Glasgow Queen Street-Falkirk/Edinburgh/Alloa/Dunblane/Dundee/Aberdeen/ Inverness services diverted with delays. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. Many trains depart early from Glasgow. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SR) All Sunday Inverness-Tain/Invergordon/Wick services replaced by buses north of Dingwall, with delays. Altnabreac is closed. Passengers must check journey times before travelling. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No major service alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia Monday-Wednesday from 2130 each night Liverpool Street-Norwich services subject to delays up to 25 minutes between Ipswich-Norwich. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. Passengers with connections at Norwich may need to travel early. (LE) Monday-Thursday from 2250 each night Liverpool Street/Kings Cross-Cambridge services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (LE/GN)

North & West of London Monday-Thursday 2232 Kings Lynn-Kings Cross does not call at Foxton, Shepreth or Meldreth. Bus connection arranged. (GN) Monday-Thursday 2300-0300 each night Kings Cross-Letchworth/Cambridge services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (GN) Monday-Friday Marylebone-Oxford services replaced by buses between Oxford Parkway-Oxford. (CH) Friday from 2315 Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)

South & South East Monday-Thursday 2305 Waterloo-Poole replaced by bus between Southampton-Poole. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0005 Waterloo-Bournemouth replaced by bus between Southampton-Bournemouth. (SW) Monday-Thursday 2257 Exeter-Salisbury diverted with delays between Yeovil-Salisbury. (SW) Monday-Thursday from 2100 each night Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Guildford diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Haslemere-Petersfield. (SW) Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Woking served by bus, departing early. (SW) Thursday from 1730 Services to/from Lewes run to a special timetable in connection with the Lewes Bonfire. Some additional trains run after the event. (SN) Monday-Thursday 0900-1600 each day London Bridge-Uckfield services cancelled. Edenbridge Town-Uckfield inclusive served by buses from/to Oxted, Edenbridge or Haywards Heath. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SN) Monday-Thursday 2347 Victoria-Oxted replaced by bus between East Croydon-Oxted. (SN) Tuesday-Thursday 0005 Victoria-Eastbourne replaced by bus between Lewes-Eastbourne. (SN) Tuesday-Thursday to 0500 each morning Victoria/Brighton-Worthing/West Worthing services replaced by buses between Brighton-Worthing/West Worthing. (SE) Monday-Friday Services to/from/via London Bridge are affected by station reconstruction. Some journeys require bus or Underground connections. Passengers must check alternative arrangements before travelling. (TL/SN/SE) www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/ Monday-Tuesday 2330-0200 Buses replace trains between Ashford-Canterbury West-Ramsgate. (SE) Monday-Thursday 2350-0300 each night Charing Cross-Dartford services via Sidcup replaced by buses between Lewisham-Dartford. (SE) Tuesday-Friday 0037 Victoria-Gillingham diverted. Herne Hill, Penge East and Beckenham Junction served by bus. (SE) Wednesday 2337 St Pancras-Ramsgate diverted. Westenhanger-Sandwich inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SE) Wednesday-Thursday 2310 Charing Cross-Ramsgate replaced by bus between Canterbury West-Ramsgate. (SE)

East & North East Monday-Thursday 2307 Wakefield Westgate-Knottingley replaced by bus. (TP)

Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2300 Birmingham New Street-Worcester diverted. University and Bromsgrove served by rail/road connections. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2318 Birmingham-Hednesford replaced by bus between Walsall-Hednesford. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2254 Birmingham-Northampton cancelled. Rail/road connections available. (LM) Monday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Tuesday-Friday 0516 Rugby-Euston replaced by bus, departing early, between Rugby-Northampton. (LM) Monday-Thursday 1810 Euston-Wrexham replaced by bus between Chester-Wrexham. (VT) Monday-Friday Manchester-Preston/Blackpool/North West/Scotland services diverted with delays, or replaced by buses between Bolton-Preston. Some southbound services depart early. (NT/TP) Monday to 0500 Manchester-North East services replaced by buses between Manchester Airport/Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Victoria. (TP) Monday-Thursday from 2320 Manchester-Liverpool services via Warrington replaced by buses. (NT) Tuesday-Friday 0647 Liverpool-Norwich starts from Warrington Central. Rail connection, departing early, available from Liverpool. (EM) Monday-Thursday 2350-0540 each night Blackpool/Preston-Colne services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT) Monday-Thursday 2315 Blackburn-Manchester Victoria replaced by bus. (NT) Monday 0445 Leicester-St Pancras departs early from Leicester, Kettering and Wellingborough. (EM) Monday-Thursday from 2200 Kettering-Corby services replaced by buses. (EM) Tuesday-Friday 0521 Nottingham-Liverpool departs at 0510. (EM)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Thursday 2245-0615 each night Services to/from/via Swansea diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. Some buses depart early to maintain connections. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Cardiff-Ebbw Vale services replaced by buses. (AW) Monday-Thursday from 2330 each night Cardiff-Pontypridd/Aberdare/Merthyr Tydfil services replaced by buses for part of the journey. (AW) Monday-Wednesday 2320 Bristol Temple Meads-Frome departs at 2310, not calling at Keynsham, Oldfield Road, Freshford or Avoncliff. Additional bus at 2320 calls at all stations, with extended journey times. (GW) Monday-Thursday from 2215 each night Some Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads/Cardiff services diverted. Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW) Monday-Thursday 2336 Swindon-Cheltenham diverted. Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse served by bus. (GW) Friday 2330 Paddington-Cardiff replaced by bus between Bristol Temple Meads-Cardiff. (GW)

Scotland ___ Monday to 0630, also Monday-Thursday from 2130 each night Glasgow Queen Street-Falkirk/Edinburgh/Alloa/Dunblane/Dundee/Aberdeen/ Inverness services diverted with delays. Change of train, or bus connections, required for some journeys. Many trains depart early from Glasgow. Passengers should check journey times before travelling. (SR) Monday-Thursday from 2000 each night Glasgow Queen Street-Anniesland services via Maryhill replaced by buses. (SR) Monday-Thursday 2300-0630 each night Glasgow-Dumfries-Carlisle services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (SR) Monday-Friday Inverness-Invergordon/Wick/Thurso services replaced by buses north of Dingwall, with extended journey times. Southbound buses may depart early to maintain connections. Altnabreac is closed. (SR)

Rugby World Cup: 18 September-31 October

The 2015 Rugby World Cup takes place between 18th September-31st October, with games at various stadiums around England and in Cardiff. Trains to/from the various venues are likely to be busy and station access may be controlled in the post-match period to prevent overcrowding. Just one match remains in the period covered by this notice:

Date Game Station/s Affected

31/10/15 Final Twickenham

Train Operating Company Codes

AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways CS Caledonian Sleeper EM East Midlands Trains GC Grand Central GN Great Northern GR Virgin Trains East Coast GW Great Western Railway GX Gatwick Express HC Heathrow Connect HT Hull Trains HX Heathrow Express IL Island Line LE Abellio 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 XR TfL Rail

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.