Rail Travel Summary for Week 36: 01-07 December

Updated on: 29 November 2012

Compiled by Atos 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

Flooding _________ 2

Saturday and Sunday 3

Cross-London Connections 3

Essex & Anglia 4

North & West of London 5

South & South East 6

East & North East 8

Midlands, North Wales & North West 9

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 11

Scotland ___ 12

Monday to Friday 13

Cross-London Connections 13

Essex & Anglia 14

North & West of London 15

South & South East 16

East & North East 17

Midlands, North Wales & North West 18

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 19

Scotland ___ 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.

Flooding _________ In addition to the scheduled items listed in the sections below, additional short notice engineering work may be required on a number of routes due to recent flooding. Passengers are advised to contact National Rail Enquiries, or the train operators, before travelling. Areas with a significant risk of short notice alterations include… Salisbury-Exeter Devon and Cornwall (including Paddington-Penzance Sleepers) Darlington/Middlesbrough-Sunderland York-Newcastle

Saturday and Sunday

Cross-London Connections No Significant alterations Reported

Essex & Anglia 2050 Saturday-2359 Sunday Ipswich-Felixstowe services replaced by buses. (LE) All Saturday Manningtree-Harwich Town is buses. (LE) All Weekend Liverpool/Cambridge-Norwich services replaced by buses Ely-Norwich. (EM/LE) Sunday to 0715 Liverpool Street-Chingford services replaced by buses. (LE) Sunday to 0715 Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport services are diverted via Stratford (LE) All Sunday Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath and London Fields are closed. (LE) Sunday to 1300 Liverpool Street-Enfield Town services are replaced by buses. Liverpool Street-Hertford East services diverted, Southbury, Turkey Street and Theobalds Grove are closed. (LE) All Sunday Services between Shenfield and Rayleigh/Southminster are replaced by buses (LE)

North & West of London All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Gordon Hill. Some early morning services replaced by buses throughout. (FC) Sunday to 0800 Kings Cross-Cambridge/Kings Lynn services replaced by buses between Hitchin-Letchworth. (FC) Sunday to 0830 Kings Cross-Peterborough services replaced by buses between Stevenage-Peterborough. (FC) All Sunday Southbound services do not call at Hornsey or Harringay. Tickets valid on Underground and local buses. (FC) 2351 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW) Sunday to 0835 Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn services subject to alteration (GW) 2150-2359 Sunday Paddington-Oxford services subject to extended journey time and diversion between Didcot-Oxford (GW)

South & South East All Sunday Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between Guildford-Gatwick (GW) 2100 Saturday-2359 Sunday Guildford-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Wokingham-Reading. (XC) 1200-2000 Saturday and Sunday Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby International, Access to the station in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW) All Sunday Waterloo-Guildford/Haslemere/Portsmouth services replaced by buses between Guildford-Haslemere. (SW) All Sunday Suburban services via Barnes diverted, or replaced by buses between Clapham Junction-Kew Bridge/Twickenham. (SW) All Sunday Gatwick Express services reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX) All Sunday Victoria-Brighton/Littlehampton/Portsmouth services diverted with delays. Balcombe-Preston Park inclusive served by buses. (SN) All Sunday Victoria-Eastbourne/Hastings services replaced by buses between Three Bridges-Lewes. (SN All Sunday Victoria-Orpington services diverted. Brixton served by Underground and Herne Hill-Beckenham Junction inclusive served by buses. (SE) All Sunday Charing Cross-Hastings services replaced by buses between Robertsbridge-Battle (SE) Sunday 0055-0630 Gatwick-Victoria services replaced by buses (GX) All Sunday Victoria-Ramsgate/Dover Priory do not call at Bromley South buses Denmark Hill-Swanley (SE) All Sunday Victoria-Ore/Brighton-Ashford replaced by buses Bexhill-Ore (SE) All Sunday Worthing-Brighton services replaced by buses (SE/GW) All Sunday Waterloo-Alton replaced by buses Farnham-Alton (SW) All Sunday Charing Cross-Ramsgate/St Pancras-Margate do not call at Canterbury West Buses Ashford International-Ramsgate (SE) All Sunday Waterloo-Exeter replaced by buses Yeovil Junction/Axminster-Exeter St Davids All Weekend Cannon Street-Barnehurst/Cannon Street-Cannon Street via Greenwich/Sidcup do not run buses New Cross-Charlton (SE) Sunday 0055-0630 East Croydon-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses (GX/SN/FC)

All Saturday Victoria-Horsham services via Dorking run to a special timetable, with a change of train required at Dorking. Northbound services depart early from Horsham, Warnham, Ockley and Holmwood. (SN)

East & North East 2320 Saturday-0900 Sunday York/Leeds-Manchester Airport services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) All Sunday Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria services replaced by buses. (NT) All Sunday Leeds-Huddersfield/Marsden local services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (NT) 2130 Sunday Nottingham-Leeds is diverted and does not call at Normanton/Castleford/Woodlesford these stations are served by a Wakefield Kirkgate-Leeds rail replacement bus (TP) All Sunday Middlesbrough-Saltburn replaced by buses (NT)

Midlands, North Wales & North West All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Sunday to 0840 Manchester Airport-Manchester Piccadilly/Bolton/Blackpool services replaced by buses. (TP) Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT) All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Huddersfield services replaced by buses. (NT) 2320 Saturday-0900 Sunday Manchester Airport-Leeds/York services replaced by buses for whole or part of the journey. (TP) 0728 Sunday Manchester Piccadilly-Chester replaced by bus. (AW) 2209 Sunday Chester-Manchester Piccadilly diverted. Intermediate stations served by bus. (AW) All Weekend Services TO Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or alight at James Street on the return journey. (ME) All Weekend Buses replace trains between Preston-Blackpool North. All Saturday Buses also replace trains between Preston-Blackpool South. (NT/TP) All Weekend Preston-Colne/Leeds services replaced by buses between Preston-Colne/Burnley Manchester Road. (NT) All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Blackburn/Clitheroe services replaced by buses between Bolton-Blackburn/Clitheroe. (NT) Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) 2330 Saturday-0900 Sunday Crewe-Chester/North Wales services replaced by buses between Crewe-Chester. (AW) All Sunday Birmingham-Aberystwyth services replaced by buses between Shrewsbury-Welshpool. (AW) Sunday to 1400 Some Birmingham-North East services diverted. Tamworth served by buses. (XC) Sunday to 0900 Nottingham-Mansfield Woodhouse services replaced by buses. (EM) All Sunday Nottingham-Skegness services replaced by buses between Nottingham-Sleaford. (EM) All Sunday Birmingham International-Aberystwyth services are replaced by buses Machynlleth-Aberystwyth (AW)

Saturday from 2210 Wolverhampton-Euston services are subject to extended journey times and diverted via Northampton. (VT) Sunday to 1900 Birmingham-Reading services are diverted via Coventry and not Solihull where applicable. (XC)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country 0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff replaced by bus between Llanelli-Cardiff (AW) 0750 Sunday Shrewsbury-Cardiff replaced by bus between Shrewsbury-Hereford. (AW) Saturday from 1500 Cardiff Central will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (AW) Saturday to 0600 South West Wales services replaced by buses between Swansea-Llanelli/Carmarthen. (AW) 0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW) All Weekend Exeter-Barnstaple services replaced by buses between Crediton-Barnstaple with delays. Some late night/early morning buses extended to/from Exeter. (GW) All Sunday Services to/from Cornwall replaced by buses between Plymouth-Liskeard, with delays. Branch line services in Cornwall retimed to maintain connections. (GW) 2115 Sunday Penzance-Paddington Sleeper starts from Plymouth. Rail/road connections available. (GW) All Saturday Paddington/South Wales/Bristol/west of England services are subject to extended journey times Paddington-Reading (GW) Sunday 0436 Swansea-Shrewsbury starts Llanelli bus connection Swansea-Llanelli. (AW) Sunday 0550 Swansea-Pembroke Dock starts Llanelli at 0535 (AW)

Scotland ___ All Weekend Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. Station closure now extended to Spring 2013. (SR) All Saturday Glasgow-Paisley Canal services cancelled. Tickets valid on other rail and local bus services. (SR)

Monday to Friday

Cross-London Connections No significant alterations reported.

Essex & Anglia Monday-Friday to 0710 each morning Norwich-Liverpool Street services depart early from Norwich. (LE) Monday-Friday 0547 Great Yarmouth-Norwich runs early to maintain connections at Norwich. (LE)

North & West of London Monday-Thursday 2215 Kings Cross-Kings Lynn replaced by a bus Ely-Kings Lynn. (FC) Monday to 0500 Oxford-Paddington services will be formed of a train throughout, the planned Oxford-Didcot bus connections are cancelled. (GW)

South & South East All Friday Additional services call at Esher for the Horse racing (SW) Monday-Thursday 2320 Waterloo-Reading terminates at Ascot, Passengers should travel on the 2338 Waterloo-Reading (GW) Monday 2305 Waterloo-Poole replaced by a bus Bournemouth-Poole (SW) Tuesday-Friday from 2130 Victoria-Gatwick services reduced in frequency (GX) Tuesday-Friday from 2130 Victoria-Tattenham Corner run to/from London Bridge (SE) Tuesday-Friday 0005 Victoria-Worthing/Eastbourne runs through to Brighton bus Brighton-Worthing and Lewes-Eastbourne. (SN) Monday-Friday Victoria-Horsham services via Dorking run to a special timetable, with a change of train required at Dorking. Northbound services depart early from Horsham, Warnham, Ockley and Holmwood. (SN)

East & North East Nothing significant to report

Midlands, North Wales & North West Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM) Monday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton served by bus. (VT) Monday-Thursday 2200 Euston-Manchester diverted. Passengers for Stockport should travel on the 2140 from Euston. (VT) Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Crewe-Manchester local services diverted. Buses serve intermediate stops. (NT) Monday-Friday Services TO Liverpool do not call at James Street. Passengers may use other Liverpool stations, or alight at James Street on the return journey. (ME) Monday- Friday to 0520 Buses replace trains between Blackpool North-Preston. (TP/NT) Monday-Friday from 2320 Stockport-Wigan Wallgate replaced by buses Bolton-Wigan Wallgate (NT) Monday-Friday from 2320 Manchester Piccadilly-Macclesfield replaced by buses Stockport-Macclesfield (NT) Monday-Friday 2305 Huddersfield-Manchester Victoria is replaced by a bus Stalybridge-Manchester Victoria (NT) Monday The 0648/0721 Milton Keynes-Euston services start from Bletchley (LM) Monday-Thursday 2247 Sheffield-Manchester Piccadilly is diverted and does not call at Stockport, bus connections at Chinley (NT) Friday from 0800 Leeds-Morecambe services replaced by buses Lancaster-Morecambe/Heysham Harbour (NT)

Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country Monday-Friday 2245-0615 each night South West Wales services diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (AW) Monday 0150 Fishguard-Paddington replaced by a bus Carmarthen-Swansea setting down at Llanelli (AW) Monday-Thursday after 2030 All services are replaced by buses (AW)

Scotland ___ Monday-Friday Dalmarnock station closed. Passengers should use Bridgeton or Rutherglen. Station closure now extended to Spring 2013. (SR)

Train Operating Company Codes

AW Arriva Trains Wales CC c2c CH Chiltern Railways EM East Midlands Trains FC First Capital Connect GC Grand Central GR East Coast GW First Great Western GX Gatwick Express HC Heathrow Connect HT Hull Trains HX Heathrow Express IL Island Line LE Greater Anglia LM London Midland LO London Overground LT London Underground ME Merseyrail NT Northern Rail SE Southeastern SN Southern SR ScotRail SW South West Trains TP First TransPennine Express TW Tyne & Wear Metro VT Virgin Trains XC Cross Country

Geographical Scope

Cross-London Connections Underground links between the Central London termini Essex & East Anglia All services from/to London Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street, and connecting branch lines Rural services in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. Stansted Airport/Norwich-Peterborough North & West of London Suburban services between London and:

Stevenage/Cambridge/Peterborough St Albans/Luton/Bedford Watford Junction/Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton Aylesbury Banbury/Birmingham/Stratford-upon-Avon via High Wycombe Reading/Newbury/Bedwyn/Oxford

East London/North London/West London Lines and Gospel Oak-Barking Associated branch lines of the above South & South East South London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset Coast Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter Services via Richmond/Hounslow Reading-Basingstoke/Gatwick Airport Reading-Bournemouth Westbury-Southampton Castle Cary-Weymouth Isle of Wight East & North East London-Doncaster/North East/Scotland * Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Humberside North East England Leeds-Morecambe/Carlisle and Newcastle-Carlisle Midlands, North Wales & North West London-East Midlands/Sheffield * London-West Midlands/North West/Scotland * East & West Midlands suburban/rural services Birmingham-Reading * Birmingham-Sheffield/Peterborough Mid Wales & North Wales, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & North West England Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country London-Bristol/South Wales/Devon/Cornwall and branches * South Wales Local Service Llanelli-Shrewsbury & Newport-Shrewsbury Oxford-Worcester-Hereford Scotland All services in Scotland * Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.