Status and Disruptions
July 2026
August 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Minor incident:
No trains between Torquay and Paignton today: disruption is expected until at least the end of the day on Monday 27 July
- Minor incident:
Disruption to some Northern services today and on Sunday 26 July
- Minor incident:
Lines reopened: residual disruption between Woking and Basingstoke expected until 03:00
- Minor incident:
Hot weather may impact your journey in some areas of England and Wales this week - advice if you are travelling
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- Minor incident:
Industrial action to affect London Northwestern Railway / West Midlands Railway on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August
- Minor incident:
Industrial action to affect East Midlands Railway Intercity and Connect services on Saturday 1, Saturday 8, and Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
Recently cleared disruptions
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
Amended late night service between London Victoria and Herne Hill on Saturday 25 July
- Minor incident:
Major work at Chipping Sodbury tunnel: amended service between London Paddington and Swansea / Carmarthen from Monday 6 July to Sunday 2 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Haywards Heath and Brighton on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
- Minor incident:
No trains to / from Cardiff Queen Street from Saturday 25 to Monday 27 July
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- Minor incident:
Amended 23:36 Bedford to Haywards Heath service on Saturday 25 July
- Minor incident:
Station improvement work for step-free access: amended services to / from Wandsworth Town from Monday 11 May to Sunday 11 October
- Minor incident:
Transpennine Route Upgrade: buses replace trains to / from Huddersfield on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
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- Minor incident:
Bransty Tunnel track renewal: buses replace trains between Corkickle and Whitehaven until further notice
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- Minor incident:
Building new footbridge with lifts: Amended services to / from Tackley from Friday 12 June 2026 until Friday 30 April 2027
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Twickenham / Feltham and Barnes via Brentford on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
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- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Ilkley and Shipley on Saturday 25 July
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Barnham and Havant on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
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- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Finsbury Park and Stevenage / Letchworth Garden City / Peterborough / Cambridge on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
- Minor incident:
Amended services to / from Bushey on Saturday 25 July
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains to / from Burnham / Taplow on Saturday 25 July
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Luton and Bedford on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
