Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Major engineering work during the August Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Major incident:
Industrial action to affect East Midlands Railway Intercity and Connect services today and on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 September
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Gloucester and Chepstow expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Disruption between London St Pancras International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory expected until 15:00 on Tuesday 1 September
- Minor incident:
Temporary amendments to some services between Horsham and Barnham from Tuesday 1 until at least Tuesday 15 September
- Minor incident:
Temporary amendments to some services between Uckfield and Oxted from Tuesday 1 until at least Tuesday 15 September
- Minor incident:
Reduced service between Bedford and Bletchley until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Reading / Heathrow Airport and London Paddington expected until 19:30
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Bidston and Wrexham Central expected until 20:00
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Doncaster and Retford expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Reduced service between Ebbw Vale Town and Newport (South Wales) expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Uckfield and Oxted until approximately 20:00
- Minor incident:
No trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes until Tuesday 1 September
- Minor incident:
Amended timetable on the c2c network until further notice
Recently cleared disruptions
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
Will be completed as planned: East Coast Digital Programme Upgrade Work: severely reduced service to / from London Kings Cross until 08:00 on Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Track renewal work: buses replace trains between London Bridge and Tulse Hill via Peckham Rye from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended train service between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids from Monday 10 August until further notice
- Minor incident:
Track upgrades at Kilmarnock: buses replace trains between Barrhead and Kilmarnock / Dumfries / Carlisle from Saturday 29 August to Sunday 13 September
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Track maintenance work: buses replace trains between Farnham and Alton from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Building new footbridge with lifts: Amended services to / from Tackley from Friday 12 June 2026 until Friday 30 April 2027
- Minor incident:
Bransty Tunnel track renewal: buses replace trains between Corkickle and Whitehaven until further notice
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended late night TransPennine Express service normally calling at Dewsbury from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Bridge upgrade and track renewal work: Buses replace trains between Selby and York / Leeds / Micklefield and also between York and Moorthorpe from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning / late night Northern service to / from Blackpool North from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night service between London Euston and Northampton on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night trains between London Bridge and Norwood Junction / East Croydon / West Croydon from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Saltley Viaduct installation: buses replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Water Orton / Coleshill Parkway from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Bridge repair work: buses replace trains between Lewisham / Beckenham Junction and Hayes from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction from Saturday 29 to Monday 31 August
(video included)
- 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:
Amended Bank Holiday service for Southern on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
No late night / early morning services via Seven Sisters from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night Transport for Wales service between Shrewsbury and Chester from Monday 31 August until Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:40 Cardiff Central to Bridgend service from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night Transport for Wales trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night Southern service in the East Croydon area from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / end of service trains between London Bridge and East / West Croydon via Norwood Junction from Monday 31 Aug to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains in the Redhill area from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Amended Bank Holiday service for Gatwick Express on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Bank Holiday service for Thameslink on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Bank Holiday service for Great Northern on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
No late night trains between Barking and Grays / Pitsea via Upminster from Monday 31 August and Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 21:34 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 31 August to Wednesday 2 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning services to / from Bushey from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night trains between Basingstoke and Winchester / Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour from Monday 31 August to Wednesday 2 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night trains between Newbury and Bedwyn from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:42 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa service from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:49 London Paddington to Swansea service from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning trains in the Westbury area on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:28 Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning Northern service to / from Manchester Piccadilly from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 05:29 Blackpool South to Preston service from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Amended 05:35 Blackpool North to Crewe service on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 18:52 Edinburgh to London Euston service on Monday 31 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning East Midlands Railway service to / from London St Pancras International from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning East Midlands Railway service between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night services between Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop from Monday 31 August to Thursday 3 September
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
(video included)
