Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Industrial action to affect East Midlands Railway Intercity and Connect today and on Saturday 15 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Lines reopened: disruption between Twickenham and Brentford / Barnes expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Residual disruption between Eastbourne and Hastings expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Reduced service on the Windrush line expected until the end of the day on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Advice if you are travelling with Avanti West Coast until Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
- Minor incident:
Hot weather forecast in some areas of England and Wales - advice if you are travelling today
(video included)
Recently cleared disruptions
There are currently no cleared disruptions.
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
No trains via Cathcart / Maxwell Park on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended LNER service to / from London Kings Cross on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
No trains to / from London Cannon Street on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Potters Bar and Stevenage and between Hertford North and Stevenage on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and Nottingham on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning / late night trains to / from Burnham on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Upminster and Grays via Purfleet until 12:35 on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 06:39 Gillingham (Kent) to London Bridge service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
No London Overground trains between London Euston and Watford Junction on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning trains between Three Bridges and Brighton on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Additional changes to London Charing Cross services on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Lewisham and Orpington / Sidcup on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace morning / evening trains to / from Pangbourne on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leeds and York / Selby on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leeds and Huddersfield / Halifax via Dewsbury on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended 06:33 Tonbridge to Strood service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Major South Wales Metro rail upgrades: buses replace trains between Pontypridd / Radyr and Treherbert from 23:40 on Thursday 30 July to Saturday 15 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended East Midlands Railway Intercity service to / from Sheffield on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Norwich and Lowestoft on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Girvan and Stranraer from Saturday 8 to Friday 21 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Essential improvement work: no trains at London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended services between Swindon and Bristol Parkway on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester / Lydney on Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Oxford Parkway and Oxford on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
No Southern trains between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction after 20:00 on Saturday 8, and before 12:00 / after 21:00 on Sunday 9 August
- 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:
Buses replace trains between Dalmarnock and Motherwell via Carmyle and Whifflet on Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Bransty Tunnel track renewal: buses replace trains between Corkickle and Whitehaven until further notice
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 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:
Amended Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Surbiton / Leatherhead and Effingham Junction / Guildford / Hampton Court on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended morning London Overground services between Shepherds Bush and Clapham Junction on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
No trains between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning Southern trains between West Croydon and Sutton / Epsom Downs from 23:45 Saturday 8 to 09:30 Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Three Bridges and Brighton on Sunday 9 and Monday 10 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 01:24 Dartford to Gillingham (Kent) service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended morning / late night services to / from Bushey on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended train services between Coventry / Rugby and Northampton / London Euston on Sunday 9 August until 11:50
- Minor incident:
Amended Grand Central service between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning trains between York and Newcastle on Sunday 9 and Monday 10 August
- Minor incident:
Amended South Western Railway services in the Clapham Junction area on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 07:53 Oxford to London Paddington service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning trains between Reading and Newbury on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
No c2c service to / from London Liverpool Street before 12:35 on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 08:37 Reading to Basingstoke service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 00:07 Marlow to Maidenhead on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 00:34 London Paddington to Reading service on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace morning trains between Newsham and Ashington on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Knutsford and Chester on Sunday 9 August
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
(video included)
