Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Check before you travel: heavily reduced CrossCountry service today - a normal service is expected to operate from Monday 24 August
- Major incident:
Major disruption between Shenfield and Southend Victoria expected until at least the end of service on Tuesday 25 August
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Hackney Downs and London Liverpool Street expected until 01:45
- Minor incident:
No trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes until Tuesday 1 September
- Minor incident:
Disruption across the c2c network until further notice
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
- Minor incident:
Industrial action to affect East Midlands Railway Intercity and Connect services on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August, and on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 September
Recently cleared disruptions
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
Track maintenance and structural work: buses replace trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Clifton Down / Severn Beach from Monday 17 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Major improvement works in the Wrexham General area from Sunday 16 to Sunday 30 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 c2c services to / from Limehouse from Monday 17 to Saturday 29 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria services from 22:55 on Monday 24 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night c2c services from Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night trains between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central / Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night Great Western Railway service to / from Cheltenham Spa from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night Great Western Railway service to / from Bristol Temple Meads from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 00:01 London Bridge to Selhurst service from Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended East Midlands Railway service to / from London St Pancras International service from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night LNER London Kings Cross to Leeds services from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston via Bolton from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning TransPennine Express service to / from York from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Essential track renewals: buses replace trains between Southminster and Wickford from Saturday 22 to Friday 28 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended 19:30 London Euston to Glasgow Central service from Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 August
- Minor incident:
No trains via Lewisham from approximately 23:15 each night between Monday 24 and Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning Southeastern services between Monday 24 and Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning Great Western Railway services to / from Swansea from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night Great Western Railway service to / from Barnstaple from Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night service to / from Ebbw Vale Town from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:52 Leicester to Nottingham service from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Night Riviera Sleeper service on Sunday 23 and Monday 24 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:50 Birmingham New Street to Northampton service from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 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 late night / early morning services between Three Bridges and Brighton from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended evening / morning Lumo services from Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:54 Luton to Sutton service from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night Thameslink trains between Dartford and Strood / Gillingham (Kent) from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night East Midlands Railway service between Peterborough and Lincoln from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended TransPennine Express service to / from Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:08 Nottingham to Sheffield service from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:30 London Paddington to Bedwyn service from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:30 London Euston to Glasgow Central / Edinburgh Caledonian Sleeper service on Sunday 23 / Monday 24 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning trains to / from Pangbourne from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 18:52 Edinburgh to London Euston service from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
(video included)
