Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Heavily reduced CrossCountry service today - check before you travel
(video included)
- 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 Horsham and Arundel expected until 12:00
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Guildford and Gatwick Airport expected until 15:00
- 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 c2c service to / from London Liverpool Street on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and Nottingham on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
No trains between London Bridge and Crystal Palace / East Croydon on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Grand Central services on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
No trains via Cathcart / Maxwell Park on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended morning / late night London Northwestern Railway services to / from Bushey on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended train service between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids from Monday 10 August until further notice
- Minor incident:
Essential track renewals: buses replace trains between Southminster and Wickford from Saturday 22 to Friday 28 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leeds and Huddersfield / Halifax via Dewsbury on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
No Southern trains between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction from 20:00 on Saturday 22 until 12:00 on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Tonbridge and Ashford International / Maidstone West on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Night Riviera Sleeper service on Sunday 23 and Monday 24 August
- Minor incident:
Amended morning / evening Mildmay line services on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
No Southeastern services at London Charing Cross or London Waterloo East on Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended East Midlands Railway Intercity service to / from Sheffield on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley / Wolverhampton via Tame Bridge Parkway on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning trains between Hitchin / Stevenage and Hertford North / Welwyn Garden City before 08:00 on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace until 07:50 on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
CANCELLED: Engineering work between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Amersham on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 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 Leeds and York / Selby on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leicester and Peterborough on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace Elizabeth line trains between Maidenhead and Hayes & Harlington before 08:00 on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning trains in the Barnham / Angmering area on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning trains between Ingatestone and Shenfield on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 06:39 Gillingham (Kent) to London Bridge service on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / early morning services to / from Welham Green / Hatfield from Sunday 23 to Monday 24 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:24 London Kings Cross to Kings Lynn service on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 01:07 London Kings Cross to Letchworth Garden City service on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended morning London Northwestern Railway services between Coventry and London Euston on Sunday 23 August until 11:50
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning / late night services between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt on Sunday 23 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 Great Western Railway service between London Paddington and Swansea on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:23 Newbury to Reading service on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning / late night Great Western Railway trains to / from Burnham on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night / early morning service between Slough and Burnham on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains until approximately 07:20 between Dartford and Barnehurst / Crayford on Sunday 23 August
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
(video included)
