Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Lines reopened between Staines and Brentford / Barnes: major disruption expected until 15:00
(video included)
- Major incident:
Major disruption between Shenfield and Southend Victoria expected until at least Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Reduced service between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey expected until 15:30
- Minor incident:
No trains between Lewes and Eastbourne: disruption expected until further notice
- Minor incident:
Lines reopened: disruption between Farringdon and London Bridge expected until 15:00
- Minor incident:
No trains between Lewes and Haywards Heath: disruption is expected until further notice
- Minor incident:
Disruption on London Overground routes today
- Minor incident:
No trains between Gainsborough Lea Road and Lincoln: disruption expected until 13:00
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Todmorden and Manchester Victoria expected until 12:30
- Minor incident:
No trains between Edenbridge Town and Uckfield expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Lines reopened: disruption to / from Bognor Regis expected until 12:00
- Minor incident:
No Southern trains between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Stourbridge Junction and Worcester Shrub Hill: disruption expected until the end of the day on Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Industrial action to affect East Midlands Railway Intercity and Connect today
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
Recently cleared disruptions
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
No trains via Cathcart / Maxwell Park on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple on Saturday 15 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leeds and York / Selby on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Leeds and Huddersfield / Halifax via Dewsbury on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
No Southern trains between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction from 20:00 on Saturday 15 until 12:00 on Sunday 16 August, and after 21:00 on Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Amended train service between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids from Monday 10 August until further notice
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and Nottingham on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- 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:
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:
No evening trains to / from London Fenchurch Street on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Reduced late night/ end of service Thameslink trains between St Albans City and Sutton on Saturday 15 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:
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 15 and Sunday 16 August
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Surbiton / Leatherhead and Guildford on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 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 Grand Central service between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Amended East Midlands Railway service between London St Pancras International / Leicester / Derby and Sheffield on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:06 Bristol Temple Meads to Frome service on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace very early morning trains to / from Burnham / Taplow on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace early morning trains between Stalybridge and Stockport on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Amended Northern services to / from Earlestown on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 17:05 Edinburgh to Birmingham New Street on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Amended 06:58 Derby to Newcastle on Saturday 15 August
- Minor incident:
Amended late night / morning services to / from Bushey on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
- Minor incident:
Berrylands Station Upgrade: Buses replace trains to / from Berrylands from Monday 11 May to the end of September
(video included)
