Status and Disruptions
August 2026
September 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Major disruption between Shenfield and Southend Victoria expected until at least the end of service on Tuesday 25 August
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey until approximately 15:00
- 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
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Rickmansworth and Harrow-on-the-Hill expected until 10:00
- Minor incident:
Delays between Walsall and Perry Barr expected until 08:00
- Minor incident:
Lines reopened: disruption at East Croydon expected until 10:00
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Cheshunt / Enfield Town / Chingford / Tottenham Hale and London Liverpool Street until approximately 08:00
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Disruption across the c2c network until further notice
- Minor incident:
No trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes until Tuesday 1 September
- Minor incident:
Temporary reduced timetable on East Midlands Railway Intercity routes until further notice
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)
