Status and Disruptions
January 2026
February 2026
Disruptions and timetable changes
- Major incident:
Major engineering work during the Christmas and New Year period
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Reduced service between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier until the end of the day on Monday 5 January
- Minor incident:
Disruption between Inverness and Wick / Thurso expected until the end of the day
- Minor incident:
Wintry weather to affect services across England, Scotland and Wales until Monday 5 January
- Minor incident:
Minibuses replace trains between Liskeard and Looe: a normal service is expected to resume from Monday 5 January
Planned engineering works
- Minor incident:
Amended trains to / from London Waterloo on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
- Minor incident:
No trains between East Croydon / Purley / Reigate and Redhill / Gatwick Airport on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
- Minor incident:
Major Improvement work in the Preston and Penrith North Lakes areas from Thursday 1 January to Wednesday 14 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Marks Tey and Billericay and also between Witham and Braintree on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Mountain Ash embankment work: buses replace trains between Pontypridd and Aberdare from Sunday 4 to Friday 23 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Installing new signalling: major engineering work between Carlisle and Lockerbie from Thursday 1 to Wednesday 14 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Transpennine Route Upgrade: amended service between Leeds and York from Saturday 27 December to Sunday 25 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
No service between Richmond / Shepherds Bush / Gospel Oak and Willesden Junction on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Track renewal work between St Erth and St Ives from Monday 5 to Sunday 18 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Corkickle and Whitehaven until further notice
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Reading and Didcot Parkway / Swindon / Chippenham / Bristol Parkway on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
(video included)
- Minor incident:
Amended 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service on Saturday 10 January
- Minor incident:
No Southeastern services via Lewisham on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
- Minor incident:
Amended 05:10 Corby to London St Pancras International service on Saturday 10 January
- Minor incident:
Amended 22:37 St Albans City to Sutton service on Saturday 10 January
- Minor incident:
Amended 00:30 London Charing Cross to Gravesend service on Sunday 11 January
- Minor incident:
Amendments to some late night Southeastern trains
- Minor incident:
Buses replace late night trains between Reading and Oxford on Saturday 10 January
- Minor incident:
Buses replace trains between Rotherham Central and Wakefield Westgate / York on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning trains to / from Manchester Airport on Saturday 10 January
- Minor incident:
Amended early morning London Northwestern Railway service to / from Bushey on Saturday 10 January
