Planned Engineering Work and Disruption

We may sometimes have to change our timetables so please check your journey details as close as possible to your date of travel.

If we do change things after you have bought a ticket, you can either use any reasonable alternative service, or claim a full refund.

Important to note

Fewer rail replacement services may be running than planned due to a nationwide shortage of qualified bus or coach drivers. Alternative travel options will be provided instead for customers to complete their journeys.

Timetable changes

The following planned engineering work may affect your journey:

Summary of upcoming changes to train times
Saturday 6 to Friday 12 August 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 13 to Friday 19 August 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 20 to Friday 26 August 2022 (PDF)
Saturday 27 August to Friday 2 September 2022 (PDF)

2022

August

Bristol to South Wales – Sunday 14 August

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport.

Trains between Swindon and Newport will use an alternative route via Gloucester until 12:00.

For more information visit our Bristol webpage.
Swindon to Gloucester – Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 August

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Swindon and Gloucester.

CrossCountry will accept tickets for travel on their train services between Bristol Parkway and Cheltenham Spa.
West Ealing to Greenford – Saturday 27 and Monday 29 August

No train services will run – rail tickets will be accepted on TfL buses instead.

September

West Ealing to Greenford – Saturday 3 and 10 September

No train services will run – rail tickets will be accepted on TfL buses instead.
Bristol to Taunton – Sunday 18 to Friday 23 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains to stations between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

Find out more about upgrades in the Bristol area.
Oxford area – weekends of 10/11, 17/18, 24/25 September and 1/2 October

No train services to/from Oxford.

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Didcot Parkway, Oxford and Hanborough.

This work will also affect CrossCountry trains between Banbury, Oxford and Didcot Parkway, plus Chiltern Railways trains between Oxford Parkway and Oxford.

Download more information about rail improvement work Oxford area. (PDF)
Salisbury to Southampton – weekend of 17/18 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central.

Find out more about upgrades in the Wessex area.
Pinhoe to Axminster – Monday 19 to Friday 23 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Exeter Central and Axminster.

Trains will run between Barnstaple and Exeter Central.
Yeovil to Weymouth – Saturday 24 to Friday 30 September

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth.

Find out more about upgrades in the Wessex area.

October

Guildford area – weekend of 1/2 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport.
Castle Cary area – Saturday 1 to Tuesday 11 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Castle Cary and Taunton on Saturday 1 October and again from Friday 7 to Tuesday 11 October.

Work will affect long-distance trains between Westbury and Taunton from Sunday 2 to Monday 10 October, as well as trains between Frome and Castle Cary.

Trains between London and the south west will use an alternative route between Reading and Taunton – extending journey times by around 30 minutes.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
Reading to Basingstoke – Sunday 9 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Reading and Basingstoke.
Exeter Central to Exmouth – Sunday 16 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Exeter Central and Exmouth until 18:00.
Bristol area – weekend of 15/16 October, plus Sunday 23 and 30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach.

For more information visit our Bristol webpage.
Southampton area – Sunday 16, 23 and 30 October

Trains diverted between Romsey and Fareham via Eastleigh, not stopping at Southampton Central.

For more information visit our Wessex webpage.
Maidenhead to Marlow – Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Maidenhead and Marlow.
Swansea to Carmarthen – weekend of 29/30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.
Gloucester area – weekend of 29/30 October

Rail improvement work will affect trains between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.

Looking ahead

Further rail improvement work is planned in 2022 affecting the following routes:

St Austell to Penzance (including Falmouth) – weekend of 5/6 and Sunday 13 November
Newton Abbot to Paignton – weekends of 5/6, 12/13 and 19/20 November
Lostwithiel to St Austell – weekend of 19/20 November
Truro to Penzance (including St Ives) – Monday 5 to Thursday 8 December
all trains via Bristol Parkway – Christmas Day to New Year’s Eve
Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads – weekend of 14/15, 21/22 and 28/29 January
Reading to Guildford – Sunday 8 January, plus weekend of 21/22 and 28/29 January
Par to Newquay – Friday 27 to Monday 30 January

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Refunds and compensation

You may be able to get your money back if you bought a ticket but did not travel, or were delayed by 15 minutes or more.

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