Planned engineering

Track renewal work will affect trains between Swindon and Chippenham.

Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads will use an alternative route between Reading and Bath Spa – not stopping at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham.

However, some of these services will use an alternative route between Swindon and Bristol Temple Meads instead – not stopping at Chippenham or Bath Spa.

Trains will still run between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads or Westbury.

Replacement buses are planned between Chippenham and Swindon.

Important to note

Further engineering work will affect train services via Swindon on the weekends of 22/23 and 29/30 March.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Drainage work will affect trains between Bridgend and Swansea.

GWR will run trains between London Paddington and Cardiff Central only.

Transport for Wales train services will still run between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, plus between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Cardiff Central and Swansea
• Bridgend and Swansea

Track renewal work will impact all train services to/from Cornwall.

GWR trains will run between Plymouth and London Paddington, plus CrossCountry train services will run between Plymouth and Birmingham New Street or beyond.

Limited train services will operate between Plymouth and Liskeard.

Trains will run between Par and Penzance, plus on the Looe, Newquay, Falmouth Docks and St Ives branch lines in Cornwall.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Plymouth and St Austell (non-stop)
• Liskeard and St Austell

Level crossing and signalling upgrade work will affect GWR trains for Gatwick Airport.

Replacement buses are planned between Guildford and Redhill or Gatwick Airport.

Important to note

GWR trains will only run between Reading and Guildford.

Southern trains will still run between Reigate and Redhill.

Southern and Thameslink trains will also run between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Westbury and Bath Spa, Chippenham, Frome or Warminster.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Essential maintenance work will affect trains running via Crediton.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple
• Exeter St Davids and Okehampton

Important to note

These replacement buses will not stop at Yeoford – instead separate services are planned between Crediton and Yeoford.

Valid rail tickets can also be used to travel on the following local bus services:

Track renewal work will affect trains between Reading and Basingstoke.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

Track maintenance work will affect trains via Neath.

Replacement buses are planned between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea – some extending to/from Carmarthen.

Track renewal work will affect trains via Yeovil Pen Mill.

Monday 10 to Friday 14 March

Replacement buses are planned between Castle Cary and Yeovil Pen Mill.

Weekend of 15/16 March

Replacement buses are planned between Castle Cary and Weymouth.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track renewal work will affect trains via Newton Abbot.

Trains for London Paddington or Bristol Temple Meads and beyond will run to/from Newton Abbot on Saturday, then Exeter St Davids on Sunday.

Other trains will still run between Penzance and Plymouth on both days, plus between Paignton and Newton Abbot on Sunday.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth (non-stop) – both days
• Newton Abbot and Plymouth – Saturday
• Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot/Plymouth – Sunday

Track renewal work will affect trains via Melksham.

Replacement buses are planned between Chippenham and Trowbridge/Westbury.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Didcot Parkway and Bristol Parkway or Chippenham.

Trains between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads or Swansea will use an alternative route – not stopping at Didcot Parkway, Swindon or Chippenham.

Trains will still run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa, plus trains will run between Chippenham and Westbury or Frome.

Some trains will also be running between Chippenham, Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads on Saturdays only.

Replacement buses are planned between Swindon and:

• Didcot Parkway
• Reading (non-stop)
• Bristol Parkway (weekend of 29/30 March only)
• Chippenham (Saturday) or Bath Spa (Sunday)

Signalling upgrade work will affect trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

Track maintenance will affect trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Signalling upgrade work will affect trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

Track maintenance work will affect trains between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track renewal and structural work will affect trains to/from Southampton Central.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Maidenhead, Bourne End and Marlow.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

As an alternative, season tickets will also be valid for journeys on the line between Henley-on-Thames and Twyford for onward connections.

Season tickets will also be valid with Chiltern Railways between High Wycombe and London Marylebone as well as London Underground services between Marylebone and Paddington.

Rail improvement work will affect GWR trains to/from Gatwick Airport.

Sunday 13 April

Replacement buses are planned between Guildford and Redhill or Gatwick Airport.

GWR trains will still run between Reading and Guildford.

Sunday 27 April

Replacement buses are planned between North Camp and Redhill or Gatwick Airport.

GWR trains will still run between Reading and Ash.

Important to note

Southern trains will still run between Reigate and Redhill.

Southern and Thameslink trains will also run between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Track renewal work will affect some trains to/from London Paddington.

A reduced train service will be operating between London Paddington and Reading.

Track renewal work will affect all trains to/from Frome.

Replacement buses are planned between Frome and Westbury.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track upgrade work will affect trains between Gloucester and Stroud or Yate.

Train services will still run between London Paddington/Swindon and Stroud on Saturday 3 May and the bank holiday Monday (5 May).

These services will not run on Sunday 4 May, or on the weekend of 10/11 May.

Trains will still run between Gloucester and Worcester on all dates.

CrossCountry trains will use an alternative route between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Parkway – stopping additionally at Gloucester and Newport.

CrossCountry trains to/from Cardiff Central, plus Transport for Wales train services between Cheltenham Spa/Gloucester and South Wales are unaffected.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Gloucester and Stroud (Sat 3 and Mon 5 May)
• Cheltenham Spa/Gloucester and Swindon (Sun 4 May, plus weekend of 10/11 May)
• Gloucester and Bristol Parkway (Sat 3, Mon 5 and Sat 10 May)
• Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads (Sun 4 and Sun 11 May)

As an alternative, valid rail tickets can also be used to travel on the following local buses instead:

Bus number	Route
Y1 or Y2	Bristol (city centre) – Yate
Y6	Bristol (bus station) – Bristol Parkway – Patchway (Little Stoke Lane) – Yate
70	Bristol (city centre) – Filton Abbey Wood
74	Bristol (city centre) – Filton Abbey Wood – Bristol Parkway

Important to note

Further engineering work is planned in the Cheltenham area on the weekend of 17/18 May.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Reading and Basingstoke.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

Track renewal work will affect trains between Warminster and Southampton Central.

Replacement buses are planned between stations affected.

For the latest information visit our Wessex page.

Track maintenance will affect train services via Cheltenham Spa or Ashchurch for Tewkesbury stations.

Trains will run between London Paddington or Swindon and Gloucester instead of Cheltenham Spa.

Trains between London Paddington and Worcester, Great Malvern or Hereford via Worcestershire Parkway will be unaffected.

GWR trains will also be running between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester.

CrossCountry services will run between Plymouth and Gloucester, plus between Bromsgrove and Birmingham New Street.

Transport for Wales train services will run between Cardiff Central and Gloucester instead of Cheltenham Spa.

Replacement buses are planned between:

• Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa
• Gloucester and Worcester Foregate Street
• Gloucester and Birmingham New Street (non-stop)
• Cheltenham Spa and Bromsgrove (via Worcestershire Parkway)