Planned engineering

Track maintenance will mean there are no direct train services to/from London Paddington until after 0920.

London Underground services will be running between Paddington and Ealing Broadway – change at Ealing Broadway for trains to/from Reading.

After 0920, trains will resume between London Paddington and Reading, but services will be reduced as only two out of four tracks will be available.

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)

Important to note

On Sundays a reduced train service will be running hourly between London Paddington and South Wales via Bristol Temple Meads.

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)