We're constantly working to improve our services which means engineering work is carried out on an ongoing basis. We do our best to minimise the effects on services.
This page contains details of planned changes to our timetables over the next few weeks due to engineering works as well as amends due to Bank Holidays. For information about engineering works further ahead, please see the National Rail Enquiries website.
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Summary of engineering work planned for May and June 2012
Summary of engineering work planned for June and July 2012
Monday 21 - Thursday 24 May
Due to planned engineering work the 2318 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford service will terminate at Walsall at 2347. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Walsall at 2352, Bloxwich at 2356, Bloxwich North at 2357, Landywood at 0002, Cannock at 0007 arriving Hednesford at 0033.
Sunday 27 May
Due to planned engineering work services between London Euston and Northampon/Birmingham New Street/Crewe will operate to a revised timetable.
Due to planned engineering work services between Birmingham New Street and Crewe/Liverpool Lime Street will operate to an amended timetable. Trains are retimed to depart up to 8 minutes ealier from/arrive up to 5 minutes later at Birmingham New Street.
Monday 28 May
Due to planned engineering work late night trains from London Euston to Northampton will arrive at Northampton up to 49 minutes later.
Friday 1 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2334 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will not call at Bushey.
Saturday 2 June
Due to planned engineering work the 0034 London Euston to Northampton will call at Bushey to set down only.
Due to planned engineering work the 2217 Birmingham New Street-Rugeley Trent Valley service will terminate at Walsall at 2243. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Walsall at 2248, Bloxwich 2252, Bloxwich North 2253, Landywood 2258, Cannock 2303, Hednesford 2329, Rugeley Town 2339, Rugeley Trent Valley 2344.
Due to planned engineering work the 2318 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford service will not run. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Birmingham New Street at 2318, Duddeston at 2327, Aston at 2332, Witton at 2338, Perry Barr at 2346, Hamstead at 2354. Tame Bridge Parkway at 0005, Bescot Stadium at 0014, Walsall at 0023, Bloxwich at 0027, Bloxwich North at 0028, Landywood at 0033, Cannock at 0038, arriving at Hednesford at 0104.
Due to planned engineering work the 2219 Wolverhampton-BIrmingham New Street service will not run.
The 2303 Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton service will not run. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Birmingham New Street at 2308, Smethwick Rolfe Street at 2318, Smethwick Galton Bridge 2322, Sandwell & Dudley 2328, Dudley Pot 2336, Tipton 2344, Coseley 2352, arriving at Wolverhampton at 0005.
Due to planned engineering work services between Birmingham New Street and Crewe/Liverpool Lime Street will operate to a revised timetable.
Sunday 3 June
Due to planned engineering work the 0948 Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street service will start from Walsall at 1023. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Rugeley Trent Valley a 0911, Rugeley Town at 0917, Hednesford at 0928, Cannock at 0936, Landywood at 0948, Bloxwich North at 0959, Bloxwich at 1005, arriving at Walsall at 1013.
Due to planned engineering work services between London Euston and Northampton/Birmingham New Street/Crewe will operate to a revised timetable.
Due to planned engineering work services between Birmingham New Street and Crewe/Liverpool Lime Street will operate to a revised timetable.
Monday 4 June - Bank Holiday
Train services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will operate to a special timetable.
The following alterations to services between Hereford/Worcester Shrub Hill and Birmingham New Street will apply:
- 0628 Worcester Shrub Hill-Birmingham New Street will not run
- 0710 Hereford-Birmingham New Street will not run
- 0838 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street will not run
- 2054 Hereford-Worcester Shrub Hill will not run
- 0719 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern will not run.
- 1719 Birmingham New Street-Hereford will not run
- 1759 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern will not run
- 1949 Birmingham New Street-Worcester Shrub Hill will not run
No services will operate between Bedford and Bletchley.
Until 0800 train services between Birmingham New Street and Walsall/Rugeley Trent Valley will operate to an amended timetable. After 0800 trains will run to the normal Monday timetable.
Due to planned engineering work services between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch (Cross City) will operate to an amended timetable.
Due to planned engineering work services between London Euston and Northampton/Birmingham New Street/Crewe will operate to a revised timetable.
Due to planned engineering work services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street will operate to a revised timetable. Trains will run between Birmingham New Street and Crewe only. Rail replacement buses will operate between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.
Tuesday 5 June - Bank Holiday
Train services between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury will operate to a special timetable.
Train services between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch (Cross City) will operate to a special timetable.
No service will operate between Bedford and Bletchley.
Until 0800 train services between Birmingham New Street and Walsall/Rugeley Trent Valley will operate to an amended timetable. After 0800 trains will run to the normal Monday timetable.
Due to planned engineering work the 2318 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford service will terminate at Walsall at 2347. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Walsall at 2352, Bloxwich at 2356, Bloxwich North at 2357, Landywood at 0002, Cannock at 0007 arriving Hednesford at 0033.
Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2318 Birmingham New Street to Hednesford service will terminate at Walsall at 2347. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Walsall at 2352, Bloxwich at 2356, Bloxwich North at 2357, Landywood at 0002, Cannock at 0007 arriving Hednesford at 0033.
Sunday 10 June
Due to planned engineering work the 1020 Crewe to Birmingham New Street service is retimed to depart from Crewe 3 minutes earlier at 1017.
Due to planned engineering work until 0735 trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central/Northampton will not run and rail replacement buses will operate.
Monday 11 June
Due to planned engineering work late night trains from London Euston to Northampton will arrive at Northampton up to 49 minutes later. After 2230 northbound trains will call at Bushey to set down only.
Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 June
Due to planned engineering work the following services will call at Bushey to set down only:
- 2234 London Euston-Milton Keynes Central
- 2334 London Euston-Milton Keynes Central
- 0034 London Euston-Northampton
Friday 15 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2334 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will call at Bushey to set down only.
Saturday 16 June
Due to planned engineering work the 0034 London Euston to Northampton service will call at Bushey to set down only.
Sunday 17 June
Due to planned engineering work early morning services between Euston and Northampton will be subject to alteration.
Due to planned engineering work the following alterations to services between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey will apply.
- The 0807 Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey train service will not run. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing form Watford Junction at 0807, Watford North at 0811, Garston at 0820, Bricket Wood at 0830, How Wood at 0835, Park Street at 0840, St Albans Abbey at 0845 arriving St Albans at 0855.
- The 0828 St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction train service will not run. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from St Albans at 0818, St Albans Abbey at 0828, Park Street at 0833, How Wood at 0838, Bricket Wood at 0843, Garston at 0853, Watford North at 0902, arriving at Watford Junction at 0906.
Due to planned engineering work the 1056 Great Malvern to Stratford upon Avon service is retimed to depart from Worcester Foregate Street 5 minutes earlier at 1115.
Monday 18 - Thursday 21 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2253 Birmingham New Street to Northampton service will not call at Long Buckby and will arrive at Northampton later at 0032. A rail replacement bus service will operate departing from Rugby at 2350, Long Buckby at 0015 and arriving Northampton at 0040.
Sunday 24 June 2012
Due to planned engineering work:
- The 1056 Great Malvern to Stratford upon Avon service is retimed to depart Worcester Foregate Street 5 minutes earlier at 1115.
- The 1630 Stratford upon Avon to Worcester Shrub Hill service is retimed to depart from Droitwich Spa 4 minutes later at 1811, and arrive at Worcester Shrub Hill 6 minutes later at 1821.
Trains between Birmingham Moor Street/Birmingham Snow Hill and Worcester Foregate Street which start/terminate at Worcester Foregate Street will be diverted to start/terminate at Worcester Shrub Hill.
Due to planned engineering work services between London Euston and Northampton/Birmingham New Street/Crewe will operate to a revised timetable.
Monday 25 June
Due to planned engineering work late night trains from London Euston to Northampton will arrive at Northampton up to 49 minutes later.
Tuesday 26 - Thursday 28 June
Due to planned engineering work the following services will call at Bushey to set down only.
- 2334 London Euston-Milton Keynes Central
- 0034 London Euston-Northampton
Friday 29 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2334 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central service will call at Bushey to set down only.
Monday 25 - Friday 29 June
Due to planned engineering work the 2200 Birmingham New Street to Worcester Shrub Hill service is retimed to depart from Birmingham New Street at 2207, University at 2213, Bromsgrove at 2232, Droitwich Spa at 2242, and arrive at Worcester Shrub Hill at 2250.
Saturday 30 June
Due to planned engineering work the 0034 London Euston to Northampton service will call at Bushey to set down only.
Sunday 1 July
Due to planned engineering work services between Birmingham New Street and Hereford (via Bromsgrove) will run between Birmingham New Street and Ledbury only, with rail replacement buses operating between Ledbury and Hereford.
Due to planned engineering work the 1056 Great Malvern to Stratford upon Avon service is retimed to depart from Worcester Foregate Street 5 minutes earlier at 1115.
Due to planned engineering work the 0940 Northampton to Crewe and 0954 London Euston to Crewe services will not call at Atherstone, Tamworth and Lichfield Trent Valley. Rail replacement buses will operate between Nuneaton & Lichfield Trent Valley and between Atherstone & Rugeley Trent Valley.
Due to planned engineering work until 0735 trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central/Northampton will not run and rail replacement buses will operate. The 0700 London Euston to Northampton service will start from Milton Keynes Central at 0800, with a rail replacement bus operating between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central.
Page last updated 21 May at 0845
