Travel Updates
Browse all travel related disruptions, services changes, roadworks and closures
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2 Major Alerts & Incidents
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Providence Lane
Last updated: 09:30 | 13/01/2022 -
Lower Ashley road approaching M32 J3
Last updated: 14:06 | 26/09/2022
126 Disrupted Bus Routes
1548 Roadworks and Road Closures
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Combe Avenue
Last updated: 11:50 | 26/09/2022 -
South Terrace
Last updated: 09:55 | 15/09/2022 -
Barton Vale
Last updated: 15:21 | 23/08/2022
271 Current Rail Disruptions
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AW – Transport for Wales to / from Pwllheli
Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli until Friday 14 October
Last updated: 01:54 22/09/2022Engineering work is taking place between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
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GWR – Great Western Railway between Worcester Foregate Street / Gloucester / Bristol Temple Meads / Westbury and Weymouth
Buses replace trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth from Saturday 24 until Friday 30 September
Last updated: 02:53 29/07/2022Engineering work is taking place between Yeovil Pen Mill and Dorchester West, closing lines all week.
Buses will replace trains between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth (fast and stopping buses).
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
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GWR – All Great Western Railway routes
Industrial action to affect Great Western Railway on 1, 5 and 8 October
Last updated: 02:43 24/09/2022Great Western Railway services will be affected by industrial action on the following dates:
- Saturday 1 October 2022 (strike action by ASLEF and RMT unions)
- Wednesday 5 October 2022 (strike action by ASLEF union)
- Saturday 8 October 2022 (strike action by RMT union)
On each strike date services will be severely disrupted and some parts of the GWR network will have no train service at all, an extremely limited service will operate between 07:30 and 18:30, and the last trains will leave much earlier. Train services on the days following the industrial action will also be disrupted.
Services are expected to be extremely busy and you are advised to find alternative ways to travel on each strike day. Only travel by train if absolutely necessary.
Friday 30 September
Trains will run as planned with some minor changes to late-night services. The Night Riviera Sleeper will not operate.
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Saturday 1 October - Strike day
An extremely limited service will operate. Services will start at 07:30 and all journeys must be completed before 18:30.
Rail services will only operate on the following routes
- Between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington
- Between Reading and Didcot Parkway
- Between Reading and Basingstoke
There are NO other train services on the GWR network.
Sunday 2 October
Trains will start later than usual with some morning services cancelled. A limited and reduced timetable will operate on long-distance services.
Trains which are running will be extremely busy and if you can travel on Monday 3 or Tuesday 4 October please do so, tickets will be valid. The Night Riviera Sleeper will operate.
Monday 3 October
A full timetable in operation.
Tuesday 4 October
Trains will run as planned with some minor changes to late-night services. Please check before you travel. The Night Riviera Sleeper will not operate.
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Wednesday 5 October - Strike day
An extremely limited service will operate. Services will start at 07:30 and all journeys must be completed before 18:30.
Rail services will only operate on the following routes:
- Between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington
- Between Reading and Oxford
- Between Reading and Basingstoke
There are NO other train services on the GWR network. The Night Riviera Sleeper will not operate.
Thursday 6 October
Trains will start later than usual with some morning services cancelled. A normal timetable will resume thereafter, but we short-notice cancellations may be necessary. The Night Riviera Sleeper will operate.
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Saturday 8 October - Strike day
The full impact of how train services could be affected by this industrial action is currently being assessed. This page will be updated closer to the strike action taking place.
Ticket information
Customers who have already purchased tickets for strike days can claim a full refund or amend their ticket.
- Tickets for travel on 1 October are valid for travel on 30 September, 2, 3, and 4 October
- Tickets for travel on 2 October are valid for travel on 2, 3, and 4 October
- Tickets for travel on 5 October are valid for travel on 4, 6, and 7 October
- Tickets for travel on 8 October are valid for travel on 7, 9, 10, and 11 October
For further information on tickets, travel advice and FAQs see the Great Western Railway website.
Check before you travel:
The National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner will be updated on Tuesday 27 September for the services on Saturday 1 October and on Thursday 29 September for the services on Wednesday 5 October. The industry is still working on the plans for Saturday 8 October.
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The previous RTC on Lower Ashley road/ M32 J3 has now cleared. #twTraffic #Bristol BE
RT @FirstBSA: ⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE ⚠️ Colston Street, Centre - CLOSURE - (T1 & Y1): https://t.co/uBxBTpfqDY Apologies.
RTC Lower Ashley Road approaching M32 J3 from Sussex place, 2 of 3 lanes blocked. approach with caution, expect delays #twTraffic #Bristol BE
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