For the 15th & 16th December, EAS week 38. The highlight is Westbury Hawkeridge curve, while there are a number of Christmas shopping extras about. Otherwise things scaling back before the Christmas / New Year works. Bill SUN No LTS services via Stratford, all run to Fenchurch St Liverpool St - Shenfield all over the place at Stratford, but main lines Forest Gate - Ilford depot LE so blocking LTS access Southends making extra local calls on main line platforms ONGOING to Easter 2019 no services via Berney Arms, trains via Acle. MON Additional / longer trains Derby - Nottingham for football MON 2245 Wolverhampton - Euston diverted via fast lines, not calling Northampton SAT SUN Additional trains Bristol - Bath - Westbury / Swindon for Bath Christmas markets SUN Didcot - Bath bus London - Bristol / South Wales via Newbury and Westbury Hawkeridge SUN Bristol Parkway - Gloucester bus Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham bus for XC only XC diverted via Newport, reverse Bristol Parkway https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/C10205/2018-12-16 London - Wales via Bath & reverse Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway. https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/C55395/2018-12-16 SUN Barnes - Hounslow - Feltham bus Trains reduced / diverted via Twickenham SUN Victoria - Clapham Jn bus Most services diverted to London Bridge No Clapham Jn - Milton Keynes services Turnback in Central side platforms 12, 13, empty shunts 16 to 17 Some use of Streatham fast spur: https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/G19191/2018-12-16 Up only ? SUN Purley - Redhill / Horley bus. All Croydon - Gatwick diverted via fast (Quarry) lines. Reading - Gatwick OK SUN Cannon St closed, London Bridge all on P6 - P9 New Cross - Greenwich - Woolwich - Dartford bus / use DLR 'Beyond Dartford' services revised via Bexleyheath / Sidcup Hayes services only from Charing Cross Thameslink diverted via Herne Hill ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Gensheet 'WEEKEND' message may only be posted to o ther groups if the following conditions are observed: * Permission is obtained. * Header and footer messages with group and www.gensheet.co.uk links are intact. * Out of area information is edited out for local gen groups. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SAT longer trains means reduced calls at Romford by Southend / Colchester line trains SUN to 0745 Norwich - all bus SUN Ipswich - Felixstowe bus SUN to 1015 Liverpool St - Chingford / Seven Sisters busSeven Sisters - Enfield Town / Cheshunt bus SUN to 0845 No trains Kings Cross - Finsbury Park. Use tube 2345 SUN - 0440 MON, 2345 MON - 0440 TUE Peterborough -> Hitchin do not call Sandy / Arlesey, run fast line. SUN to 0915 Kentish Town bus SUN Longer trains Mansfield line SAT SUN Gospel Oak - Barking reduced SAT Northern strikes, reduced services eg Manchester - Bolton / Wigan only SUN loss of PSUL Dalesrail trains. SAT Additiona trains Wembley, reduced / bus Aylesbury SUN Staines - Ascot / Weybridge bus. Trains to Windsor to return Buses run through to Reading SUN Dorchester West / Wareham - Weymouth bus SUN to 1100 Teddington - Shepperton bus SUN to 0920 Streatham - Mitcham Jn - Sutton - Epsom / Epsom Downs bus SAT SUN Southampton / Eastleigh - Fareham - Portsmouth bus SUN Horsham - Barnham bus SAT SUN Haywards Heath / Brighton - Lewes - Seaford / Polegate bus SUN Maidstone West - Paddock Wood bus ONGOING Ayr station partly blocked due to hotel building condition. Glasgow services limited to 4 coaches Some peak services terminate Prestwick Town to allow 7 coaches. Ayr - Stranraer reduced service via platform 4, with extra buses to cover. SUN to 0930 and from 2100 no Metropolitan services Baker St - Wembley Park. Use Jubilee or Chilterns.