Engineering work closes the railway between Bristol Parkway and Filton Abbey Wood on Saturdays 18, 25 March and Sundays 19, 26 March 2006
Start date: Saturday 18 March 2006
End date: Sunday 26 March 2006
Route Affected: Gloucester / Cardiff - Newport - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath - Weymouth - Portsmouth ; Paddington - Reading - Bristol Parkway - Cardiff - Swansea ; Virgin Cross Country
TOC/s Affected: First Great Western, Virgin Trains, Wessex Trains
Description: Due to engineering work,
First Great Western services will not call at Bristol Parkway, but will be diverted to call at Patchway on the Saturday and Gloucester on the Sunday instead. A half hourly road service will operate between Patchway and Bristol Parkway on Saturday, connecting with the diverted trains and on Sunday between Swindon and Bristol Parkway and between Bristol Parkway and Newport, connecting with the diverted trains
Virgin Trains services are diverted via Newport, and will call additionally at Patchway. Road services will operate between Patchway and Bristol Parkway for connections with the diverted trains. Virgin Trains are not affected on the Sunday
Wessex Trains services between Cardiff and Bristol will not call at Bristol Parkway, with road services running between Bristol Parkway and Patchway for connections with the diverted trains. Services between Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads are replaced by road transport throughout, extending journey times by approximately 60 minutes. Wessex Trains are only affected until 13.15 on the Sunday