This coming weekend Saturday 23^rd to Monday 25^th May there will be a number of engineering possessions on the Rail Network in the North West which will affect Northern services in the following locations:

• West Coast Mainline (Preston to Euxton/Wigan)
• Cumbrian Coast route (Carlisle to Whitehaven)
• South Manchester (Manchester to Buxton/Stoke-on-Trent/Crewe via Stockport/Chester via Altrincham)

In line with the current government guidance I would like to remind that rail travel is currently available for key workers and essential travel only.

 

Detailed changes are as follows for the individual days:

Saturday 23^rd May

The standard Northern Monday-Saturday Key Worker Emergency Timetable will be in operation

Sunday 24^th May

The standard Northern Sunday Key Worker Emergency Timetable will be in operation with the following changes:

• The Manchester Airport-Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North service groups will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Buckshaw Parkway-Manchester Victoria
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Blackpool North-Preston and Preston-Buckshaw Parkway

• The Manchester Airport-Barrow-in-Furness/Windermere service group will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Lancaster-Barrow-in-Furness
    • Rail Replacement Bus Services will be in operation Lancaster-Windermere, Preston-Lancaster and Wigan North Western-Preston

• The Blackpool South-Preston, Blackpool North-Leeds and Preston-Colne service groups will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Blackburn-Leeds, Blackburn-Colne, Blackpool South-Kirkham & Wesham
    • Rail Replacement Bus Services will be in operation Kirkham & Wesham-Preston and Preston-Blackburn

• The Barrow-in-Furness-Carlisle service group will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Barrow-Whitehaven
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Whitehaven-Carlisle

• The Manchester Piccadilly-Buxton, Manchester Piccadilly-Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester Piccadilly-Crewe via Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly-Chester via Altrincham service groups will not be in operation until approximately 15:45 after which train services will resume
  • • Trains will operate Hazel Grove-Buxton
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Manchester Piccadilly-Hazel Grove, Piccadilly-Stoke-on-Trent, Piccadilly-Wilmslow and Piccadilly-Chester via Altrincham. All buses run via Stockport

• *Rail Replacement Bus Services will operate Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Airport until approximately 08:00* Train services will operate the rest of the day The standard Northern Monday-Saturday Key Worker Emergency Timetable will be in operation with the following changes:

 

• Monday 25^th May
• The Hazel Grove-Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria-Preston service groups will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Buckshaw Parkway-Hazel Grove
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Preston-Buckshaw Parkway

• The Manchester Airport-Barrow-in-Furness/Windermere and Liverpool-Blackpool North service group will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Lancaster-Barrow-in-Furness
    • Rail Replacement Bus Services will be in operation Lancaster-Windermere and Wigan North Western-Preston
• *Rail Replacement Bus Services will operate Preston-Wigan, Blackpool North-Preston, Blackpool South-Preston, Preston-Ormskirk and Preston-Blackburn until approximately 08:00* Train services will operate the rest of the day

Key workers and those who require essential travel only are advised to check Journey Planners in advance of travel.