This coming weekend Saturday 2^nd and Sunday 3^rd May there will be a number of engineering possessions on the rail network which will affect Northern services in the following locations:

• West Coast Mainline (Preston to Euxton/Wigan)
• Cumbrian Coast route (Carlisle to Whitehaven)
• Settle & Carlisle route (Carlisle to Appleby-in-Westmorland)
• Tyne Valley route (Carlisle to Newcastle)

In line with the current government guidance please be reminded that rail travel is currently available for key workers and essential travel only.

Detailed changes are as follows for the individual days:

Saturday 2^nd May

The standard Northern Monday-Saturday Emergency Timetable will be in operation with the following changes:

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

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

Sunday 3^rd May

The standard Northern Sunday 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 Blackpool North-Preston and Buckshaw Parkway-Manchester Victoria
      • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation 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 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 Carlisle-Leeds service group will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Appleby-Leeds
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Carlisle-Appleby

• The Carlisle-Newcastle service group will not be in operation
  • • Trains will operate Haltwhistle-Newcastle
    • A Rail Replacement Bus Service will be in operation Carlisle-Haltwhistle

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