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With just two weeks to go until major engineering work begins on the West Highland Line, passengers are being reminded to plan ahead for their journeys. 

Passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey will face changes to their journeys during the October half-term, starting tomorrow, Saturday 25 October and ending on Friday 31 October, while Network Rail carries out major upgrades on the lines between Wokingham and Reading as well as between Staines and Windsor, with buses replacing trains during the work.

Starting tomorrow, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and Petersfield.

Oxford is set to benefit as the Cowley Branch Line is brought back into use for passenger trains, connecting Cowley and Littlemore with the rail network for the first time since 1963 to offer faster, greener travel options for thousands of residents and workers across the city.

Passengers are reminded to check their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s work that affects trains to Frome, Somerset, next weekend.

Stevenston level crossing is set to close for one weekend in November to allow Network Rail to carry out an essential upgrade to the road barriers.  

Fifty years after the Walnut Tree Viaduct was dismantled, its legacy lives on in the Taff Trail just outside Cardiff - where history, sustainability and community now travel side by side.

Passengers travelling this weekend are being warned of changes to journeys between Birmingham and Coventry while track renewal work takes place.