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Network Rail and South Western Railway are thanking passengers for their patience over the past three days, while vital engineering work took place between Wokingham and Reading.

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.

Passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey will face changes to their journeys during October half-term, from Saturday 25 October to 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.

Engineers will be strengthening a railway embankment in Hamworthy and improving drainage at the Poole sidings to help protect the railway from flooding and improve long-term reliability

In 10 days time, 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.

Improvement works will run on the Island Line from 18 October to 17 November, with a mix of full and partial closures.

A trespasser who caused travel chaos after trespassing on the tracks near one of Britain’s busiest railway stations has been jailed for eight weeks.

Train services into and out of London Waterloo will be disrupted from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road. The work will improve safety and reliability on one of the country’s busiest railways.