Consistency is the phrase of this weekend’s climate, as Londoners, in keeping with the Met Office, can count on an overcast however nice 22℃ on each Saturday and Sunday (August 12 and 13). This means, as ever, locals and vacationers alike shall be travelling of their thousands and thousands across the metropolis throughout their days off.
The London Underground , trams and London buses are amongst the preferred methods to get round, so it’s advisable that you just plan and test your journey earlier than travelling. This is very the case as National Rail clients might expertise some disruption, because the practice drivers’ union ASLEF is mounting “action short of a strike” within the form of a sequence Monday-to-Saturday extra time bans.
The latest started on July 31 and runs till Saturday (August 12).
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As properly as TfL’s web site and ‘TfL Go’ app, we have got you coated right here at MyLondon . We’ve gathered all the knowledge from our sources throughout London’s transport organisations and our staff of reporters throughout town to maintain you shifting.
London Underground and DLR
Tube – Part of the Bakerloo line will stay closed this weekend. TfL studies on its web site: “Friday 11 to Thursday 17 August, no service between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. No LONDON OVERGROUND service between Euston and Watford Junction. London North Western Railway services call at Harrow & Wealdstone and will call at Wembley Central on Friday 11 and from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 August. Southern services will call at Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone. Special London Buses services operate.”
The Piccadilly line: “Saturday 12 August between 0045 and 0445, no service between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals)”. And “Saturday 12, from 0445 and all day Sunday 13 August, no service between Acton Town and Heathrow (all terminals)”
DLR – No scheduled adjustments
Waterloo & City line doesn’t run on weekends
Thameslink
Officials say that on Saturday, engineering work is going down between London Bridge and Plumstead, closing some strains. As a end result, “trains that usually run between Luton and Rainham will run between Plumstead and Rainham only”.
In addition, on Sunday, engineering work is going down within the London Victoria space, closing all strains. Before 09.15am, “ Thameslink trains will not run to / from London Victoria”
These trains, bosses added, “will be amended to run to / from London Blackfriars instead, and will additionally call at Elephant & Castle”. The 7.14am London Victoria to Sevenoaks will, nevertheless, depart as marketed from London Victoria.
Thameslink additionally studies different adjustments on Sunday, together with:
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“Engineering work is taking place on lines via Redhill, closing some lines. As a result, the 5.52am Three Bridges to London Bridge service will be diverted, and will not call at Earlswood, Redhill, Merstham or Coulsdon South. An earlier replacement bus will run from Horley to Purley, connecting with the train at Purley. A second bus will run from Horley to Purley, calling at all stations”
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“Engineering work is taking place between West Hampstead Thameslink and London St Pancras International, closing all lines. Before 8.55am, buses will replace trains between West Hampstead Thameslink and London St Pancras International. These buses will not call at Kentish Town – for Kentish Town you should use London Bus route 214.”
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“Engineering work is taking place between Three Bridges and Pulborough, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Horsham / Pulborough. Some trains between London Victoria and Littlehampton / Ore will call additionally at Three Bridges.”
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“Engineering work is taking place between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, closing various lines. Between 1.30am and 8.30am on Sunday morning, buses will replace trains between Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City / Welwyn Garden City.”
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“Engineering work is taking place between London Bridge and Plumstead, closing some lines.As a result, trains that usually run between Luton and Rainham will run between Plumstead and Rainham only. You can use your tickets on Southeastern train services between London Bridge and Plumstead, on London Underground / Docklands Light Railway services between Woolwich Arsenal and London Bridge and on Elizabeth line trains between Abbey Wood and Farringdon.”
National Rail (together with Elizabeth line and London Overground)
Elizabeth line – TfL studies: “Sunday 13 August, until 0630, no service between Gidea Park and Liverpool Street / Whitechapel. Trains at 0552 0607 and 0622 from Gidea Park to Liverpool Street will not run. Replacement bus service D operates from Gidea Park to Newbury Park (for Central line connections) via Romford and Chadwell Heath (Wangey Road)”
London Overground – TfL studies: “Friday 11 to Thursday 17 August, no service between Euston and Watford Junction. No BAKERLOO LINE service between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone. London North Western Railway companies will proceed to serve Euston, Harrow & Wealdstone, Bushey and Watford Junction. In addition, they may name at Wembley Central on Monday to Friday. Southern companies will name at Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction. Special London Buses companies function.
National Rail – Guidance on the National Rail web site reads: “The ASLEF union have announced action short of a strike affecting some train operators from Monday 31 July to Saturday 5 August, and from Monday 7 August to Saturday 12 August. This action involves ASLEF members withdrawing from working overtime during this time.”
The following practice working corporations are anticipated to be affected by the ASLEF motion in need of a strike and have indicated that they don’t count on to have the ability to run their full timetable:
The following practice working corporations “may also be affected”, and are presently anticipating to have the ability to run their full timetable. Although, they could expertise quick discover cancellations:
GWR trains between West Ealing and Greenford, and Southeastern trains between Grove Park and Bromley North don’t run on Sundays
London buses and trams
Buses – Route S1 may have a brand new timetable on all days of the week with “minor changes to times”.
Trams – TfL studies: “Friday 4 to Sunday 13 August, no service between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane. Replacement buses operate between Wimbledon and Waddon Marsh.”
Other transport
Woolwich Ferry – Not working at weekends.
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