For the 8th & 9th December, EAS week 37. The highlight is Bristol Dr Days curve, while there are a number of Christmas shopping extras about. Bill SUN No LTS services via Stratford, all run to Fenchurch St Liverpool St - Shenfield all on main lines, some local services run fast from Gidea Park and turn at Shenfield P1 https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/F69644/2018-12-02 SAT LTS running longer trains due to football and concert at O2. ONGOING to Easter 2019 no services via Berney Arms, trains via Acle. SAT SUN Seven Sisters route blocked Hackney Downs - Enfield Town / Cheshunt bus The few through trains via Seven Sisters are diverted via Tottenham Hale. ONGOING to SUN Additional / longer trains to and via Lincoln (Christmas Market), includes Sunday services via Sleaford SAT 0414 Leicester - London diverted via Corby SUN Thameslink not run across London, trains to St Pancras HL and MMl retimed. MON 2245 Wolverhampton - Euston diverted via fast lines, not calling Northampton SAT from 2100, SUN from 2100 Reading - Basingstoke bus. XC via Guildford - Havant. https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/C76900/2018-12-08 (main side conenctions Reading) SAT SUN Additional trains Bristol - Bath - Westbury / Swindon for Christmas markets SUN Patchway - Bristol Parkway - Gloucester bus Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham bus for XC only XC diverted via Newport https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/C10205/2018-12-09 London - Wales via Bath & Patchway. https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/C55395/2018-12-09 SUN Purley / Reigate - Redhill - Gatwick / Tonbridge bus. All Croydon - Gatwick diverted via fast (Quarry) lines. SUN Thameslink not running across London, turn London Bridge, bays for Brighton and P2 for Rainham Sevenoaks services diverted to Victoria No Sutton loop service SUN No trains via Lewisham station New Cross - Bexleyheath - Dartford bus Orpington, Sidcup and Hayes services via fast lines. All Hayes services run from Charing Cross Charing Cross - Lewisham - Woolwich - Dartford service diverted from Cannon St and via Greenwich ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Gensheet 'WEEKEND' message may only be posted to o ther groups if the following conditions are observed: * Permission is obtained. * Header and footer messages with group and www.gensheet.co.uk links are intact. * Out of area information is edited out for local gen groups. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SAT longer trains means reduced calls at Romford by Southend / Colchester line trains SUN Ipswich - Felixstowe bus SAT SUN Ely - Norwich bus, some bus through to Cambridge North Fast bus Norwich - Peterborough. SUN to 0830 No trains Kings Cross - Finsbury Park. Use tube SAT Nottingham - Sleaford bus SUN Grantham - Sleaford bus 0700 SAT - SUN Mansfield Woodhouse - Worksop bus SUN Longer trains Mansfield line SUN to 1200 Rugby station all trains use P4 - 6, retimings SAT SUN Gospel Oak - Barking reduced SUN Preston / Bolton - Blackburn - Colne / Hellifield / Todmorden / Hebden Bridge bus. Note loss of PSUL Dalesrail trains. ONGOING to 12 Dec trains not calling Bank Hall, bus to Sandhills SUN Staines - Ascot / Weybridge bus. Trains to Windsor to return Buses run through to Reading SAT from 2000 and SUN from 2100 no Clapham - Watford services north of Shepherds Bush SUN London Bridge / Balham - Streatham - Crystal Palace - West Croydon bus SAT Wimbledon - Chessington / Epsom bus SUN Wimbledon - Chessington / Dorking, Sutton - Dorking bus SUN Fareham / Havant - Portsmouth bus SUN Barnham - Bognor bus SUN Bexhill / Battle - Hastings - Ashford busbus SUN to 2100 Margate - Ramsgate bus ONGOING Ayr station partly blocked due to hotel building condition. Glasgow services limited to 4 coaches Some peak services terminate Prestwick Town to allow 7 coaches. Ayr - Stranraer reduced service via platform 4, with extra buses to cover. SUN to 0930 and from 2100 no Metropolitan services Baker St - Wembley Park. Use Jubilee or Chilterns. SAT & SUN to 1830 St james - Tynemouth bus.