No trains will run to or from London Euston between Saturday and Monday.
Train bosses have urged people to ‘avoid travelling’ over the weekend ‘unless you absolutely have to’
No trains will run to or from London Euston between Saturday and Monday while work in preparation for HS2 is carried out. This will see buses replace trains between Bristol Parkway and Newport, as well as disruption to trains from London to South Wales.Upgrading of overhead wiring in Essex means no trains will run on the Shenfield to Southend Victoria/Southminster routes, while Thameslink services will be amended due to track replacement work in London.Network Rail says it aims to carry out major projects over bank holidays because fewer passengers use the railway during those periods.
Thirteen million leisure trips are expected to be taken by car between Friday and Sunday, according to RAC research, making it the busiest May Day bank holiday on the roads since 2016.
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