Updated at: 06-Oct-2025 20:00:47: PM
Operator: CrossCountry
Routes affected:
CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth, between Derby / Nottingham / Birmingham New Street and Cardiff Central
Great Western Railway between Gloucester and Worcester Shrub Hill / Kemble / Bristol Parkway and also between Cheltenham Spa and London Paddington
Transport for Wales between Gloucester and Lydney / Cardiff Central, and also between Cheltenham Spa and Lydney / Cardiff Central
Twitter Hashtag: Gloucester
Description of Incident
From Saturday 27 September, there has been major upgrade work to the signalling system in the Gloucester area. This was due to be completed yesterday, however, was not completed on time.
It is estimated that the engineering work will overrun until at least Wednesday morning, meaning all lines will be closed until the end of the day on Tuesday 7 October.
As a result, trains scheduled to run to, from, and through Gloucester will be cancelled or revised to start or terminate at different stations until the the end of the day tomorrow.
The lines are expected to reopen on Wednesday morning. Once the lines have reopened, disruption is expected until 12:00 on Wednesday 8 October whilst trains return to a normal timetable.
A visual disruption map video is now available.
CrossCountry customer advice:
Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October
Trains will not run between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Parkway / Cardiff Central. Services across the country will terminate or start their journeys at Cheltenham Spa or Birmingham New Street.
Additional train shuttles will run between Bristol Parkway and Plymouth.
Rail replacement buses are running between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Parkway to help with your journey.
Customers with tickets dated Monday 6 or Tuesday 7 October travelling to Cheltenham Spa or travelling through Cheltenham Spa to get to Bristol / Cardiff and other locations may use their ticket to travel free of charge either on Wednesday 8 or Thursday 9 October.
Wednesday 8 October
It is not yet known how CrossCountry will be affected on this date, please check back for further information.
You can find more information on your train’s amendment on CrossCountry’s service updates page.
Great Western Railway customer advice:
Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October
Services between Cheltenham Spa / Gloucester and London Paddington will run between Kemble and London Paddington only.
Services between Worcester / Gloucester and Westbury / Bristol Temple Meads will run between Westbury / Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway only.
Replacement road transport is in place between:
- Worcester Shrub Hill and Gloucester, calling at Worcestershire Parkway, Ashurch for Tewkesbury, and Cheltenham Spa
- Gloucester and Kemble, calling at Stonehouse and Stroud
- Gloucester and Bristol Parkway, calling at Cam & Dursley and Yate
Please note, in order for these replacement buses to operate, reduced parking is available at Gloucester. The car park at Cheltenham Spa is closed.
Ticket acceptance:
To further assist you with your journey, you can use your ticket on the following Stagecoach bus routes, at no extra cost:
- 51: Swindon bus station – Cheltenham Promenade
- 94 / 94X: Gloucester – Cheltenham
- 10: Gloucester – Cheltenham
- 62: Gloucester – Stroud – Stonehouse
- 63: Gloucester – Stroud
- 64: Gloucester – Stonehouse – Stroud
- 65: Gloucester – Stonehouse – Cam – Dursley – Stroud
- 66: Cheltenham – Stroud
You can also use First Bus Bristol services on the following routes at no extra cost:
- Y1: Bristol City Centre – Yate, Hardwicke
- Y2: Bristol City Centre – Leechpool Way
- Y6: Bristol City Centre – Southmead Hospital
- 74: Hengrove Bus Depot – Bradley Stoke, Great Park Road
Wednesday 8 October
Once lines reopen on Wednesday morning, Great Western Railway will aim to run as close to a normal timetable as possible. Services may still be subject to disruption, as many trains will be out of position. Please check your journey before travelling on Wednesday morning. This message will continue to be updated with the latest information.
Transport for Wales customer advice:
Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 October
Transport for Wales services between Cheltenham Spa / Gloucester and Cardiff Central will run between Lydney and Cardiff Central only.
Rail replacement buses are running between Cheltenham Spa and Lydney, calling at Gloucester to help with your journey.
You can also view a live map for more information.
Wednesday 8 October
It is not yet known how Transport for Wales will be affected on this date. Please check back for further information.
Additional information:
Click to view more information on Network Rail’s page.
Check before you travel:
If you’re travelling with CrossCountry or Transport for Wales, you can check your journey up to and including Tuesday 7 October using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
If you’re travelling with Great Western Railway, the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner is correct for today only at present. Please check for updates later today.
The Journey Planner for CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales is not yet showing correctly for journeys on Wednesday 8 October, please check back closer to the time of travel.
Rail replacement information:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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This page created on: 06-Oct-2025 04:13:22: AM