Rail reminder: Saturday services to Waterloo cancelled till 11th December

Friday, 15 October 2021 01:00

South Western Railway has cancelled all Saturday trains between Salisbury and Bristol and Salisbury and London for the next few months.

South Western Rail took to Twitter to inform passengers that from Saturday 9th October Saturday services between Bristol and Salisbury will be cancelled, and the stopping service from Salisbury to London Waterloo will terminate at Basingstoke.

https://twitter.com/SW_Help/status/1445751751819227137

The disruption is reportedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the driver training programme. However, the withdrawal of Saturday services to Bristol is permanent.

To plan an alternative route this weekend click here.

Image: Google Maps Street View.

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