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Coronavirus: The full list of railways affected – Thursday 19th March 2020

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  • Last updated: 19th March, 2020 at 10:15 pm

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'The Earl' awaits departure from Welshpool Raven Square on the Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
'The Earl' awaits departure from Welshpool Raven Square // Credit: RailAdvent

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As carries on sweeping the UK, many railways are choosing to cancel or postpone events, some are even choosing to suspend train services altogether.

With so many railways around the country, we thought it would be useful to have one page with all the cancellations and postponements that are taking place, and also include railways that are operating.

Covid-19 is a fast-moving pandemic, with information changing all the time. Please check with the relevant railways to see where you stand if you have pre-booked tickets.

If you believe we may have missed one, then please get in touch.

For Train Operating Companies which are affected,
please scroll down to the bottom of this page

Heritage Railways, Groups and Railtours Affected

  • Dartmouth Steam Railway
    • 19th March 2020 – trains as timetabled
    • 20th March 2020 – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Dean Forest Railway
    • CLOSED until end of April
  • Devon Railway Centre
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Didcot Railway Centre
    • CLOSED until 4th April 2020
  • Downpatrick & County Down Railway
    • Easter Eggspress – CANCELLED
    • May Bank holiday events – unlikely to run
  • Driffield Model Show
    • POSTPONED
  • East Anglian Railway Museum
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • East Herts Miniature Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Spring Gala – CANCELLED
  • East Kent Railway
    • SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Eythorne Cafe closed after Friday
    • Shepherdswell grounds remain open
  • East Lancashire Railway
    • Britannia Weekend – POSTPONED
      • New date TBC
    • Scotsman on Stage 21st/22nd March 2020 – POSTPONED
      • New date TBC
      • Blue timetable will operate on 21st/22nd
    • All other trains running as normal
  • East Somerset Railway
    • Steam Gala March 21 and 22 – WILL GO AHEAD
      • Driver for a tenner – CANCELLED
    • Post Steam Gala – TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Pre-booked dining services (Sunday Lunch, Sparkling Afternoon Tea, Cream Tea and the Murder Mystery events) – SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear Events – POSTPONED
      • Will run later in the year
  • Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL 5TH APRIL
  • Echills Wood Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Elsecar Heritage Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL END OF MARCH 2020
    • Postponements in April 2020 “likely”
  • Epping Ongar Railway
    • Mother’s Day services – POSTPONED
  • Evesham Vale Light Railway
    • Trains SUSPENDED for March
  • Fairbourne Railway
    • Trains SUSPENDED until 4th April 2020
  • Fancott Miniature Railway
    • SUSPENDED until further notice
  • Faversham Miniature Railway Society
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
    • Trains SUSPENDED with immediate effect
    • Rail Ale Festival 5th – 7th June 2020 – CANCELLED
      • Will now run in 2021
    • The Snowdonian – 18th April 2020 – POSTPONED 
      • New date TBC – combined with ‘The Snowdonian Limited’
    • ‘Join the FR Volunteers’ weekend – CANCELLED
    • ‘1870: Fairlie Eventful’ – CANCELLED
      • Will run again next year – 18th to 20th June 2021.
    • NEW EVENT – ‘Welsh Pony Launch’ – 20th to 21st June 2020
  • Foxfield Railway
    • SUSPENDED UNTIL 5TH APRIL
  • Gainsborough Model Railway Society
    • April Open Weekend 11th-13th April 2020 – CANCELLED
  • Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
    • Cotswold Festival of Steam 23rd – 25th May 2020 – CANCELLED
      • Visitors cancelled, possible home fleet event (TBC)
      • Further announcements to be made regarding pre-booked tickets
    • Timetabled trains on 21st and 22nd March 2020 – CANCELLED
      • More information regarding future events and timetabled trains TBC
    • War Time In The Cotswolds 25/26th April 2020 – CANCELLED
      • No confirmation of any revised dates
  • Great Central Railway
    • Dining Trains and Fish and Chip train 21/22nd March 2020 – POSTPONED
    • Goods Galore Gala 28th – 29th March 2020 – POSTPONED
      • New date TBC
      • Normal train service to operate
    • The Model Event 19th – 21st June 2020 – CANCELLED
      • Normal train service to operate
    • Easter Vintage Festival 10th-13th April 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Easter Family Fun 14th – 16th April 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Bus Rally 25th April 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Classic Vehicle 9th – 10th May – CANCELLED
    • VE Day 8th May 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Mountsorrel running 21st/22nd March 2020 – CANCELLED
      • All other running on 21st and 22nd March set to go-ahead
    • No other changes to other events or timetabled services
  • Great Central Railway – Nottingham 
    • Trains SUSPENDED until 1st May 2020
  • Grosvenor Miniature Railway
    • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Groudle Glen Railway
    • Winter maintenance mode
    • Decision over opening time to be made in the future
  • Gwili Steam Railway
    • Temporary closure until mid-April
  • Gypsy Wood Park
    • Open as usual from 21st March

Train Operating Companies Affected

  • CrossCountry
    • No catering services on train services
  • Grand Central
    • THE FOLLOWING TRAINS WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 23RD MARCH 2020 
    • Day North East West Riding
      Monday – Friday 08:27 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 14:48 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      12:57 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 16:27 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      16:48 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 07:56 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
      08:44 Sunderland to London King’s Cross 10:22 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
      12:30 Sunderland to London King’s Cross
      17:30 Sunderland to London King’s Cross
      Saturday 07:48 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 15:48 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      13:18 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 16:27 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      16:48 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 08:44 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
      08:28 Sunderland to London King’s Cross 10:22 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
      12:18 Sunderland to London King’s Cross
      17:29 Sunderland to London King’s Cross
      Sunday 09:50 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 15:50 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      13:48 London King’s Cross to Sunderland 18:53 London King’s Cross to Bradford Interchange
      09:23 Sunderland to London King’s Cross 12:05 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
      18:12 Sunderland to London King’s Cross 15:08 Bradford Interchange to London King’s Cross
  • Hull Trains
    • REVISED TIMETABLE FROM 20TH MARCH 2020
      • Monday to Friday services:
        • 07:53 from Beverley to London Kings Cross
        • 11:48 from London Kings Cross to Hull
        • 15:08 from Hull to London Kings Cross
        • 18:48 from London Kings Cross to Beverley
      • Saturday services:
        • 08:24 from Hull to London Kings Cross
        • 11:48 London Kings Cross to Hull
      • Sunday services:
        • 14:36 from Hull to London Kings Cross
        • 17:48 from London Kings Cross to Beverley*
          • *Because of engineering works this service is leaving at 18:18 for two weeks only
  • London North Eastern Railway
    • No catering services on train services
    • First Class lounges – CLOSED
  • Merseyrail
    • Reduced service in operation – trains will run every 30 minutes
  • Northern
    • Friday 20th March 2020 – trains CANCELLED on the following routes
      • Liverpool – Blackpool
      • Blackpool – Manchester Airport
      • Liverpool – Manchester Airport
      • Manchester Victoria – Kirkby
      • Preston – Manchester Victoria
      • Morecambe – Lancaster
      • Some cancellations will take place on services from Manchester Piccadilly to the following destinations:
        • Hadfield
        • Buxton
        • Stoke
        • Rose Hill
      • Leeds to Harrogate FAST services
      • Leeds to Nottingham services
      • Leeds to Manchester Victoria (this route will be fully or partly still served by Leeds to Chester, Leeds to Wigan via Dewsbury/Brighouse, Hull to Halifax and York to Blackpool North services)
      • Sheffield to Gainsborough Central
      • Sheffield to Doncasters services at XX.25 mins past the hour
      • Darlington to Saltburn
      • Newcastle to Carlisle FAST services
      • Hull to Bridlington (to be served by Scarborough services instead)
      • Leeds to Lancaster
      • Leeds to Knaresborough XX.59 services (leaving the XX.29 Leeds to York and LNER Harrogate services)
      • Leeds to Sheffield FAST services
      • Leeds to Lincoln services to run between Sheffield and Lincoln only
      • Huddersfield to Castleford service reduced to two hourly
      • Huddersfield to Bradford Interchange reduced to two hourly
      • Doncaster to Scunthorpe reduced to two hourly
      • Newcastle to Morpeth
      • First and last services of the day withdrawn on the Whitby branch
  • Network Rail
    • 6 TransPennine Upgrade events – CANCELLED
      • Tuesday, 17 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Huddersfield
      • Wednesday, 18 March between 12:00 and 18:30 at Mirfield Community Centre
      • Friday, 20 March between 12:00 and 18:30 at Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Huddersfield
      • Saturday, 21 March between 12:30 and 16:00 at Mirfield Community Centre
      • Tuesday, 24 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Hudawi Cultural Centre, Huddersfield
      • Wednesday, 25 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Deighton Sports Arena
      • Friday, 27 March between 12:00 and 19:00 at Deighton Sports Arena
      • Saturday, 28 March between 10:00 and 16:00 at Dewsbury West Community Centre, Ravensthorpe
  • South Western Railway
    • Trains subject to short term cancellation – more staff than normal heading home poorly.
  • TransPennine Express
    • Trains subject to delay and cancellation at short notice due to virus spreading.
    • Friday 20 March CANCELLATIONS

      • North Route Services
        • 0634 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0953 Liverpool lime St to Scarborough
        • 1334 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1654 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 2034 Scarborough to Manchester Airport
        • 0627 Manchester Pic to Scarborough
        • 0934 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1254 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1634 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1954 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 0242 Manchester Pic to York
        • 0528 York to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0754 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1134 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1454 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1834 Scarborough to Manchester Vic
        • 2115 Manchester Vic to Scarborough
        • 0534 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0854 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1234 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1554 Liverpool Lime St to Scarborough
        • 1934 Scarborough to Manchester Airport
        • 0606 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0924 Liverpool Lime St to Edinburgh
        • 1433 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime St
        • 1925 Liverpool Lime St to Newcastle
        • 0506 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime St
        • 0824 Liverpool Lime St to Edinburgh
        • 1140 Manchester Air to Redcar Central (This service will terminate at York)
        • 1507 Redcar Central to Manchester Air (This service will start at York)
      • Anglo-Scottish Route
        • 1308 Glasgow Central to Manchester Air (This service will terminate at Preston)
        • 1707 Manchester Air to Glasgow Central (This service will start at Preston)
  • Transport for London
    • All Night London Underground services – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • All Night London Overground services – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Reduced service on London Underground
    • London Trams – reduced service
    • TfL Rail – reduced service
    • Docklands Light Railway – reduced service
    • London Overground – reduced service
    • London Underground stations
      • Lambeth North – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Regents Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Warwick Avenue – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Kilburn Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Charing Cross – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Holland Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Queensway – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Lancaster Gate – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Chancery Lane – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Redbridge – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Bayswater – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Great Portland Street – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Barbican – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Bow Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Stepney Green – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Mansion House – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Temple – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • St James’s Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Gloucester Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Swiss Cottage – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • St John’s Wood – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Bermondsey – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Southwark – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Tuffnell Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Chalk Farm – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Mornington Crescent – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Goodge Street – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Borough – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Clapham South – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Tooting Bec – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • South Wimbledon – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Hampstead – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Caledonian Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Arsenal – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Covent Garden – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Hyde Park Corner – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Bounds Green – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Manor House – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Pimlico – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
      • Blackhorse Road – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Tyne and Wear Metro (Nexus)
    • Peak trains between Pelaw and Monkseaton or South Gosforth – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

This is sad news for the railway industry, if you can help via a donation to the relative groups, they would appreciate it.

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  4. Richard Newman 19th March 2020

    Just to let you know that earlier today Peak Rail made the decision to suspended all services until further notice. Several special events also cancelled, details on their website.

  6. Jacob Allsop 19th March 2020

    hello there, just wanted to mention the Steeple Grange Light Railway, there opening on the 5th of April has been postponed until further notice.

  7. Brian Seaman 19th March 2020

    Thanks for this list – well done for its production – it has saved me a lot of time. Just to add to the list, Chatham Dockyard Railway is also closed this weekend. Stay safe to you and all those who support heritage railways.

    1. Michael Holden 19th March 2020

      Hi Brian,

      Many thanks for your kind comments – it is very much appreciated.

      Thanks for pointing this out to me – i have added this to the list.

      Stay safe, wishing you the best health.

      Regards

      Michael

    1. Michael Holden 19th March 2020

      There is a lot more railways in the UK than you first think! Rather sad to see so many closed.

      Thank you for your kind comments, Karl – they are much appreciated.

      Regards

      Michael

    1. Michael Holden 19th March 2020

      Many thanks David for your kind comments.

      Thank you for pointing this out, they haven’t updated their Facebook to say this, so glad you have pointed it out 🙂

      Regards

      Michael

  11. Bill Hills 19th March 2020

    Many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into compiling this list, I and hopefully others appreciate the efforts and time taken by all concerned to keep the movement at large up dated.

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