Planned engineering for next year

[zebrupelican]

I've read at various places that railway engineering works are often planned years in advance, for example those that involve significant closures over bank holiday weekends. Is there anywhere on the web I can check next year's major planned works? The TOC websites I've looked at and National Rail only seem to go out 2 or 3 months in advance.

 

[The Planner]

I've read at various places that railway engineering works are often planned years in advance, for example those that involve significant closures over bank holiday weekends. Is there anywhere on the web I can check next year's major planned works? The TOC websites I've looked at and National Rail only seem to go out 2 or 3 months in advance.

Look for the EAS on this page. The 2025 EAS v1 will come out in a couple of months.

Operational Rules - Network Rail

The Engineering Access Statement (EAS) and the Timetable Planning Rules (TPR) are collectively referred to as the Operational Rules.

www.networkrail.co.uk

 

[Class 170101]

Be warned this document tends to be changed, amended and re-cut as later versions come along and replaced by the DPPP / CPPP which as far as I know are not publicly available so treat the link as above only as a guide.

 

[The Snap]

Also bear in mind the EAS is not the easiest document to navigate for a novice.
If you’re looking for disruptive blockades such as bank holiday weekends or Christmas, section 7 is what you want. Section 4 is standard weekend Rules of the Route, and section 5 is standard midweek Rules of the Route.
To narrow your search down, you’ll need to know the Network Rail Route (eg: LNW, LNE etc), and the Line of Route (LOR) for the specific section of railway within said route.

Good luck..!

 

[zebrupelican]

Thanks all for the links and explanations. Lots of detail in there!