People travelling between south Wales and England will face disruption for several weeks in July. Great Western Railway (GWR) has announced that due to "track renewal and essential drainage work" there will be no direct trains running between south Wales and Bristol for several days next month. While GWR services will operate as usual between Pembroke Dock and Newport , all services via the Severn Tunnel will be affected.
Trains from south Wales to London will be rerouted via Gloucester, bypassing Bristol Parkway entirely. The disruption is scheduled from Wednesday, July 3 to Thursday, July 18, and then again on the weekend of July 27 and 28. Limited replacement buses will be available between Bristol Parkway and Newport but only on Sundays.
READ MORE: Former head teacher emotionless as he faces fate for sick crimes READ MORE: The beautiful part of Wales that could change its mind for the first time in decades Those needing to reach Bristol Parkway from south Wales will have to go past Gloucester before heading back south and west towards Bristol. Drivers are also warned the M4's Prince of Wales Bridge will be shut westbound overnight on Monday July 8, Tuesday July 9 and Saturday July 10. The M4 bridge will also close eastbound on Wednesday and Thursday July 10 and 11 but the M48 Severn Bridge is due to remain open.
On Monday and Tuesday July 8 and 9, the M4's westbound carriageway will be shut between 9pm and 5am on the bridge each night as well as the tunnel being closed. O.
