RAIL REPLACEMENT buses will operate for five days in February due to signal improvements being made by Network Rail.
From Monday, February 13, to Friday, February 17, buses will replace trains from Reading to Bracknell and Guildford.
South Western Railway services between Reading and Bracknell and Great Western Railway services between Reading and North Camp will be impacted and departure times will be different from normal.
This is part of Network Rail’s upgrading of signalling equipment controlled by the Feltham Area Signalling Centre and Wokingham Signal Box to improve reliability.
The existing equipment – such as signals, the traffic light system for the railway, and track circuits, which tell signallers where trains are on the network – dates back to 1974, so is being renewed with a modern equivalent.
In a long-term programme that will run through to mid-2024, the operator is also hoping to deliver a number of enhancements to improve train performance, as well as renew or upgrade 13 level crossings.
Once complete, Network Rail will then move control of that equipment from Feltham and Wokingham to Basingstoke and into the Wessex Rail Operating Centre.
As a result of the programme, passengers are advised to check before they travel throughout the works.
Fore more information, visit: networkrail.co.uk/FWRP
