Rail disruptions are likely at Dawlish between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, and Great Western Railway customers have been advised to travel earlier if possible.

Those with tickets to travel on Friday November 8 will be able to use their tickets to travel on Saturday November 9; customers with pre-purchased advance and off-peak, and super off- peak tickets will be able to travel on earlier services, and customers who choose not to travel will be entitled to a refund.

Great Western Railway tickets will also be valid on a host of other transport providers, including local buses and alternative train routes.

Where you can use your ticket:

• Both GWR and CrossCountry train services for travel between Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, Exeter St Davids and Penzance in both directions.

• South Western Railway train services between Exeter St David’s and London Waterloo.

• London Underground for travel from London Waterloo to London Paddington, however, industrial action is planned on the Central, Waterloo &City and Piccadilly lines on Wednesday 07th November with a very limited service. Please check the Transport for London (TfL) website before travel.

You can use your ticket on local bus services with First Kernow on the following routes:

  • First Kernow route 21: St Austell (Station) - St Columb Road (Glen View) - Quintrell Downs (Quintrell Stores) - Newquay,
  • First Kernow route 25: St Austell (Station) - Par (Station), First Kernow route 27: Truro (Bus Station) - St Austell (Station) - Bugle (The Square) - Roche - Bodmin, First Kernow route 87: Truro (Station) - Newquay (Bus Station),
  • First Kernow route T1: Penzance (Station) - St Erth (Station) - Hayle - Camborne (Bus Station) - Redruth (Station) - Truro,
  • First Kernow routes 90, 92, 93: Truro (Bus Station) - St Columb Road (Glen View) - Quintrell Downs (Quintrell Stores) - Newquay,
  • First Kernow route T2: St Ives (Bus Station) - Carbis Bay - Lelant - Hayle - Camborne (Bus Station) - Redruth (Station) – Truro

You can use your ticket on local bus services with Stagecoach South West on the following routes:

  • Stagecoach bus route X38: Exeter (Bus Station) - Ivybridge - Plymouth (Bus Station),
  • Stagecoach bus route X64: Exeter (Bus Station) – Newton Abbot (Sherborne Road) – Totnes (Royal Seven Stars),
  • Stagecoach bus route 22: Dawlish Warren - Dawlish (The Green) - Teignmouth - Torquay (Strand) - Paignton (Bus Station),
  • Stagecoach bus route 155: Exeter (Bus Station) - Tiverton (Bus Station) - Barnstaple (Bus Station), Stagecoach bus route 12: Newton Abbot (Station) - Torre (Station) - Torquay (Grand Hotel) - Paignton (Bus Station),
  • Stagecoach bus route 2: Newton Abbot (Sherborne Rd) - Teignmouth - Dawlish (Green) - Starcross (Station) - Exeter (Bus Station).
  • Stagecoach GOLD bus route: Torquay (Grand Hotel) - Paignton - Totnes (Station) - Ivybridge - Plymouth (Royal Parade).

Great Western Railway expects that the following services will still operate normally:

  • London Paddington to Exeter St Davids.
  • Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Penzance.
  • Paignton and Newton Abbot.
  • Exeter St Davids and Exmouth.