Rail services disrupted by work

Rail passengers have previously used coaches at Rugby

Rail services are being disrupted over the Bank Holiday weekend because of major engineering work on the West Coast Mainline.

Virgin is not operating services to or from London Euston over the three days.

Its services are starting or stopping at Birmingham International or Coventry and replacement buses are operating.

In February Network Rail was given a £14m fine relating mainly to work at Rugby in late December and January, which over-ran by four days.

'Get it right'

In May it emerged the company must pay the record fine, despite asking the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to allow it to spend £14m on track improvements instead.

Earlier this month rail regulators also accepted a revised plan for completing the £8.6bn upgrade of the West Coast Main Line.

Network Rail has planned weekend closures throughout the summer to modernise the London to Scotland route by December.

On Saturday London Midland is operating a train service between London Euston and Bletchley and between Birmingham New Street and Coventry.

Replacement road transport is operating between Bletchley and Northampton and between Northampton and Coventry.

On Sunday and Monday London Midland will not operate services to and from London Euston.

Replacement road transport will operate between London Euston and Northampton, between Northampton and Coventry and between Stafford and Nuneaton.

London Midland services to and from Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe will not operate.

Keith Groves, from Network Rail, said: "At Easter it went well, so we hope to get it right again this May Bank Holiday."