Disruption on the Salisbury rail line is expected once again this weekend, mainly due to engineering works and the weather.

Some trains in the area will not run at all on Sunday (November 28) due to "major engineering work".

Engineering works

The Salisbury area will be affected by engineering work on Sunday.

According to South Western Railway (SWR), the Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton services will not run.

Buses will run between Salisbury and Southampton Central via Romsey and Redbridge, and between Romsey and Southampton Central via Chandler’s Ford and Eastleigh.

The lines in the Romsey area will be closed all day for maintenance work.

For Great Western Railway (GWR) services, for all of Sunday, trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be replaced with buses between Salisbury and Southampton Central.

Romsey will only be served by replacement buses provided by South Western Railway.

Some trains will not run for the whole of their journey and GWR trains to and from Brighton will not run at all.

Storm Arwen

Disruption is also to be expected due to the weather.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Wiltshire tomorrow (Saturday, November 27).

Between midnight tonight (Friday, November 26) and 6pm tomorrow, Storm Arwen is expected to bring gales of up to 65mph, according to the Met Office.

Some parts of the area are also expected to see snow.

Read more: Met Office predicts snow for Tidworth in yellow warning

The warning for snow has been issued for the area around London for tomorrow, which includes the area north of Salisbury.

The UK's national weather service says there is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.

High winds have been forecast for most of the UK tomorrow, including Salisbury, with the service warning that this that may cause some travel disruption and damage.

Injuries and danger to life from "flying debris" are possible.

Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible.

Network Rail Wessex is warning that those travelling on Saturday should check with the train operator for live travel updates before setting out on the journey.

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