RAIL travellers face significant travel delays this bank holiday weekend as Network Rail plans to carry out major engineering works in the Basingstoke area.

No trains are due to run in an area bounded by Farnborough, Winchester, Andover and Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

Buses will replace trains which will have additional stops with extended journey times. Andover people will have to travel by bus to Woking where trains will continue the journey to London Waterloo. Trains will continue to run on the line west of Andover.

Engineering work is scheduled for Monday with similar levels of disruption on the line between Andover and London Waterloo.

Passengers can check details of journey times with National Rail enquiries on 08457 484950.