RAIL passengers travelling from Weymouth on First Great Western services face disruption throughout August.

Modernisation work of the Great Western Main Line in the Bath area will mean that trains between Weymouth and Bristol and Weymouth and Bath will be disrupted and passengers will have to use replacement bus services.

Throughout the month, passengers travelling on the line will have to change at Frome, Westbury and Castle Cary depending on the week and which train they are on.

From these stations, commuters will then have to use a replacement bus service to continue their journey.

Disruptions to the services vary week by week so people are asked to check the First Great Western website for full details.

The work is part of a £7.5billion modernisation of the First Great Western network which is being carried out alongside Network Rail.

Work includes track electrification, station modernisation and introduction of high speed trains.

The planned introduction of the high speed trains was one of the factors in a two day strike by First Great Western staff earlier this month.

For detailed route information go to www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Bath2015.