There will be some disruptions to public transport this weekend.

No First Capital Connect trains will operate across Central London

But two trains per hour will operate in both directions between St Pancras International and Bedford, calling at West Hampstead Thameslink and all stations between St Albans and Bedford inclusive.

And two trains per hour will also operate in both direction between London Bridge and Brighton Sutton routes.

East Midlands Trains services towards London will be affected and are to be retimed from Luton, arriving at London St Pancras later than booked as a result.

There are no trains running on the Marston Vale line between Bedford and Bletchley on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A regular service will run on Saturday and from Tuesday, March 25 onwards.

Throughout the Easter period Stagecoach buses will run to normal school holiday timetables in Bedfordfordshire, with the exception of Good Friday and Easter Monday, according to the company's operations manager for Bedford, Zoe Paget.

On Good Friday (March 21) Easter timetables will run on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 51 and the Jupiter service. On that same day, Saturday services will operate on the X5, Pluto (P1), Mercury (M50) and the Elstow park and ride.

A Sunday service will operate on Good Friday on routes Mars (M2 and M3), Saturn (S1) and Venus (V2), with some additional buses in the morning and early evening.

There will be no Good Friday service on routes 124, 125, 126, 136, 160, 165, 168, 201, M1 and M4.

On Easter Monday, March 24 a Sunday service will operate on all routes except VT99 where a normal Monday service will run.

Further information is available for bus routes from Stagecoach East on 01604 676060 or by visiting www.stagecoachbus.com/bedford, and for all rail enquiries visit www.nationalrail.co.uk