Reports of passengers caught up in 'dangerous stampedes' for Manchester-bound trains at London Euston have been revealed by Andy Burnham as he issued operator Avanti West Coast with an ultimatum over its controversial new timetable.
After a meeting with Avanti on Thursday, the mayor of Greater Manchester said unless bosses reveal a plan for the restoration of London-Manchester services 'by the end of next week at the very latest', he would call on the Prime Minister to strip the company of its contract.
Avanti announced earlier this month that it was cutting the number of trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly from one every 20 minutes to one an hour 'until further notice' - with the Manchester Evening News going on to reveal complaints from passengers of 'disruption every single week'.
