A strike that would have wrecked the Christmas getaway for many Avanti West Coast passengers has been called off – though the RMT union stresses the dispute continues.
Train managers working for Avanti West Coast were due to walk out on 22, 23 and 29 December in a dispute over payments for rest-day working. The strike would have hit tens of thousands of travellers on the West Coast main line, which connects London Euston with the West Midlands, northwest England, North Wales and southern Scotland.
