More rail disruption could be on the way for Liverpool travellers as 300 union members employed by Avanti West Coast are set to vote on walking out on strike next month.
Rail union TSSA is balloting its members in a a dispute over pay, conditions and job security. Ballot papers are to be sent out on June 15 and if approved by members, a strike could take place as early as July 13.
The move comes after the details of the biggest outbreak of strike action in the rail industry in a generation were revealed earlier this week. Avanti operates passenger train services and stations including from London Euston to Birmingham, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow.