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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Deal ends strikes on Britain’s biggest intercity rail line

An Avanti West Coast locomotive at Manchester’s Piccadilly station
Train managers at Avanti West Coast have voted for a pay deal that gives them time and a half on Sundays. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy

Train managers on Britain’s biggest intercity service, Avanti West Coast, have settled a dispute over rest-day working, ending a series of weekend strikes.

The RMT union said 87% of its members had voted to accept a deal including additional pay for working weekends and an agreement on the allocation of staffing for extra shifts.

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