Majority of Avanti West Coast trains cancelled this Sunday – despite strike being called off

Skeleton service: Passengers at London Euston station on a day when Avanti West Coast train managers walked out - (Simon Calder)

Even though the RMT union has called off Sunday’s strike on Avanti West Coast, passengers will find two-thirds of services cancelled.

Train managers working for the intercity rail firm are involved in a long and bitter dispute over the amount they get paid for working on rest days. They plan strikes every Sunday until June.