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The Latest Breaking News from Avanti West Coast

Train strikes: Dates and everything you need to know ahead of next rail walk-outs

Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

New train strikes announced that could hit Eurovision travellers

Drivers working for operators including Avanti West Coast will stage three days of industrial action

Liverpool Echo · Apr 27, 2023

Train strike announced on day of FA Cup final between Manchester City and United

Avanti, which runs trains to London from Manchester, is one of 16 train operating companies due to be affected, said a union

Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2023

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RMT joins train drivers’ union in announcing further rail strikes

Eurovision and FA Cup final to be hit by strikes which are likely to stop all trains running at affected companies

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Avanti West Coast issue statement over FA Cup final amid concerns from Manchester football fans

Thousands of Manchester United and Manchester City fans are expected to descend on the capital

Manchester Evening News · Apr 25, 2023

Train misery continues with some rail lines closed until June

Exclusive: Easter rail engineering closures are over. Or are they?

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Avanti West Coast to offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London

TRAIN operator Avanti West Coast will offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2023

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Manchester leaders want 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express amid 'deep concern'

TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast have faced calls for their contracts to be axed due to their performance

Manchester Evening News · Apr 3, 2023

TransPennine Express rail boss 'deliberately' moved home so he could experience commuters' train delays

Passengers facing 'a doubling' this year in 'planned disruption' due to TransPennine Route Upgrade project

Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2023

Easter trains: no strikes – but how badly will you be disrupted by planned engineering works?

Some key rail lines will be severely disrupted during April

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

New Avanti West Coast boss claims under-fire train operator has 'turned a corner' after controversy

Avanti's contract was controversially extended earlier this month

Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2023

North West misses out as headquarters of Great British Railways named

The other unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Doncaster, Newcastle and York

Birmingham Post · Mar 21, 2023

Government 'rewarding incompetence' as Avanti West Coast contract extended

The government yesterday said Avanti's performance was "terrible" but was making "significant improvement"

Liverpool Echo · Mar 21, 2023

Passengers left gobsmacked as 'dreadful' train operator Avanti has contract extended despite months of rail chaos

'It's a complete lottery is the train runs or not...'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 20, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2023

Avanti West Coast contract extended for six months despite regular disruption

AVANTI West Coast has had its contract controversially extended for six months after being criticised for regular disruption to services.

Insider UK · Mar 20, 2023

Avanti West Coast gets short-term contract extension

Operator of Scotland-London services had been struggling with reliability and punctuality

Liverpool Echo · Mar 20, 2023

Avanti West Coast awarded contract extension despite reliability and punctuality struggles

Avanti West Coast had handed £13.5m to its shareholders during its latest financial year

Manchester Evening News · Mar 20, 2023

Train operator Avanti has its contract extended despite 'poor performance'

The operator has struggled with reliability, passengers being unable to book tickets in advance, and was slammed in August last year for cutting services

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Ministers ‘reward Avanti West Coast’s failure’ by extending contract

Rail firm given six-month extension after pointing to improvements but Labour says decision is inexplicable

Birmingham Post · Mar 20, 2023

Contract extension handed to Avanti West Coast after 'recent improvements'

Avanti West Coast had handed £13.5m to its shareholders during its latest financial year

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023

Avanti West Coast contract extended by 6 months after ‘improvements’

The operator of train services on the West Coast Main Line has been given a new six-month contract – and could remain in place until 2032.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2023

Rail passengers warned to expect travel chaos with two more days of strike action

Members of the RMT union are due to go on strike on March 16 and 18 as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

The Mancunian Way: From punk to the pandemic

The nightclub that triggered a Manchester renaissance PLUS Why junior doctors are striking AND GM’s Trailblazer deal

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

Avanti West Coast launch discount ticket scheme for trains to and from Manchester - but there's one catch

The train operator is offering cheaper fares for passengers who can be more flexible with their journey times

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

Manchester-London for £20: Avanti West Coast launches cut-price ‘standby’ train tickets

Rail firm seeks to win customers from long-distance coach operators

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